[OS X TeX] Remarks on the /usr/bin/texprograms symlink

[Roberto Avanzi]

On 26 Nov 2006, at 18:56, Herbert Schulz wrote:

> On Nov 26, 2006, at 11:31 AM, Adam R. Maxwell wrote:
>
>> ...
>> Is the current TeX Live-based i-Package more recent than the TeX  
>> Live ISO?  My understanding was that you tracked changes more  
>> frequently than once a year, so users switching to the TL ISO now  
>> might see some regressions.
>> ...
>
> Howdy,
>
> And what about the gtamac* packages, etc., etc., etc.
>
> Also, I'll have to re-install all of my extra fonts (Lucida, Bera,  
> Informal Math, Utopia Expert, etc.) with every update to TeXLive  
> since it will be once a year and in a separate directory.
>
> I'll probably use Gerben's last TeXLive release and hope he has  
> need to update it (I believe he said he would when he needed  
> something new) in the future. I know I'll have to re-install those  
> fonts but hopefully only once for a while.

What you put in your ~/Library/texmf does not need to be reinstalled.

I guess there is probably also a global directory for placing stuff
that is to be shared with other users..

  Roberto



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