[OS X TeX] Really basic i-installer question

[Herbert Schulz]

On Apr 8, 2007, at 1:01 PM, Adam M. Goldstein wrote:

> On Apr 8, 2007, at 1:57 PM, Adam M. Goldstein wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I want to make sure that I have the most up-to-date copy of gwTeX,  
>> so I do the following:
>>
>> (1) Select "Gerben's directory @ TUG."
>>
>> (2) Select "gwTeX based on TeX Live" and open it.
>>
>> (3) Go to "Pkg properties".
>>
>> (4) If "remote package" and "self" differ, push the "update self  
>> from remote" button. This will just make the two the same, rather  
>> than download the entire package. I then follow the various  
>> prompts, making configuration choices as required.
>>
>> Is this correct?
>>
>
> <snip>
>
> Further questions---
>
> - Do I then run "configure" after the update has been performed?
>
> - I see that there are three entries under "version" in the  
> "package properties": self, remote, and installed. I take it that  
> "installed" is the initially installed version; self is the current  
> version, taking into account various updates; and "remote" is the  
> version that's on the i-installer server.
>
> Thanks again for any advice on this.
>
> -Adam

Howdy,

Did you do an Install & Configure? Was there a large download?

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
(herbs at wideopenwest.com)



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