[OS X TeX] request for kpathsea header files to be optionally included in distro

[Richard Koch]

John,

MacTeX installs the standard TeX Live, without any modifications. You  
can get the headers and sources for TeX Live from

	http://www.tug.org/texlive/svn

Note that you don't need to use svn to get the sources, as explained  
on this tug page.

I don't think putting sources or headers in the MacTeX package would  
be a good idea. It would produce a larger download for users who  
obtain the package over the web, and possibly introduce a new decision  
when they install (namely: "do you also want to install sources").

Dick Koch

On Feb 15, 2009, at 11:20 PM, John Owens wrote:

> I use Eddie Kohler's lcdf-typetools to install OpenType fonts for TeX.
> Previously I used macports's tex distribution, which installed from
> source. MacTeX has been great for me, with one exception: I can't
> build Eddie's tools since they require kpathsea and I no longer have
> headers for kpathsea.
>
> I'd love MacTeX to have an option to install headers. I don't really
> care where they go; I can link against them anywhere; but it'd be nice
> to have the option to have them. Alternatively, is it possible to get
> MacTeX to install full source?
>
> JDO
>
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