[OS X TeX] TeXShop after migrating to a new MacBook Pro

[R Martinez]

Herb,

I used the Migration Assistant and transferred the files via Wi-Fi. I could have connected the two MacBooks with a cable as they were sitting next to each other, but chose Wi-Fi instead, and it took about 3 hours to complete the migration. The new MacBook Pro was basically empty. My old MacBook Pro had about 150 GB of applications and files. 

I have been using the new MacBook Pro for several days and have had no problems with anything other than the \texlive\ tree that was the subject of my postings. The files transferred included large photo and music files, which I have worked with without a hitch on the new computer. So it seems that the other files were transferred correctly: only \texlive\ failed to transfer correctly. I will report any strange behavior I encounter (which I haven't) that I can attribute to a bad migration.

Your experience is interesting. Did you use the Migration Assistant? The MA does not explicitly require assigning Target Disk Mode to the originating computer; it does seem to imply it, however, but if it does, it's internal to MA and transparent to the user.

Thanks for your interest.

Raul Martinez 


On Jun 21, 2012, at 5:12 PM, Herbert Schulz wrote:

> 
> On Jun 16, 2012, at 4:42 PM, R Martinez wrote:
> 
>> All,
>> 
>> Wrapping it up.
>> 
>> I removed the incomplete version of /texlive/ and reinstalled MacTeX2011. Everything works now.
>> 
>> Moral of the story. The migration assistant does not play well with /texlive/; only a fraction of /texlive/ is transferred.
>> 
>> Thanks to Herb and Dick for their help.
>> 
>> Raul Martinez
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Jun 16, 2012, at 12:32 AM, R Martinez wrote:
>> 
>>> Dick, Herb,
>>> 
>>> I compared the directories on my original MacBook Pro (where TeXShop typesets uneventfully) and the migrated new MacBook Pro. Here are the results.
>>> 
>>> Original MBP contains
>>> 
>>> /usr/local/texlive/2011/texmf-dist/tex/latex/base/article.cls
>>> 
>>> New MBP contains
>>> 
>>> /usr/local/texlive/2011/texmf-dist/doc
>>> 
>>> In the new MBP, the only directory contained in /texmf-dist/ is /doc/, whereas /texmf-dist/ in the old MBP is fully populated with 16 directories, one of which is /tex/.
>>> 
>>> It seems that the migration assistant did not install the complete directories in the new MBP. Do you agree? Is the fix to delete /texlive/ and reinstall MacTeX2011?
>>> 
>>> Thanks for your help.
>>> 
>>> Raul Martinez
> 
> Howdy,
> 
> I got hold of an 11" Macbook Air and did a Migration, via the initial setup, from an iMac in Target Disk Mode using a borrowed Thunderbolt cable. Everything was transferred except the files to update the path. A simple run of FixMacTeX2012 (I am using a MacTeX-2012 pretest), which is just the 2012 version of FixMacTeX2011, and all is well.
> 
> How did you do the Migration? I'm trying to get some sort of handle on this.
> 
> Good Luck,
> 
> Herb Schulz
> (herbs at wideopenwest dot com)
> 
> 
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