[OS X TeX] Where to put .sty .map .fd files?

[Herbert Schulz]

> On Sep 28, 2015, at 5:07 PM, BELLAICHE André <andre.bellaiche at imj-prg.fr> wrote:
> 
> Hi!
> 
> Does there exits a mean to open all the files needed to typeset some source file from this very source file, if they are all in some directory. This source file uses special fonts, so as files needed, I mean not only the .sty files, but also all the .map, .fd, .pfb, .tfm files.
> 
> I know I can put everything in texmf-local in the appropriate places and type some commands in the Terminal. Alternatively, I can put everything in the same directory as my source file.
> 
> What I am looking for is something similar to \graphicspath.
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> André Bellaïche
> Université Paris-Diderot

Howdy,

It might be doable but I'd strongly suggest not doing that. You might want to place the files in the correct locations in your personal texmf tree (root is at ~/Library/texmf) and then follow the suggestions in TeXLive2014+Changes.pdf which is available zipped (TeXLive2014+Changes.pdf.zip) at <https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10932738/index.html>. Note: ~/Library is the Library folder in your HOME folder, not /Library, the Library folder at the root of your Hard Drive.

PS: I know that pdf(la)tex can input additional map files on the fly, so you might be able to avoid building the global map file, but I can't remember the invocation.

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
(herbs at wideopenwest dot com)