[OS X TeX] TeX Distribution preference pane

[George Gratzer]

Ditto.

I was working on a book, and did not update to  MacTeX 2016 until I was finished.

Then I did, no problem.

GG

> On Jul 8, 2016, at 2:32 PM, R Martinez <rm.tech at mac.com> wrote:
> 
> John,
> 
> I updated to El Capitan last year while using MacTeX 2015 and had zero problems with TeX, LaTeX, TeXShop, and all the MacTeX programs I use. 
> 
> Moreover, using the latest version of El Capitan, I recently updated to MacTeX 2016, again with zero problems. I suggest you update to El Capitan first, then to MacTeX 2016. 
> 
> The job done by Dick Koch and the MacTeX team is fabulous: the package just hums. My thanks to all. 
> 
> Raúl Martínez 
> 
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone 6
> 
>> On Jul 8, 2016, at 8:02 AM, John Thoo <jthoo at yccd.edu> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi.  I am using Yosemite, and am thinking about updating to El Capitan now that Sierra has been announced.  I can't remember which version of TeX Live I have installed currently, so I went to System Preferences... and clicked on the TeX Distribution pane to find out.  However, when I did that, I got this box.
>> 
>> ---------------------------------------------------
>> | Preferences Error                                |
>> |                                                  |
>> | Could not load TeX Distribution preference pane. |
>> ----------------------------------------------------
>> 
>> What should I do?
>> 
>> By the way, are there any tips for making a smooth update to El Capitan, particularly vis-a-vis TeX?  I don't use TeXShop; instead, I use a terminal window in XQuartz to typeset (pdflatex), and then Preview to view.
>> 
>> Thanks very much.
>> 
>> ---John.
>> (I received the digest.)
>> 
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