[OS X TeX] Style file placement

[Herbert Schulz]

> On Sep 14, 2020, at 4:28 PM, Themis Matsoukas via MacOSX-TeX <macosx-tex at email.esm.psu.edu> wrote:
> 
> I am using the mdpi style files (https://www.mdpi.com/authors/latex) which are contained in a folder called "Definitions". The folder contains a bunch of files, including the class file mdpi.cls, the bst file, as well as some eps files that add journal-specific graphics to the manuscript. 
> 
> If I place the folder Definitions in the same folder as the manuscript, everything works fine.
> 
> If I place the folder Definitions in my personal folder /~/Library/texmf/tex/latex/TM Inputs, the document typesets but does not find the eps files or the bst file. Looking into the style file, all paths are hardwired as Definitions/filexyz.
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> Is there an easy fix? I'd rather not have to copy Definitions in every folder. 
> 
> Themis

Howdy,

Ordinarily I would say that the .bst file shold be placed in (as sub-directory of) ~/Library/texmf/bibtex/bst but, given that the paths are hard coded I suggest writing to the journal editors.

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
(herbs at wideopenwest dot com)