[OS X TeX] Where to put file like "longdiv.tex"?

[Alain Schremmer]

Herbert Schulz wrote:

>
> On Feb 27, 2007, at 11:26 PM, John B. Thoo wrote:
>
>> Hi.  I'm sorry to bother y'all with what is surely a FAQ, but....   I 
>> have Fink teTeX installed.
>>
>> When I grab a .sty file from CTAN, I put it in
>>
>> /sw/etc/texmf.local/tex/latex/misc/
>>
>> I just grabbed the file "longdiv.tex" from CTAN.
>>
>> <http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/generic/misc/longdiv.tex>
>>
>> Where should I put it?  Thanks.
>>
>> ---John.
>> (who receives the digest)
>>
>
> Howdy,
>
> If it is a file that can also be used with Plain TeX (that is usually  
> the case with macro files that are .tex rather than .sty) I'd put it in
>
> /sw/etc/texmf.local/tex/generic/
>
> but, if you're going to use it with LaTeX only putting it in
>
> /sw/etc/texmf.local/tex/latex/misc/
>
> is fine. Remember to run texhash.

Any difference between "run[ning] texhash" (I assume from the terminal) 
and LaTeXing from TeXShop?

Regards
--schremmer


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