[XeTeX] Re: [MacTeX] XeTeX

[Gerben Wierda]

On Apr 13, 2004, at 02:37, Ross Moore wrote:

>
> On 13/04/2004, at 3:31 AM, Bruno Voisin wrote:
>>
>> Aside: I think this step too will create problems with Gerben's 
>> install.
>> The directory /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/ inside which texmf.cnf 
>> lives
>> (inside web2c) is erased in the process. Actually, if I remember
>> correctly, Gerben's installer warns that texmf.cnf will be replaced 
>> by a
>> newer version, and asks whether the former version should be saved on 
>> the
>> Desktop (default answer is yes) so that the user can inspect it later 
>> and
>> merge his/her changes with the newer version.
>
> Yes.
> Gerben just wrote saying that he *does* rewrite complete directories.
>
> I knew there was a reason why I do *not* run his installers on my 
> laptop.
> Instead I use and maintain my own teTeX installation, updating packages
> only when I have a specific need for them, using the latest TeXLive
> or CTAN.

As long as you add stuff to texmf.local and/or ~/Library/texmf your 
stuff will be safe. The i-Package will not remove that on a reinstall 
and the i-Package will only remove that on Uninstall if you explicitely 
tell it so.

The directories that I distribute (share/texmf share/texmf.tetex and 
share/texmf.gwtex) are 'mine' and removing before reinstalling is the 
'safe' option.

G

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