texsetup

[Kees Zeelenberg]

It is indeed somewhat of a surprise to find that configuration files, in particular for dvips
(config.ps) and pdftex (pdftex.cfg), have disappeared. A compromise solution would be to make a
backup of existing files that are to be overwritten, and to give them a probably unique
extension, e.g. fptex_bak.

Kees

----- Oorspronkelijk bericht -----
Van: "Fabrice Popineau" <Fabrice.Popineau@supelec.fr>
Aan: "Kees Zeelenberg" <c.zeelenberg@hccnet.nl>
CC: <fptex@tug.org>
Verzonden: woensdag 13 september 2000 22:21
Onderwerp: Re: texsetup


> * Kees Zeelenberg <c.zeelenberg@hccnet.nl> writes:
>
> > I have just installed fpTeX 0.4, using texsetup.exe. It seems that
> > texsetup has overwritten all files that were in texmf-var. Is this
> > correct? If so, what is the reason for this action?
>
> Maybe not all files, but probably a few configuration files among
> which : web2c/texmf.cnf web2c/mktex.cnf web2c/fmtutil.cnf .
>
> You are right : these files should not be overwritten if they exist,
> on the other hand, if they exist and are not updated, there are
> chances that some things will fail. I can check for their existence
> and warn the user that their files will not be updated.
>
> Comments anyone ?
>
> Fabrice
>