[OS X TeX] Overfull

[Gerben Wierda]

On Wednesday, September 4, 2002, at 02:46 , Bruno Voisin wrote:

> About "Archive and Install": I hadn't used it, I used it later 
> following a suggestion from Apple Tech Support. It didn't cure 
> anything, but created additional concern. Your previous system is moved 
> to "Previous Systems/Previous System 1"; this includes not only all 
> visible directories Applications, Library, System, Developer, etc., but 
> also invisible directories like /usr etc. In particular teTeX's 
> directories are moved inside "Previous Systems/Previous System 1", 
> where they are invisible. You may then think, by looking only at 
> /usr/local/, that they are gone; they aren't, and live now in "Previous 
> Systems/Previous System 1/usr/local/". The same happens with Virex's 
> /usr/local/vscanx.

That I would consider a bug from Apple. After all, /usr/local is an area 
they should leave alone. Do they *move* /usr or do they somehow 
copy/tar-untar/ditto it? Does anybody know?

G


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