[OS X TeX] Installing packages

[Gerben Wierda]

I wonder how MikTeX does this. After all, TeX/CTAN/LaTeX packages are 
far from standardised in how they should be processed for install.

If there is some system to it, I could implement this.

G

On Jun 3, 2004, at 21:26, Marcelo LaFleur wrote:

> This would be a very cool feature....
>
>
> on 6/3/04 1:37 PM, Neal Stoughton at nmstough at uci.edu wrote:
>
>> I am new to the Apple OS, being a longtime user of Miktex on Windows. 
>>  After
>> reading up on the methods for the Apple, I installed the TeX 
>> "package" using
>> i-installer.  But this didn't seem to install all the packages I 
>> really
>> need.  I'm talking about the ones ending with *.sty and *.cls 
>> (beamer.cls
>> for instance).  In Miktex when Im processing a file I get prompted to
>> install one of these when it isnt present on my machine and it is
>> automatically downloaded and installed and processing continues.  This
>> doesn't seem to happen on the Apple.  Miktex also has a package 
>> manager that
>> allows one to see which packages are installed and can be updated.  
>> Is there
>> something similar for the Apple?  How do I install these packages?  
>> Thanks.
>> Sent using the Microsoft Entourage 2004 for Mac Test Drive.
>>
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