[OS X TeX] LaTeX Updater i-Package updated

[Enrico Franconi]

On 1 May 2006, at 22:50, Josep M. Font wrote:
> The tricky point will come if and when, in the future, the all- 
> encompassing i-package "TeX" is updated, in case it contains an  
> even newer LaTeX release. Then you will have to do two things, in  
> no particular order (I think): (1) install the new "TeX" as always;  
> this will overwrite the main directory, but not the "local" one.  
> (2) Uninstall the "LaTeX updater" i-package, by opening it with i- 
> Installer and choosing "Uninstall" in the main window. This will  
> erase the alternative LaTeX installation in the "local" directory  
> (now, superseded by a new version). This second step is necessary  
> because, as the "local" directory is found first, TeX would use it  
> instead of the newest release just installed in the main directory.

This is definitely non natural, and I guess most people will simply  
forget.
--e.
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