[OS X TeX] LaTeX Updater i-Package updated

[Alex Hamann]

On 01.05.2006, at 16:03, Enrico Franconi wrote:

>
> 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 "local" directory (now, superseded by a new version).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.

Being a newbie myself I would say that Tex will always require some  
commitment. I think people can expected to remember the procedure  
described above. is it really that bad?

Alex

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