[OS X TeX] Re: Path to TeX macro files
Herbert Schulz
herbs at wideopenwest.com
Sat Nov 25 17:05:29 CET 2006
On Nov 25, 2006, at 6:49 AM, David Goldschmidt wrote:
> Hello,
> I'm running a standard install of TeX (on Tiger) which I got from
> CTAN, following
> instructions given with TeXShop. I believe the package is called
> MacTeX. The good news is that the install worked completely
> automatically and TeX is running perfectly. The bad news is that I
> don't
> know where anything is or how the installation actually works. My
> problem is that I'm trying to install a version of the CWEB literate
> programming
> system. The makefile requires a path to TEXINPUTS, which is
> described as
> "the directory for TeX macro files". The default given is
> TEXINPUTS=/usr/local/tex/inputs
> which is clearly wrong. What is the correct path?
>
> Thanks in advance --
>
> David Goldschmidt
Howdy,
I discovered, quite a while ago, that almost everything TeX I hear
about and want to try is included in gwTeX (the distribution included
in the MacTeX installer); thank you Gerben again! :-)
Either use locate (assuming the database is updated) or which (for
executables) or Spotlight (if you've forced the indexing of /usr/
local/teTeX/ [ummm... I'm still there]) ---or--- just try it, you may
be pleasantly surprised!
Occasionally I need to get an updated version of a package (or
usually interrelated packages). These I put into my personal tree in
sub-directories of ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex/UpdatedPackages/ so I
can later check them against the versions in any updated TeX system I
may install.
Good Luck,
Herb Schulz
(herbs at wideopenwest.com)
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