[OS X TeX] i-Installer vs MacTeX

[Dima]

Thanks! I do have it =)!

On 2/21/07, Herbert Schulz <herbs at wideopenwest.com> wrote:
>
> On Feb 20, 2007, at 9:17 PM, Dima wrote:
>
> > Hi everyone!
> >
> > I'm new user to macs and Tex. I currently have the i-Installer version
> > of TeX (I dunno what the proper distribution called) are there any
> > reasons why I would want to switch to MacTeX. I have tried both
> > TeXshop, iTeXMac2 as well as texmaker, and have no compiling problems
> > with my current TeX.
> >
>
> Howdy,
>
> Assuming you've got the latest gwTeX distribution there is no need to
> change; you've got an up to date TeX distribution that has just about
> anything  you need 99.9% of the time. It's smaller than the full TeX
> Live distribution but you can always get anything you might miss from
> your closest CTAN site. Gerben has done a marvelous job of switching
> from teTeX (binaries from TeX Live) with additions to the equivalent
> distribution directly from TeX Live.
>
> If you got your distribution from the older teTeX based one or as
> part of the MacTeX distribution from last year you should consider
> updating to the latest gwTeX. It can be done easily via i-installer.
> If you are compiling fine with TeXShop take a look at TeXShop-
>  >Preferences->Engine Path setting for (pdf)TeX; if it's /usr/texbin
> then you've got the latest version.
>
> Good Luck,
>
> Herb Schulz
> (herbs at wideopenwest.com)
>
>
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