[OS X TeX] i-installer packages

[Adam M. Goldstein]

Nathan,

The main two drawbacks are---

-Can't reinstall from "scratch" if there's a problem with whatever it  
is you've installed from; and

- I think but, I am not sure: you can't use i-installer app to check  
to see if your i-packages are up to date, because there would be  
nothing on disk to compare the copy in the remote location with.

- I also think, but I am not sure: if you wanted to uninstall, you  
couldn't, because the i-installer wouldn't know what you've put in.  
(Maybe it uses some log that's not associated with the package  
itself; but it makes sense that the package would be required to  
uninstall.)

Actually, I am hoping that someone who knows more than me will step  
in and correct me or confirm me here.

-Adam

On Jul 7, 2007, at 10:49 AM, Nathan Paxton wrote:

> 	Hi all,
>
> 	A quick question.  I am using GW's i-installer set-up for my tex  
> distribution, and it works perfectly well for me.  In a fit of  
> drive-cleaning, however, I noted that the i-packages directory in  
> my Documents folder is taking up about half a GB of space.
>
> 	Is there any/what harm is there in deleting the ipackages in that  
> directory?
>
> Thanks,
> -Nathan
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