[OS X TeX] Where Should 'Package' Files be Stored?

[Herbert Schulz]

On Jan 11, 2012, at 9:16 AM, Berend Hasselman wrote:

> 
> On 11-01-2012, at 15:10, Herbert Schulz wrote:
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>> 
>> On Jan 11, 2012, at 8:00 AM, Berend Hasselman wrote:
>> 
>>> ......
>>> Why not use kpsewhich?
>>> 
>>> [.../~]: kpsewhich amssymb.sty
>>> /usr/local/texlive/2011/texmf-dist/tex/latex/amsfonts/amssymb.sty
>>> 
>>> [.../~]: kpsewhich graphicx.sty
>>> /usr/local/texlive/2011/texmf-dist/tex/latex/graphics/graphicx.sty
>>> 
>>> [.../~]: kpsewhich cancel.sty
>>> /usr/local/texlive/2011/texmf-dist/tex/latex/cancel/cancel.sty
>>> 
>>> [.../~]: kpsewhich latexsym.sty
>>> /usr/local/texlive/2011/texmf-dist/tex/latex/base/latexsym.sty
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Berend
>> 
>> Howdy,
>> 
>> I mentioned using that before.
> 
> So you did. I should have been more attentive. Sorry.
> 
>> That's great if you are looking for something that has to do with the TeX distribution but not much help if you are doing other work in places like /usr outside of the TeX distribution. It's also nice to have GUI interface to do searching. If you have used `Find Any File' you can see that you can set it up to display a nice directory tree for its finds.
> 
> 
> I use HoudahSpot for searching files.  
> I have /usr in the Finder sidebar so it's easy to tell Houdahspot to search from that point on.
> 
> Berend


Howdy,

I've heard of HoudhSpot but haven't tried it. Do you have to click on the sidebar or can you make / the default search root?

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
(herbs at wideopenwest dot com)