[OS X TeX] Re: MacOSX-TeX Digest, Vol 63, Issue 8: hidden files

[Leslie Morland (MTH)]

> Thanks for detail Herb.

> I tried mkdir texmf in ~Library, and told permission denied

I tried after sudo, asked for password, but keyboard dead; could not type
anywhere in Terminal

I think set-up on replaced hard disk may be cause, but would appreciate
any suggestions to restore sense.

Leslie
> 
> Howdy,
> 
> Don't ever put things in /usr/local/texlive/2012 (or any other year).
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> If you are using the machine for personal use place personal packages in ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex (or sub-directories of that directory, for organizational purposes). Personal bib files go into ~/Library/texmf/bibtex/bib (or sub-directories of that...) and personal bst files go into ~/Library/texmf/bibtex/bst (or...). That directory structure in not created by default so you need to go to ~/Library (hold the Option key down and click on the Go Menu to see that Library displayed --- Lion and Mountain Lion hide it by default. Then create the texmf directory/folder and the internal folders.
> 
> If there are multiple users of your system and more than you alone need access to those files place them in a similar structure (e.g., bibtex/bib/... for bib files and tex/latex/... for package files) starting at /usr/local/texlive/texmf-local. You'll need to run
> 
> sudo mktexlsr
> 
> and give your admin password if you place the files in that tree (not necessary if you place files in your personal texmf tree as in the previous paragraph).
> 
> Good Luck,
> 
> Herb Schulz
> (herbs at wideopenwest dot com)
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