[tex-live] New installer GUI

Norbert Preining preining at logic.at
Wed Nov 21 12:22:18 CET 2018


There is no TEXMFSYSDIST, and we never allowed for configuration of TEXMFDIST in any installer.

So what are you trying to do??



On November 21, 2018 8:03:38 PM GMT+09:00, Philip Taylor <P.Taylor at Rhul.Ac.Uk> wrote:
>
>
>Siep Kroonenberg wrote:
>>
>>
>===============================================================================
>> Directories customization:
>>
>>  <1> TEXDIR:       /usr/local/texlive/2018
>>      support tree: /usr/local/texlive/2018/texmf-dist
>>
>>  <2> TEXMFLOCAL:     /usr/local/texlive/texmf-local
>>  <3> TEXMFSYSVAR:    /usr/local/texlive/2018/texmf-var
>>  <4> TEXMFSYSCONFIG: /usr/local/texlive/2018/texmf-config
>>
>>  <5> TEXMFVAR:       ~/.texlive2018/texmf-var
>>  <6> TEXMFCONFIG:    ~/.texlive2018/texmf-config
>>  <7> TEXMFHOME:      ~/texmf
>>
>>  Note: ~ will expand to $HOME (or to %USERPROFILE% on Windows)
>>
>> See how much raw power you have been denying yourself by using a GUI
>> installer!
>>
>
>Ah, but it doesn't expose TEXMF(SYS)DIST, so it's not really offering
>any advantage over the existing GUI interface ...


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