CTAN install: yes or no? [was Re: Installing Latex in XP]

[Christina Thiele]

Notice that I've changed the subject line on this one ...

Ch.

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dswanson writes:
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> Thanks Christina.  Now Dviwindo is working correctly and
> I have all the CTAN packages installed.  One further

Fabulous! I'm delighted to hear this!

> comment... when I installed Latex the installer placed
> an AMS directory in c:\yandy\tex\latex which contained
> old (circa 1996) version of amsmath packages.  This
> directory should be deleted entirely once the amslatex
> folder (containing the more recent files) is correctly
> installed in c:\yandy\tex\latex\required.
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> Dave
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Euh, yeah ... ;-) That's pretty much the first item on our list of
upgrades, believe it or not!


Now, here's a good question for all of you folks on this list.

The CTAN portion of installation is really just a service, in a sense
-- it's not necessary in order for LaTeX to work. There's always been
a CTAN folder on the CD, to make it easier to find stuff to add to the
c:\yandy tree; that it became part of the installation process is a
fairly recent modification.

Leaving aside for the moment this boites.sty snag ... ;-)

   Would you prefer to have CTAN materials just left on the CD (and of
   a fairly recent vintage) or do you like that it's part of the
   installation?

Ch.