Yes, he also send it directly to me, and I told him what BibDesk 1.6.5 does.
Christiaan > On Feb 15, 2016, at 18:08, Maxwell, Adam R <adam.maxw...@pnnl.gov> wrote: > > FYI, as IIRC list won’t let non-members send messages. Recent versions of > BibDesk should already handle this correctly, right? > >> Begin forwarded message: >> >> From: Richard Koch <k...@uoregon.edu> >> Subject: Lazy MacTeX Request >> Date: February 14, 2016 at 22:05:03 PST >> To: <pie...@chachatelier.fr>, <bibdesk-develop-ow...@lists.sourceforge.net>, >> "Maxwell, Adam R" <adam.maxw...@pnnl.gov> >> Cc: Herbert Schulz <he...@wideopenwest.com> >> >> Folks, >> >> I maintain MacTeX, used to install TeX Live on OS X. We are just starting >> to construct the 2016 version. >> >> I’m writing you because you are associated with one of the GUI programs >> we install: BibDesk, LaTeXiT, TeX Live Utility, TeXShop. Thanks for allowing >> us to use your work! >> >> In 2015 at the last moment, we were forced to move the link to the binaries >> from /usr/texbin to /Library/TeX/texbin. MacTeX installed both links >> on versions of OS X prior to El Capitan, and only the second link on versions >> of OS X starting with El Capitan. That’s also what will happen this year. >> >> There wasn’t time to modify GUI apps. Users upgrading to El Capitan >> don’t read our web pages. Instead they install, try TeX and discover >> that it doesn’t work, and write us. The support team is exhausted. >> >> It is important to fix this in 2016. I’ve been very lazy and didn’t try out >> current versions of any of the apps to see if they automatically >> reconfigure. It appears that some of you already fixed the problem. >> Could you confirm that you have fixed things, or if not, estimate >> when a new version will be available? >> >> Here are the key situations: >> >> A user installs TeX for the first time on El Capitan. >> The app should configure itself to use /Library/TeX/texbin >> >> A user installed TeX on an earlier system, and later updates >> to El Capitan. The app should recognize the change and >> reconfigure itself to use /Library/TeX/texbin >> if that link exists. >> >> Developers have two philosophies. Some make changes automatically >> without notifying the user. Others believe the user should always have >> control, so they put up a dialog suggesting a change, explain the >> reason, and allow the user to accept or reject the change. Both >> are acceptable to us. Please say briefly which approach you use. >> >> There is a third situation: >> >> A user has a version of TeX Live made before 2015 >> on an older operating system. They update to El Capitan >> and discover that TeX no longer works. But your App >> cannot reconfigure because the link /Library/TeX/texbin >> does not exist. >> >> We cannot request that you fix this for MacTeX, because users installing >> MacTeX will get the new link. But it could reduce your support problems, >> and possibly ours as well, if your app put up a dialog in this situation >> explaining >> the problem and possible fix. Installing MacTeX or BasicTeX 2015 or 2016 >> is one fix. Another is to write the link directly, as Herbert Schulz >> explains in >> documentation on the MacTeX pages: >> >> http://tug.org/mactex/UpdatingForElCapitan.pdf >> >> Dick Koch >> k...@uoregon.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Site24x7 APM Insight: Get Deep Visibility into Application Performance APM + Mobile APM + RUM: Monitor 3 App instances at just $35/Month Monitor end-to-end web transactions and take corrective actions now Troubleshoot faster and improve end-user experience. Signup Now! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=272487151&iu=/4140 _______________________________________________ Bibdesk-develop mailing list Bibdesk-develop@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-develop
