* Steffen R. Knollmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-08-21 22:07]: > Currently, TeX is somewhat squeezed into $prefix/share/texmf and > additions are also put there. Now what I want to express is a > somewhat philosophical thing: > > - The tetex-texmf-3.0.tar.gz tarball (and tetex-texmfsrc-3.0.tar.gz > too) should be unpack to '$prefix/share/texmf-dist' > - Any additions (like fonts) should be made to > '$prefix/share/texmf-local' > - Configuration things can stay in $prefix/share/texmf > > The second thing is unfortunately not as straight-forward as it > seems. It means creating a lot of directories and knowing about the > structure and functioning of teTeX. Everytime I need/want to add a > package to my TeX, it takes me some time to 'get it right'.
I only use latex, and I only install a few packages, beamer being an example. I've never had any problem installing them. What kind of problems are you seeing? For my personal needs, I prefer easier install instructions that work to complicated install instructions that also work. I think the more complicated, "philosophically correct" instructions (and the amount of work involved on your part) would only be justified if the current way broke something down the line. -- Miguel Bazdresch http://thewizardstower.org/ -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
