On 1 October 2011 05:11, Scott Webster <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't claim to have all the answers, but recently when I had to > compile a "new" latex document I got from a colleague I found that it > was not compatible with the macports versions. So I installed > MacTex2011. It has a great prefpane to let you switch which tex > distribution you want to have active (macports/mactex etc.). You can > also choose exactly what you want to install when you install it. So > I chose not to install ghostscript for instance, because I already had > it via macports. > > I'm writing off my memory so hopefully I'm not too wrong, but in > general it seems they can coexist reasonably well. If I only needed a > few latex things I would probably just use macports, but I'm writing a > thesis in latex right now and find the selection in MacTex helpful. > In your case you might want to wipe out your (likely obsolete) MacTex > and then only install the newer one if you need it... and when you do, > customize the install to not interfere with macports.
A very belated reply, but many thanks to you and others who answered my query. I got rid of the old version of MacTex I had installed, and in the process I became unimpressed with the uninstallation procedure MacTex provides. For the time being I'm going to see how I get on with the default Macports TexLive installation plus whichever MacPorts packages the page at https://trac.macports.org/wiki/TeXLivePackages tells me are necessary for the TeX packages I want. Regards, Sam _______________________________________________ macports-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/macports-users
