Matej Cepl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Yes, I know that Mac OS X is Unix-based, but it seems to me that > operating system which puts programs in /sw tree is not exactly > most usual among Unices (nothing wrong with that -- just the > reason I think that things around directories are not exactly > same as among most Unixes you meet around; and of course I may > be wrong, because I have actually never used Mac OS X myself).
Yes, you are wrong, both about MacOS and about TeX installations. One software management utility (fink) puts MacOS software in /sw; it is not an official part of MacOS. (Many Unix versions put optional software in /opt; by your standards are they also not "real" Unix?) As Herbert noted, modern TeX installations include a texmf.local hierarchy for user introduced files. That was the original issue on this thread, and the original poster would be wise to put local files in the texmf.local directory so they are not overwritten in a TeX update. If your own TeX installation does not have a texmf.local directory, Matej, you might want to consider updating. Be careful that the local files you put in the tex directories are not overwritten when you do. -- Ronald Florence www.18james.com
