[tex-live] TEXINPUTS problem

[Hans Hagen]

Thomas Esser wrote:
>>so, i vote against dropping {#engine,}
> 
> 
> Assume we have the new scheme, that means that the user will get
> latex.fmt in $TEXMFMAIN/web2c/pdfetex. Now, Joe User, knowing about hist
> $TEXMFLOCAL tree (he is told that this has a higher precedence than the
> system's trees) puts foo.fmt and a new latex.fmt to
>   $TEXMFLOCAL/web2c
> 
> Joe User finds that he can use foo.fmt and latex.fmt, but to his suprise,
> he gets the old latex.fmt.
> 
> How do you explain that to him?

in the same way as that you are going to explain that he/she needs to 
move/fix his other files (enc, map, script and whatever changes the new 
tds brings): either use a clean tree, or remove your old formats/mems

Hans

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