[tex-live] reliability of ~/texmf in TeXLive and other distros?

[T T]

2009/12/11 Norbert Preining <preining at logic.at>:
> Tomek,
>
> (you forgot Dan on the Cc list, I am not sure if he reads the list
> normally, I bounced him your email and added him).

Thanks.

>> and I don't get anything for TEXMFHOME nor even SELFAUTOLOC, so
>
> Did you do
>        kpsewhich -expand-var='$TEXMFHOME'
> mind the $!!! WIthout it you will not get anything not even on TL2009 ;-)

I tried w/ and w/o and no joy in either case.

Cheers,

Tomek