[tex-live] texmflocal

[Vladimir Lomov]

Hello,
** Bernd Rellermeyer [2012-07-21 08:13:01 +0200]:

> Hello,

> I have two directories in TEXMFLOCAL,  using brace expansion. At least
> the updmap script does not work with this configuration but seems to
> expect only one directory. Otherwise it throws an error in line 248.
> Is this just a bug in updmap, or is TEXMFLOCAL meant to expand to only
> one single directory?

So I wonder why are you using more than one directory in TEXMFLOCAL?

If you have several directories with local tex/latex files and you wish
add them to search path there is another way.

(I see that "workaround" proposed by Norbert Preining causes more
troubles than benefit).

I can give you advice based on my experiance.

For ordinary user
-----------------

(i.e. he/she can't run 'sudo' or in other words, not administrator),
not font stuff:

Let's suppose that in addition to TEXMFHOME (~/texmf) there is directory
~/texmf-projects/STUFF.

Create file `texmf.cnf' and write to it
TEXMFHOME=$HOME/texmf;$HOME/texmf-projects/STUFF

Create environment variable TEXMFCNF[1] with content:
TEXMFCNF=$HOME;<REST>

where <REST> is output of command
kpsewhich -var-value TEXMFCNF

I hope you get idea.

Font stuff
==========

Similarly, use e.g. $HOME/texmf-projects/FONT-PAC1 and add
`map' file to TEXMFLOCAL/web2c/updmap.cfg .

Instruction for "sudo"ed user
-----------------------------

Suppose you have two TDS trees

/usr/local/share/texmf-stuff1
/usr/local/share/texmf-stuff2

in addition to TEXMFLOCAL (there may be different strong reasons to have
separate TDS trees not merged in TEXMFLOCAL).

As administrator edit file `texmf.cnf' located in `$(kpsewhich
-var-value SELFAUTOPARENT)', add new variable, say `TEXMFLOCAL2'
TEXMFLOCAL2=/usr/local/share/texmf-stuff1;/usr/local/share/texmf-stuff2

and add it to `TEXMF' variable.


[1] Though TeX Live manual don't recommend to set this variable it is
the only way for (ordinal) user to use several (user) texmf trees.

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WBR, Vladimir Lomov

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