TEXMFSYSCONFIG to /etc/texmf
Hi Frank!
> > Couldn't we collect all files that we think are possible configuration
> > files in TEXMFDIST/tex/latex/cfg (not in config because the ini files
> > which are already there should not be treated as configuration files)?
> > We'd put a README file there, telling users how to handle them.
>
> GREAT IDEA! I will do this for the final version of the texlive
> packages, so /etc/texmf is not cluttereed with stuff (in texlive there
> are a lot config files). GREAT GREAT GREAT. I like this!
I am thinking about setting up texlive now as follows:
. put all the files in the usual place in /usr/share/texmf
(without any links to cfg or debian-cfg or so)
. override the tex-common TEXMFSYSCONFIG variable by installing a
texmf.d config snippet 04TeXlive (overriding the TEXMFSYSCONFIG
setting in 05TeXMF)
. write in the README that configuration should be done by copying
respective files from TEXMFMAIN to /etc/texmf (with the respective
prefix)
. Probably already move some config files for actual program from
TEXMFMAIN to /etc/texmf (I have to check which I would/should move).
Would you (or someone else) expect some problems with this?
Best wishes
Norbert
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