Re: TEXMFSYSCONFIG to /etc/texmf
Hi Frank!
On Mon, 21 Nov 2005, Frank Küster wrote:
> > TEXMF = {
> > $TEXMFCONFIG,
> > !!$TEXMFVAR,
> > $TEXMFHOME, up to here home dirs
> > !!$TEXMFSYSCONFIG,
> > !!$TEXMFSYSVAR,
> > !!$TEXMFLOCAL,
> > !!$TEXMFMAIN,
> > !!$TEXMFDIST}
>
> You are right, I also see no reason why TEXMFLOCAL should be before the
> *SYS* variables in our new setup.
Ok, done.
What about /etc/texmf and ls-R files? Should we leave TEXMFDBS at TEXMF,
.., thus generating ls-R files in /etc/texmf? Do we want this?
Or should I change the TEXMFDBS variable to the same stuff as in TEXMF
without the TEXMFSYSCONFIG?
In fact I would also remove the TEXMFCONFIG (user .texmf-config and
.texmf-vart) as they actually should be searched always on a file basis
and not on a ls-R basis. If a user creates a ls-R file, ok, he is on his
own and has to care for keeping it uptodate, but we shouldn't generate
one.
So I propose:
TEXMF = {
$TEXMFCONFIG,
$TEXMFVAR,
$TEXMFHOME, up to here user home dirs
$TEXMFSYSCONFIG, without !! as /etc/texmf should not contain ls-R
!!$TEXMFSYSVAR,
!!$TEXMFLOCAL,
!!$TEXMFMAIN}
(no TEXMFDIST; it does not exist for now)
and for
TEXMFDBS = {
$TEXMFSYSVAR,
$TEXMFLOCAL,
$TEXMFMAIN,
$VARTEXFONTS}
(was TEXMFDBS = $TEXMF;$VARTEXFONTS)
Best wishes
Norbert
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