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Sanjoy Mahajan wrote:
TeX path searching is a nightmare!
no, it's more that downward compatibility of tex live, tds and kpse is a non-issue (wipe out and install clean policy) personally i think that linux users can best install debian packages and leave tex live for what it is; actually, thinking of it ... since there is room enough on the tex collection dvd, we can put the debian packages on it (also makes a nice historic snapshot) Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------