Could someone please explain to me what the purpose of the four different texmf folders are in Mac? E.g. there is:
/usr/local/texlive/2011/texmf
/usr/local/texlive/2011/texmf-config
/usr/local/texlive/2011/texmf-dist
/usr/local/texlive/2011/texmf-var
Also, when installing fonts and packages, do I place them in /texmf
or /texmf-dist
?
Best Answer
OK, given the helpful comments to your query, here's a discussion of how the various
texmf
folders map into the "official" nomenclature of the TeXLive tree (set in all-caps):Separately, if you have a LOCALTEXMF directory tree, TeXLive expects to find it at
/usr/local/texlive/texmf-local
, unless you edit the configuration file/usr/local/texlive/
year/texmf.cnf
and provide an alternate location. If you do so, be sure to runtexhash
to update the filename database.