How to integrate my macros in Tex-Live
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I installed TeXLive 2017 on a Windows 10 system and am using TeXWorks. I use plain TeX coding and the XeTeX format. I have it working except that I have to include my macros and images in the same directory as the source file I am working on in order for XeTeX to find them---obviously not acceptable.
I am trying to get my macro and image files into the proper locations. I have read through what I think are the relevant instructions in the Tex-Live manual but still having problems getting started.
Reading section 3.4.6 Integrating local and personal macros, it seem that the appropriate directory for my own macros would be in TEXMFLOCAL (by default, … %SystemDrive%texlivetexmf-local on Windows).’’ However, I cannot find this location on the system drive (drive C).No manual configuration steps are required.’’ I figured that means during installation a TEXMFLOCAL “tree” would already be set. If it is set, then all I would need to do put my macros into the appropriate part of the TDS tree, right? But I don’t know quite how to do that.
According to section 6.1, Automatic path adjustment,
First question: what is the minimum structure I would need for TDS compliance? Ie., what goes after ”texmf-local” for the plain-TeX macros (targets of input) and what goes after ”texmf-local” for the XeTeX-readable image files (targets of XeTeXpicfile)?
Second question: what comes BEFORE the ”texmf-local” on my system? How can I find out?
I found a MikTeX Settings utility that lets me identify the location of registered root directories and let me add to them. But I am not sure what to add there, or if that is the appropriate way to do it.
Thank you for helping a beginner with startup problems.
George
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I installed TeXLive 2017 on a Windows 10 system and am using TeXWorks. I use plain TeX coding and the XeTeX format. I have it working except that I have to include my macros and images in the same directory as the source file I am working on in order for XeTeX to find them---obviously not acceptable.
I am trying to get my macro and image files into the proper locations. I have read through what I think are the relevant instructions in the Tex-Live manual but still having problems getting started.
Reading section 3.4.6 Integrating local and personal macros, it seem that the appropriate directory for my own macros would be in TEXMFLOCAL (by default, … %SystemDrive%texlivetexmf-local on Windows).’’ However, I cannot find this location on the system drive (drive C).No manual configuration steps are required.’’ I figured that means during installation a TEXMFLOCAL “tree” would already be set. If it is set, then all I would need to do put my macros into the appropriate part of the TDS tree, right? But I don’t know quite how to do that.
According to section 6.1, Automatic path adjustment,
First question: what is the minimum structure I would need for TDS compliance? Ie., what goes after ”texmf-local” for the plain-TeX macros (targets of input) and what goes after ”texmf-local” for the XeTeX-readable image files (targets of XeTeXpicfile)?
Second question: what comes BEFORE the ”texmf-local” on my system? How can I find out?
I found a MikTeX Settings utility that lets me identify the location of registered root directories and let me add to them. But I am not sure what to add there, or if that is the appropriate way to do it.
Thank you for helping a beginner with startup problems.
George
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I installed TeXLive 2017 on a Windows 10 system and am using TeXWorks. I use plain TeX coding and the XeTeX format. I have it working except that I have to include my macros and images in the same directory as the source file I am working on in order for XeTeX to find them---obviously not acceptable.
I am trying to get my macro and image files into the proper locations. I have read through what I think are the relevant instructions in the Tex-Live manual but still having problems getting started.
Reading section 3.4.6 Integrating local and personal macros, it seem that the appropriate directory for my own macros would be in TEXMFLOCAL (by default, … %SystemDrive%texlivetexmf-local on Windows).’’ However, I cannot find this location on the system drive (drive C).No manual configuration steps are required.’’ I figured that means during installation a TEXMFLOCAL “tree” would already be set. If it is set, then all I would need to do put my macros into the appropriate part of the TDS tree, right? But I don’t know quite how to do that.
According to section 6.1, Automatic path adjustment,
First question: what is the minimum structure I would need for TDS compliance? Ie., what goes after ”texmf-local” for the plain-TeX macros (targets of input) and what goes after ”texmf-local” for the XeTeX-readable image files (targets of XeTeXpicfile)?
Second question: what comes BEFORE the ”texmf-local” on my system? How can I find out?
I found a MikTeX Settings utility that lets me identify the location of registered root directories and let me add to them. But I am not sure what to add there, or if that is the appropriate way to do it.
Thank you for helping a beginner with startup problems.
George
xetex plain-tex tex-live-utility
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I installed TeXLive 2017 on a Windows 10 system and am using TeXWorks. I use plain TeX coding and the XeTeX format. I have it working except that I have to include my macros and images in the same directory as the source file I am working on in order for XeTeX to find them---obviously not acceptable.
I am trying to get my macro and image files into the proper locations. I have read through what I think are the relevant instructions in the Tex-Live manual but still having problems getting started.
Reading section 3.4.6 Integrating local and personal macros, it seem that the appropriate directory for my own macros would be in TEXMFLOCAL (by default, … %SystemDrive%texlivetexmf-local on Windows).’’ However, I cannot find this location on the system drive (drive C).No manual configuration steps are required.’’ I figured that means during installation a TEXMFLOCAL “tree” would already be set. If it is set, then all I would need to do put my macros into the appropriate part of the TDS tree, right? But I don’t know quite how to do that.
According to section 6.1, Automatic path adjustment,
First question: what is the minimum structure I would need for TDS compliance? Ie., what goes after ”texmf-local” for the plain-TeX macros (targets of input) and what goes after ”texmf-local” for the XeTeX-readable image files (targets of XeTeXpicfile)?
Second question: what comes BEFORE the ”texmf-local” on my system? How can I find out?
I found a MikTeX Settings utility that lets me identify the location of registered root directories and let me add to them. But I am not sure what to add there, or if that is the appropriate way to do it.
Thank you for helping a beginner with startup problems.
George
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