On 11/20/05, David Fang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> > The default behavior is to produce dvi output, but it has been observed
> > that for some people this doesn't work as it should. There were long
> > discussions about this a couple of months ago on the users list:
> > http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.general/17602
> > and on a related isssue
> > http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.general/17645
>
>         Those threads seemed to have answered my question.  In my tex
> sources, I had my own little \ifpdf business going on which broke from
> tetex-2 to tetex-3, resulting in only producing pdf output.  I simply
> replaced it with \usepackage{ifpdf} and I can confirm that my documents
> work with both version 2 and 3.  Thank you (merci!) very much for the
> pointers.
>
> > The main source for the problem is that old config files from a previous
> > tex installation can interfere with the installation of a new tetex
> > package.
>
>         From following those threads, the latex.ini and other
> configuration files look fine at first glance.  So I'm not sure if my old
> (replaced) installation can still cause future problems.
>
>         Should one wish to expurgate all traces of the old installation,
> for safety, what would be the proper procedure to guarantee cleanliness?
> some combination of fink uninstall/rebuild/reinstall?
>
> David Fang
>
>

'purge' (both apt-get and fink have such an option) removes
system-level configuration files.

--
Alexander K. Hansen
Fink Documenter
[Day Job] Levitated Dipole Experiment
http://psfcwww2.psfc.mit.edu/ldx/


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