You are right, it does read the home directory first. I figured out the problem was that for loading newer versions of files over old ones, the files must be in the correct directory structure i.e. "~/texmf/tex/latex".
I have just been putting files in "~/texmf/tex" and "~/texmf/bib" for the past years. perhaps i did not need to load newer versions of packages when using tetex or tetex was more lax about this. sorry for the irrelevant bug. -- packages in ~/texmf should have priority over base system https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/332167 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
