David J. Perry wrote:
MiKTeX, available for Windows users, does exactly what you describe (if you give it permission to download missing packages automatically; you can turn that off if desired). That's the main reason I use it in preference to TeXLive. I realize it's not helpful for non-Windows folks, but it shows that your idea is not " pie in the sky."
Ah, if only Sebastian hadn't weaned me off MikTeX and onto TeX Live all those many years ago ... ** Phil. -------------------------------------------------- Subscriptions, Archive, and List information, etc.: http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/xetex
