Re: texlive 2009 - should set TEXMFCNF?

[Neal Becker <ndbecker2 gmail com>]

Jindrich Novy wrote:

> On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 03:05:34PM -0400, Neal Becker wrote:
>> I wonder if texlive should include a /etc/profile.d package to set
>> TEXMFCNF,
>> so that other packages, such as xdvipdfmx will work?  Or, should texlive
>> just obsolete xdvipdfmx and include it's own version?
> 
> I will try to fix it in the texmf.cnf kpathsea configuration file
> directly in the new TL2009 update.
> 
> Jindrich
> 
Could you explain?  Will you replace the current xdvipdfmx?  The current 
will use kpathsea and will look for config in /usr/share/texmf.  I was 
thinking either:

1) Replace the current xdvipdfmx with the one shipped with texlive

or

2) Use /etc/profile.d to set TEXMFCNF