Where is the TexLive 2010 default package directory located in Windows 7 64-bit?
I'm led to believe it should be in C:\texlive\2010\texmf\tex\latex but that appears not to be the case and I cannot find the place where .sty files are held.
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The LaTeX style files for TeXLive on Windows are found in
C:\texlive\WXYZ\texmf-dist\tex\latex
where WXYZ is the year.
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1Incidentally, why can't I find the package chemfig in that directory when my TL manager lists it as being installed?– ptrcaoJul 2, 2011 at 5:53
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2@ptrcao: Type
kpsewhich chemfig.styat the Command Prompt, and TeX Live will tell you where the file is located. (This of course is a general command:kpsewhich <filename>.)– Joseph Wright ♦Jul 2, 2011 at 6:13 -
1@Joseph Wright: Top suggestion Joe. Apparently it's in
c:/texlive/2010/texmf-dist/tex/generic/chemfig/chemfig.styWhat is it doing in this folder? Why does it appear to be treated differently from the rest of the package .stys?– ptrcaoJul 2, 2011 at 6:17 -
1@ptrcao: Some code (Ti_k_z, for example) is designed to work with plain TeX, LaTeX and ConTeXt. The main body is therefore usually in
genericrather thanlatex. In some cases, the code gets split up into the LaTeX-specific part and the generic part, but in others (as here) it does not. [P.S. It's 'Joseph', not 'Joe' :-)]– Joseph Wright ♦Jul 2, 2011 at 6:20 -
1I see, that makes sense. [P.S. Sorry, I'm almost accustomed to "Joe" because every Joseph I've ever known has preferred "Joe", but "Joseph" it is in your case. :)]– ptrcaoJul 2, 2011 at 6:26
On my Windows 7 64-bit computer running TeXLive 2013, the way to get my style (*.sty) files working "natively" is the following
1) put the *.sty file in C:\texlive\2013\texmf-dist\tex\latex
2) open the TeX Live command line
3) run the command mktexlsr
... as of February 10, 2014
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1The default location for private/third party sty files is
$TEXMF/../texmf-local/tex/latexwhich translates intoC:\texlive\texmf-local\tex\latexin your specific case.– AlexGFeb 10, 2014 at 21:14