Existing users, 
XeTeX
unicode typesetting system
Version: 0.99
Fink?
Feedback Type: Commentary
Contributed by: *David* Wednesday, May 19 2004 @ 08:41 PM PDT
Product Platform: MacOSX
Used Product For: Have Not Tried
Has anyone tried using XeTex with a Fink-installed tetex? Or is the version from Gerben Wierda a requirement? Or what?
Fink? - JonathanK
In principle, it should be possible to use XeTeX with a Fink (or other) TeX system, but currently the installer doesn't know how to put things in the right places. So this is for the technically-inclined only. You'd have to unpack the installation archives manually. Use "Show Package Contents" in the Finder to look inside the installer package, and copy the Archive.pax.gz file to a convenient location; then in a Terminal window, something like:
This will give you two folders, "bin" and "share", whose contents you'll need to merge into the appropriate places in your TeX setup. And then you'll also need to add an entry to your texmf.cnf file:
If you're brave enough to try it, best wishes! Eventually, it would be good to support alternative packaging and distribution methods such as Fink and DarwinPorts.
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