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= LaTeX setup for Mac =

If you are installing LaTeX on a mac, and want to use department-specific styles and fonts, follow these steps:

 * Install the latest TeXLive available through the [[https://www.tug.org/mactex/|MacTeX distribution]].<<BR>>
 During the installation it will possibly complain that 'mactex is from an unidentified developer', and refuse to continue. In that case, do a Ctrl-click on the file, and select 'open'. It will again complain about 'unidentified developer', but in this case allow you to continue anyway. 
 * Execute 
   {{{
sudo curl -o /usr/local/bin/update-texmf-local http://dist.control.lth.se/public/Texlive/texmf-local/scripts/update-texmf-local

sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/update-texmf-local

sudo update-texmf-local
   }}}


Done. You may do a quick test by copying the directory `/usr/local/texlive/texmf-local/template/LTHreport` (use `cp -a`) to a test area and then run `pdflatex template`. This should confirm that everything works as intended.

It is a good idea to run {{{/usr/local/bin/update-texmf-local}}} regularly (once a month?) to get any new and updated packages.