Texmaker and TeXstudio ⇒ Texmaker paths to *.cls, *.sty, *.bib

[virsto]

First, I have looked at all the messages posted that are related to my problem. I have also studied the user manual for Texmaker.

Second, I am using Texmaker 1.9.9 and Ubuntu 9.10.

Question --- How do I setup Texmaker so that I can place my *.cls and *.sty files in /usr/my_cls_sty_files and my *.bib files in /usr/my_bib_files?

Thanks for any information that might help to answer this question.

[josephwright]

You don't, you put them in ~/texmf/tex/latex/<class files here> and
~/texmf/bibtex/bib/<bibtex files here>

[virsto]

Location of BibTeX files for TexLive 2009 on my system:

/usr/local/texlive/2009/texmf-dist/bibtex/bib

This directory contains many subdirectories, each with *.bib files

I placed my OfficeA.bib file in this directory, as per your suggestion and then tried to compile my *.tex file that references this *.bib file.

This did not work --- same problem, Texmaker could not find my bib file.

Any other ideas as to how to get this to work!

--V

[josephwright]

Don't add anything to the "managed" part of your system. Install the files, as I said, inside your home directory. for example, for a package "mypkg.cls" and "mypkg.bib" on my own system I would put them in

/home/joseph/texmf/tex/latex/mypkg/mypkg.cls
/home/joseph/texmf/bibtex/bib/mypkg/mypkg.bib

(Obviously adjust the user name to suit your system.)

I would then run texhash (at the Terminal, type "texhash" and let it work). TeX should then find the files

[virsto]

Ok,
But, I do not understand how to use texhash, and what it actually does!!

--V

[josephwright]

texhash updates the file database used by TeX to find files. Unless you update the database TeX won't find any new files outside of the current path. All you do is from the Terminal type "texhash" and press Enter. It will then run, and all should be well. See http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2htm ... =inst-wlcf

[virsto]

Eureka!
Thanks very, very much Joseph Wright

The texhash command was what I was missing.

Have a good day!

--V