[Nix-dev] Installing TeXLive

[Andres Loeh]

> Simply setting $TEXINPUTS doesn't work?  I don't think the ls-R (kpathsea) files
>  have to be up to date with respect to files in other directory trees, at least,
> with teTeX it was never an issue.

I don't think ls-R files are the main point. There are fontmap files,
and potentially even format files that have to be regenerated if extra
parts are installed.

Cheers,
 Andres