[arch-general] TexLive custom classes problem.

[Jayesh Badwaik]

On Wednesday 18 Jul 2012 16:34:49 you wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am unable to get custom .cls files detected by the latex 
program. 
> I have a file "jbnotebook.cls" which works fine when it is placed 
in 
> the same directory as the the file main.tex. So, the file itself 
is 
> not a problem.  Also,
> 
> [me at localhost]$ kpsewhich -var-value=TEXMFHOME 
> /home/jayesh/.local/share/texmf
> 
> So far so good. I have placed my file jbnotebook.cls at the 
> following location
> 
/home/jayesh/.local/share/texmf/tex/latex/jbnotebook/jbnotebook.cls
> 
> Also, for sake of trying to make things work, I have the 
following 
> file
> /home/jayesh/texmf/tex/latex/jbnotebook/jbnotebook.cls
> 
> And texhash has been run on both the texmf folder and they 
contain 
> ls-R which is correct. 
> 
> Now,
> [me at localhost]$  kpsewhich -var-value=TEXMF    
> {/home/jayesh/.texlive/texmf-config,/home/jayesh/.texlive/texmf-
> 
var,!!/home/jayesh/.local/share/texmf,!!/etc/texmf,!!/var/lib/texmf,!!/usr/share/texmf,!!/usr/local/share/texmf,!!/usr/share/texmf-
> dist}
> 
> And still when I run the latex command, it tells me that the 
> jbnotebook.cls is not found. 
> 
> What can be the problem? 


Sorry, got it. After an extensive search, just realized that the 
problem was in TEXMFDB variable where a typo had rendered the home 
directory useless.

Anyway, I had read that the TeXLive should automatically anyway 
search in ~/texmf. Why did this not happen here? Any ideas?

-- 
Jayesh Badwaik
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