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This has been done and yes people should switch to this. "Tectonic automatically downloads support files so you don't have to install a full LaTeX system in ord
by sanxiyn 4y ago
This has been done and yes people should switch to this. "Tectonic automatically downloads support files so you don't have to install a full LaTeX system in order to start using it. If you start using a new LaTeX package, Tectonic just pulls down the files it needs and continues processing."
https://tectonic-typesetting.github.io/ https://tectonic-typesetting.github.io/
- bradrn 4y agoMikTeX also does this: https://docs.miktex.org/manual/autoinstall.html https://docs.miktex.org/manual/autoinstall.html. As far as I’m aware, TeX Live is unique in forcing the user to install all packages at once. [EDIT: And in fact, if a cousin comment is to be believed, TeX Live also allows this kind of installation! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32535521 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32535521]
- svat 4y agoTeX Live allows a minimal installation, but what MikTeX has that TeX Live doesn't (AFAIK) is the on-demand automatic fetching and installing of packages. For example, if you `\usepackage{foo}` then with a minimal TeX Live you have to install it manually (with `tlmgr install foopkg`), while MiKTeX will either install it automatically or pop up a prompt asking you whether you want to install foopkg.