TDS Problem - Root Direction / My Folder: C:\tex - Should work?

Question

My Problem is that I want to include a stylesheet for LaTeX from my university. I have MikTeX 2.9 running.

With MiKTeX Options I should be able to add a root direction, such as

    MiKTeX Problem Report
Message: Not a TDS-compliant root directory.  
Data: C:\localtexmf  
Source: Programs\MiKTeX\MO\MFC\PropPageRoots.cpp  
Line: 367  
MiKTeX: 2.9  
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Business Edition, 64-bit Service Pack 1 (build 7601)  
Invokers: non-existing/explorer  
SystemAdmin: yes  
PowerUser: no  
Root0: C:\Users\Chef\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9  
Root1: C:\Users\Chef\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\2.9  
Root2: C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9  
Root3: C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.9  
UserInstall: C:\Users\Chef\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9  
UserConfig: C:\Users\Chef\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9  
UserData: C:\Users\Chef\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\2.9  
CommonInstall: C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.9  
CommonConfig: C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9  
CommonData: C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9

If I am also putting it for example: C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.9\TUD It doesn't work

What am I doing wrong?

Any ideas?

To do a shameless copy of an own work (cf. my answer to Create a local texmf tree in MiKTeX): “This folder must be TDS compliant … MiKTeX will complain, if not. What you need, depends on what you want to install into this directory, at least a tex\latex subtree should be sufficient. You will go safe, if you mimic the structure of the (itself TDS compliant) MiKTEX tree…” — Speravir, Dec 09 '13 at 23:54

score 9 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 08 '13 at 14:45

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As far as I know, such a directory (I guess it corresponds to the style/class files from your university) cannot be installed directly under a root. It should be in <root>\tex\latex\TUD. And the <root> should not be C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.9, but preferably in some local TeX root that respects the TDS architecture, e.g. C:\LocalTeXMF\tex\latex\TUD, creating the required directories. You also can put them in C:\Users\Chef\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\2.9\tex\latex\TUD.

If there is any documentation, put it in <root>\doc\latex\TUD, whichever local root you choose.

Don't forget to refresh the FNDB.

edited Dec 08 '13 at 14:45

Joseph Wright

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answered Dec 08 '13 at 11:45

Bernard

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That was it.
I Had it an C:\LocalTeXMF

But now I have it in C:\LocalTeXMF\tex\latex\TUD

Thank you very very much!

All out there, have great day!
– TimK Dec 08 '13 at 12:03
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