Impossible for me to compile a tex file because it's said ***.cls file not found even if the whole package directory is in usr/local/texlive/texmf-local on my mac
How to solve please?
Mactek installed. pdflatex not installed, ignoring how to install it.
Thanks to all.
Assuming your class is called magox.cls, you should issue, from the terminal and the work directory where you have either developed or downloaded the class, the following commands:
sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/texlive/texmf-local/tex/latex/magox
sudo cp magox.cls /usr/local/texlive/texmf-local/tex/latex/magox
sudo mktexlsr
Change magox to the actual file name, of course.
Saving the class file directly in /usr/local/texlive/texmf-local would not work, because LaTeX only looks (recursively) in /usr/local/texlive/texmf-local/tex/latex. Also mktexlsr is necessary, because otherwise the file would not be found in the cache that TeX Live maintains for reducing disk I/O.
After these operations, any document with \documentclass{magox} should work as expected.
sudo mktexlsrafter installing the file in/usr/local/texlive/texmf-local? Also, it should be saved as/usr/local/texlive/texmf-local/tex/latex/<class>/<class>.cls(where<class>stands for the file name). – egreg Nov 04 '17 at 11:34~/Library/texmf(this is theLibraryfolder in your HOMR folder, NOT the one in the root of you HD/SSD). Note: that folder is not created by the MacTeX installer. Note: you must create the structure yourself. – Herb Schulz Nov 04 '17 at 17:29