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I want to use the latest pgfplots, in this case v1.18, but apparently, only v1.15 is used judging from the log file as

) (pgfplots.sty (pgfplots.revision.tex)
Package: pgfplots 2017/06/05 v1.15 Data Visualization (1.15)

Referring to this post, I tried editing one statement in /usr/local/texlive/2023/texmf.cnf as

TEXMFHOME = ~/Library/texmf, /Users/(my name)/Downloads/pgfplots 
% ^ /Users/... has been added, which is where pgfplots 1.18 exists at the moment.

However, the log file was still the same. I also tried

$ sudo tlmgr update pgfplots
Password:
tlmgr: package repository https://ftp.yz.yamagata-u.ac.jp/pub/CTAN/systems/texlive/tlnet (verified)
tlmgr: saving backups to /usr/local/texlive/2023/tlpkg/backups
tlmgr: no updates available

which, as the message suggests, made no diffrence.

What can I do to use v1.18? One possibility is that v1.18 is not correctly installed, but I don't know how to.

My environment is

$ latex --version
pdfTeX 3.141592653-2.6-1.40.25 (TeX Live 2023)
kpathsea version 6.3.5
Copyright 2023 Han The Thanh (pdfTeX) et al.
There is NO warranty.  Redistribution of this software is
covered by the terms of both the pdfTeX copyright and
the Lesser GNU General Public License.
For more information about these matters, see the file
named COPYING and the pdfTeX source.
Primary author of pdfTeX: Han The Thanh (pdfTeX) et al.
Compiled with libpng 1.6.39; using libpng 1.6.39
Compiled with zlib 1.2.13; using zlib 1.2.13
Compiled with xpdf version 4.04

Update 1

I am using Mac OS, and I've got the following output in response the comment. And I am aware that these are the directories of v1.15, notv1.18.

$ kpsewhich pgfplots.sty
/usr/local/texlive/2023/texmf-dist/tex/latex/pgfplots/pgfplots.sty
$ kpsewhich pgfplots.revision.tex
/usr/local/texlive/2023/texmf-dist/tex/generic/pgfplots/pgfplots.revision.tex

pgfplots.sty exists in two directories.

Update 2

The log I get from \documentclass{article} \usepackage{pgfplots} \begin{document} \end{document} is as follows.

This is TexpadTeX (based on TeX Version 3.14159265 with e-TeX extensions) running in extended mode embedded in Texpad 760 (preloaded format=latex 2021.3.29)  2 JUN 2023 16:28
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Kaz
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    Currently your question is quite unclear. Are you using MacOS (I'm asking because of having ~/Library in TEXMFHOME and using sudo)? Are you using Windows (I'm asking because of using /Users/(my name) as path)? Which paths do kpsewhich pgfplots.sty and kpsewhich pgfplots.revision.tex show? Have you only pgfplots.sty in you extra directory or all files of pgfplots? However, it seems that your /Users/(my name)/Downloads/pgfplots is not a real TEXMF tree, as it has to be (see texdoc kpathsea) but only a single directory. Please add more information to the question. – cabohah Jun 01 '23 at 06:51
  • Extra note: With TeX Live and Mac OSX or Linux/Unix sudo tlmgr -update -all or sudo tlmgr update pgfplots should indeed update pgfplots to the latest version (currently 1.18). Depending on the owner of /usr/local/texlive/2023 you even would not need sudo. So if this does not work, you should use kpsewhich to get the location of the used pdfplots. Maybe you already have one installed in another location, that is found before the one of the TeX Live distribution. – cabohah Jun 01 '23 at 06:56
  • texlive has Package: pgfplots 2021/05/15 v1.18.1 Data Visualization (1.18.1) your log shows you have an old one in your current directory which you should delete – David Carlisle Jun 01 '23 at 07:43
  • @cabohah I have added the information. However, sudo tlmgr update pgfplots did not work as in my original post. – Kaz Jun 02 '23 at 02:59
  • Have you run kpsewhich pgfplots.sty from within your document directory or another one? Because—as David wrote—it seems, that pgfplots.sty is used from the document directory, when you compile. But files in the document directory are only found (by kpsewhich or LaTeX), if the document directory is the current directory. Please, if there are files pgfplots*, rename them and try compiling again (after sudo tlmgr install --reinstall pgfplots). – cabohah Jun 02 '23 at 06:35
  • kpsewhich pgfplots.sty from within my document directory resulted in /usr/local/texlive/2023/texmf-dist/tex/latex/pgfplots/pgfplots.sty, which is the older ver. I renamed /usr/local/texlive/2023/texmf-dist/tex/latex/pgfplots/ and tried sudo tlmgr install --reinstall pgfplots, but had v1.15 installed, not v1.18. – Kaz Jun 02 '23 at 09:20
  • You have installed texlive 2023 but you are not using it,you are using a 6 year old latex LaTeX2e <2017-04-15> from TexpadTeX which is a different tex implementation – David Carlisle Jun 02 '23 at 09:46

1 Answers1

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Your log should show

(/usr/local/texlive/2023/texmf-dist/tex/latex/pgfplots/pgfplots.sty
(/usr/local/texlive/2023/texmf-dist/tex/generic/pgfplots/pgfplots.revision.tex)
Package: pgfplots 2021/05/15 v1.18.1 Data Visualization (1.18.1)

getting 1.18.1 from texlive.

You show

) (pgfplots.sty (pgfplots.revision.tex)
Package: pgfplots 2017/06/05 v1.15 Data Visualization (1.15)

so you have an old copy in the current directory which you should delete to allow tex to find the updated installed copy.

Actually following the full log being added to the question,the reaso full paths are not shown in the log is that you are not using your installed texlive 2023 system.

You are using a 6 year old latex LaTeX2e <2017-04-15> from TexpadTeX which is a different tex implementation

David Carlisle
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  • I tried removing /usr/local/texlive/2023/texmf-dist/tex/latex/pgfplots and /usr/local/texlive/2023/texmf-dist/tex/generic/pgfplots/, which are where pgfplots.sty and pgfplots.revision.tex are located respectively, to a completely irrelevant location(Desktop). However, the result was still the same. v1.15 in the log file. I suspect the installation of v.1.18 is not properly done, but can't figure out how to. – Kaz Jun 02 '23 at 04:22
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    no! never edit under /usr/local/texlive/2023 you just confuse the package manager and break tex. use tlmgr to force a re-instll of pgfplots!!!! @Kaz – David Carlisle Jun 02 '23 at 06:11
  • Later, I restored the files/folders, so I assume it is okay. As for tlmgr, could you tell me the command to use? As in my original post, sudo tlmgr update pgfplots didn't work. – Kaz Jun 02 '23 at 07:02
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    @Kaz you have shown no input and only a tiny fragment of log. Show the log you get from \documentclass{article} \usepackage{pgfplots} \begin{document} \end{document} in a code block in your question. Your fragment suggests it will show article.cls coming from texlive but pgfplots .sty coming from the local directory – David Carlisle Jun 02 '23 at 07:07
  • I've added the log in the post. – Kaz Jun 02 '23 at 07:35
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    @Kaz This is TexpadTeX so not texlive at all. How many tex systems have you installed? – David Carlisle Jun 02 '23 at 07:45