[tex-live] is TEXINPUTS obsolete?

[Akira Kakuto]

> It is explained in the KPATHSEA documentation. Usually TEXINPUT
> depends on the format and engine, therefore it is set this way in
> texmf.cnf. However, it may be necessary to change it for some special
> purpose. It may be uncomfortable to edit texmf.cnf, you will therefore
> use the environmental variable.

Please don't forget to append a colon (a semicolon on Windows) like
TEXINPUTS=./foo/bar//: latex test

Best,
Akira