Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:03:24 +0100 From: Anton Shterenlikht <mexas@bristol.ac.uk> To: Jamie Paul Griffin <jpg@gnix.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: can't build teTeX port in FreeBSD 8.2 amd64 Message-ID: <20110715080324.GA8392@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> In-Reply-To: <20110714160816.GA30155@think.gnix.co.uk> References: <537F9F81-1353-4FA3-B8EF-EF99682F435E@gmail.com> <CAJ5UdcOncZNJ4Y-NsAfHK4FvK%2BRQUnUyD=9Ne6x_fbX2TomyJQ@mail.gmail.com> <20110714160816.GA30155@think.gnix.co.uk>
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On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 05:08:16PM +0100, Jamie Paul Griffin wrote: > > I would advise you to get TeXLive instead, but that is just me. You > > can install from TeXLive DVD, or go get a DVD with packages: > > I would second that. It comes comlete with FreeBSD binaries for i386 and amd64 in the 2010 release and installing it is really easy. > what about ia64, sparc64 and the rest? > > I hoped for a true native port for TeXLive > > I can't see that it's really necessary. I remember difficulties with the 2009 release when FreeBSD binaries were not included but now they are the installation is headache-free. > What exactly is missing from teTeX? I use latex daily, and so far haven't found a package which is not already included as part of teTeX. Of course, my usage is specific to what I need, it's not exhaustive. If you like TeXLive and it works for you - great. However, the ports tree gives you smooth integration with multiple other ports, e.g. textproc/docproj-jadetex. -- Anton Shterenlikht Room 2.6, Queen's Building Mech Eng Dept Bristol University University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TR, UK Tel: +44 (0)117 331 5944 Fax: +44 (0)117 929 4423
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