From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Fri Jul 31 10:06:36 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6FA729AF3FF for ; Fri, 31 Jul 2015 10:06:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from carmel_ny@outlook.com) Received: from BLU004-OMC4S29.hotmail.com (blu004-omc4s29.hotmail.com [65.55.111.168]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "*.outlook.com", Issuer "MSIT Machine Auth CA 2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2E07211CE; Fri, 31 Jul 2015 10:06:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from carmel_ny@outlook.com) Received: from BLU436-SMTP22 ([65.55.111.135]) by BLU004-OMC4S29.hotmail.com over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(7.5.7601.23008); Fri, 31 Jul 2015 03:05:28 -0700 X-TMN: [59SaR05+EURy7epV4+XsB64Dmw+jZGpw] X-Originating-Email: [carmel_ny@outlook.com] Message-ID: Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2015 06:05:26 -0400 From: Carmel NY To: FreeBSD FreeBSD , hrs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: install missing packages in tex-live In-Reply-To: <86pp39x7xt.fsf@WorkBox.Home> References: <86oait6wuv.fsf@WorkBox.Home> <86pp39x7xt.fsf@WorkBox.Home> Organization: seibercom NET X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.11.1 (GTK+ 2.24.27; amd64-portbld-freebsd10.1) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 31 Jul 2015 10:05:28.0041 (UTC) FILETIME=[6D15E590:01D0CB78] X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2015 10:06:36 -0000 On Thu, 30 Jul 2015 23:33:18 -0500, Brandon J. Wandersee stated: > The official TeX Live installer for also "just works," installing > pre-compiled FreeBSD binaries to a self-contained location of your > choice. Been using it some time myself without a problem. There doesn't > seem to be much interest in maintaining a broad collection of TeX ports > in the FreeBSD ports tree. I can't say exactly why not, but if I had to > guess I'd say there may be two reasons: > > 1) The TeXLive packages already present in the ports tree are there > primarily because other ports depend on them > > 2) A perfectly good *official* way of installing, using and maintaining > TexLive has existed for a very long time, making a complete ports set > superfluous You are glossing over the fact that there is not easy or official way to install missing packages in TeX Live under a FreeBSD architecture. The "tlmgr" program was designed to do just that; however, when installed via the ports system, the program does not function. -- Carmel