Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2015 06:05:26 -0400 From: Carmel NY <carmel_ny@outlook.com> To: FreeBSD FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>, hrs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: install missing packages in tex-live Message-ID: <BLU436-SMTP22EA455D1A886D7B1A8274808A0@phx.gbl> In-Reply-To: <86pp39x7xt.fsf@WorkBox.Home> References: <BLU436-SMTP615783863E78F0BE0C63DB808B0@phx.gbl> <86oait6wuv.fsf@WorkBox.Home> <BLU436-SMTP2861FDD036F84CF98E55BE808A0@phx.gbl> <86pp39x7xt.fsf@WorkBox.Home>
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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
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