Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:09:26 +0200 From: Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl> 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: <20110714180926.GA91458@slackbox.erewhon.net> 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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--dDRMvlgZJXvWKvBx Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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: > =20 > I would second that. It comes comlete with FreeBSD binaries for i386 and= amd64 in the 2010 release and installing it is really easy. >=20 > > I hoped for a true native port for TeXLive TeXLive has its own configuration UI because it has a lot of options. It ev= en has its own package manager. I think that makes it a poor fit for the ports infrastructure. > 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 i= nstallation is headache-free. The only problem is that some ports that use *TeX require teTeX from ports. I've gotten around that by patching the port makefiles in question, = but I have to re-apply those patches every time those ports are updated. Not th= at big of a deal, but something to watch out for. Roland --=20 R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725) --dDRMvlgZJXvWKvBx Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.17 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAk4fMNYACgkQEnfvsMMhpyX14QCeKd7ejncEGZdidL7LmsMiXR/o X3EAnR0PI5JCf4vR2mgei2H8aF3E76l4 =2UvC -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --dDRMvlgZJXvWKvBx--
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