Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 10:20:27 GMT From: Marc Fonvieille <blackend@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: misc/70981: LaTeX, tex and teTeX ports tangled Message-ID: <200408261020.i7QAKR0d070410@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR misc/70981; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Marc Fonvieille <blackend@FreeBSD.org>
To: Vlad Manilici <"mirror.the.text:moc.tod.kmot.ta.namv"@FreeBSD.org>
Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: misc/70981: LaTeX, tex and teTeX ports tangled
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 12:11:21 +0200
On Thu, Aug 26, 2004 at 09:55:32AM +0000, Vlad Manilici wrote:
>
> >Description:
> To have full LaTeX and TeX functionality, one has to install, in the
> following order: LaTeX, teTeX, teTeX-base.
>
Not really, only a cd ports/print/teTeX && make install clean is needed.
> 1), The first problem is that these packages collide, and they do not complain about this at installation time. I first noticed the problem when deleting them in a random order. The first deleted package removes files needed by the rest.
>
> 2). They apparently install different versions in the common filebase. When you miss the installation order, you end with a non-working system.
>
> 3). xdvik-tetex-22.78_2 does not compile: xdvi.h, line 229 can be made to compile like:
>
> - extern KPSEDLL char *kpathsea_version_string;
> + extern char *kpathsea_version_string;
>
> although I have no idea if this is the correct fix.
>
> 4). The following packages are redundant: print/xdvi, print/dvips, since
> they are already contined in teTeX. The redundant versions install over teTeX without complaining, and result in a non-working system.
>
> 5). I don't understand why teTeX does not install teTeX-base, when this is needed.
>
> Please clean this mess up, LaTeX is IMHO an important system.
> >How-To-Repeat:
> One can test his LaTeX with the following source:
>
> \documentclass{article}
> \usepackage{fontenc}
> \renewcommand{\rmdefault}{ptm}
> \begin{document}
> Foo-Bar
> \end{document}
>
> then issue:
>
> latex test.tex
> dvips test.tex
> xdvi test.tex
>
I assume you meant dvips test.dvi, and xdvi test.dvi
Here the .tex compiles without any complaint, as I said I just installed
ports/print/teTeX
I use LaTeX on a daily basis and no issue for the moment with teTeX
port. Please remove all (La)TeX related packages, and dvips ones, and
just install ports/print/teTeX.
Marc
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