Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2007 02:23:04 +0100 (CET) From: =?utf-8?B?Tmlrb2xhIExlxI1pxIc=?= <nikola.lecic@anthesphoria.net> To: "Doug Barton" <dougb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: albert.shih@obspm.fr, freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: TeTeX and TeXLive Message-ID: <200712150123.lBF1N35T038677@anthesphoria.net> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.0.999999.0712132243270.5964@ync.qbhto.arg> References: <20071214012409.GA26110@pcjas.obspm.fr> <20071214025230.361715eb@anthesphoria.net> <alpine.BSF.0.999999.0712132243270.5964@ync.qbhto.arg>
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On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 07:43:00 Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> wrote: > On Fri, 14 Dec 2007, Nikola Lečić wrote: [...] > > I must add that I tried two times to contact two FreeBSD developers > > who > > (according to the public sources) seemed to be interested in this; > > never got a single word of reply. Having in mind that I offered a > > help, some experience and maintaining/testing availability, I can't > > understand this. It's very discouraging. > > please feel free to take that as a sign that you should take the ball > and run with it. :) Well, according to http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports/2007-May/040511.html porting of TeXLive has already been undertaken. :-) The problem is that it's not possible to get any further information on this work. But anyway, I don't think I can do it alone, of course. I could probably create port(s), but the biggest challenge is that so many other ports depend on teTeX, and re-configuring all dependencies obviously requires huge experience, computer horsepower and developers' hands. Therefore a help was offered and sharing future maintaining load as well: http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports/2007-July/042729.html http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports/2007-August/043453.html So, once again: * If any FreeBSD developer is currently working on TeXLive port, please, can we users know something about it? * If not, is any FreeBSD developer willing to lead that project, publicly discuss port's infrastructure/concept, and then give us (who are happy to help :-)) some tasks? * Or some user should start porting (and discuss infrastructure first?) and then developers will jump in? -- Nikola Lečić :: Никола Лечић
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