From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 15 01:23:10 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BE05216A41B for ; Sat, 15 Dec 2007 01:23:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nikola.lecic@anthesphoria.net) Received: from anthesphoria.net (anthesphoria.net [200.46.204.219]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2C3FB13C468 for ; Sat, 15 Dec 2007 01:23:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nikola.lecic@anthesphoria.net) X-Bogosity: No, tests=bogofilter X-DKIM: Sendmail DKIM Filter v2.3.2 anthesphoria.net lBF1N35T038677 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=anthesphoria.net; s=phero; t=1197681789; bh=epg7OOCpcLRvbf9lJ739oe8zpt0VZFdZ+XlYvn1Kc Vs=; l=1782; h=X-Bogosity:X-Squirrel-UserHash:X-Squirrel-FromHash: In-Reply-To:References:Date:Subject:From:To:Cc:User-Agent: MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:X-Priority: Importance; b=Uikkh6tni5USEiGDnWJaFmuIrZ20vKWXHFIYqXJQcKCKyJ/t1YaF qMiqbXAazpc74TZHFOyYmz8ngJNbjcvM+KQNVxrYqIMILG/wJmlAyjnSl1r6STk1NSh HeEzFE4BphdPLrmAkfxlsSm1jNNzhxm65XIRBjrkSTtkwOafgcZo= Received: from krypta.anthesphoria.net (anthesphoria.net [200.46.204.219]) by anthesphoria.net (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id lBF1N35T038677; Sat, 15 Dec 2007 02:23:04 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from nikola.lecic@anthesphoria.net) Message-Id: <200712150123.lBF1N35T038677@anthesphoria.net> X-Squirrel-UserHash: HBMRAAc= X-Squirrel-FromHash: EEcWUxcTEVM= In-Reply-To: References: <20071214012409.GA26110@pcjas.obspm.fr> <20071214025230.361715eb@anthesphoria.net> Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2007 02:23:04 +0100 (CET) From: =?utf-8?B?Tmlrb2xhIExlxI1pxIc=?= To: "Doug Barton" User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.11 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Importance: Normal Cc: albert.shih@obspm.fr, freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: TeTeX and TeXLive X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2007 01:23:10 -0000 On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 07:43:00 Doug Barton 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