From owner-freebsd-ports-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 23 00:40:50 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-ports-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-ports-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9400A16A41F for ; Wed, 23 Nov 2005 00:40:50 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A6D2143D6B for ; Wed, 23 Nov 2005 00:40:28 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id jAN0eRTb034470 for ; Wed, 23 Nov 2005 00:40:27 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.3/8.13.1/Submit) id jAN0eRwC034469; Wed, 23 Nov 2005 00:40:27 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 00:40:27 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200511230040.jAN0eRwC034469@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-ports-bugs@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Joel Mayes Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 09BA916A421 for ; Wed, 23 Nov 2005 00:35:01 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bluebird_zenith@fastmail.com.au) Received: from out4.smtp.messagingengine.com (out4.smtp.messagingengine.com [66.111.4.28]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9F4EB43D53 for ; Wed, 23 Nov 2005 00:34:52 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bluebird_zenith@fastmail.com.au) Received: from frontend1.internal (mysql-sessions.internal [10.202.2.149]) by frontend1.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0C4EFD16970 for ; Tue, 22 Nov 2005 19:34:51 -0500 (EST) Received: from frontend2.messagingengine.com ([10.202.2.151]) by frontend1.internal (MEProxy); Tue, 22 Nov 2005 19:34:51 -0500 Received: from bluebird.zenith (unknown [203.49.182.4]) by www.fastmail.fm (Postfix) with ESMTP id 682DF57145C for ; Tue, 22 Nov 2005 19:34:49 -0500 (EST) Received: from bluebird.zenith (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by bluebird.zenith (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id jAN0YsBe044107 for ; Wed, 23 Nov 2005 11:34:54 +1100 (EST) (envelope-from joel@bluebird.zenith) Received: (from root@localhost) by bluebird.zenith (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id jAN0Yr9R044106; Wed, 23 Nov 2005 11:34:53 +1100 (EST) (envelope-from joel) Message-Id: <200511230034.jAN0Yr9R044106@bluebird.zenith> Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 11:34:53 +1100 (EST) From: Joel Mayes To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Cc: Subject: ports/89441: TeX support in FreeBSD is problematic. X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Joel Mayes List-Id: Ports bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 00:40:50 -0000 >Number: 89441 >Category: ports >Synopsis: TeX support in FreeBSD is problematic. >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-ports-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Wed Nov 23 00:40:27 GMT 2005 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Joel Mayes >Release: FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE i386 >Organization: >Environment: System: FreeBSD bluebird.zenith 6.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE #0: Thu Nov 3 09:36:13 UTC 2005 root@x64.samsco.home:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 >Description: A the depencies of TeX/LaTeX based ports are a bit odd, for example print/musixtex depends on the print/tex port but will also work correctly with the print/teTeX port which conflicts with the print/tex and the print/latex port, This makes makes writing ports of Tex/LaTeX based software is problematic, for example a piece of software which depends on print/musixtex which currently on print/tex, but also depends on some of the LaTeX extensions bundled with teTeX, but not included in the seperate print/latex port would is not portable. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: Does the port system do multiple depends i.e. a program can depends on print/tex OR print/teTeX? >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: