From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 17 15:04:44 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 186DC16A417; Mon, 17 Dec 2007 15:04:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from trix@basement.net) Received: from fran.basement.net (fran.basement.net [66.139.76.84]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 71D0313C45A; Mon, 17 Dec 2007 15:04:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from trix@basement.net) Received: from faith.basement.net (buffy.basement.net [65.13.140.7]) by fran.basement.net (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id lBHDsoPY007180; Mon, 17 Dec 2007 07:54:51 -0600 Received: from faith.basement.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by faith.basement.net (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id lBHDso9t005507; Mon, 17 Dec 2007 07:54:50 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from trix@faith.basement.net) Received: (from trix@localhost) by faith.basement.net (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id lBHDsnjB005506; Mon, 17 Dec 2007 07:54:49 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from trix) From: Trix Farrar Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 07:54:49 -0600 To: Hiroki Sato Message-ID: <20071217135444.GA1488@basement.net> Mail-Followup-To: trix, Hiroki Sato , nikola.lecic@anthesphoria.net, albert.shih@obspm.fr, dougb@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org References: <20071216.225955.111308887.hrs@allbsd.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="liOOAslEiF7prFVr" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20071216.225955.111308887.hrs@allbsd.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.1 required=5.0 tests=AWL autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on fran.basement.net Cc: albert.shih@obspm.fr, dougb@FreeBSD.org, nikola.lecic@anthesphoria.net, 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: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 15:04:44 -0000 --liOOAslEiF7prFVr Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sun, Dec 16, 2007 at 10:59:55PM +0900, Hiroki Sato wrote: > Nikola Le??i?? wrote > 2. Finer-grained package management is needed. Creating a TeXLive > port as "one very large package" is possible but I do not think it > would work well. There are many people who do not want to install > such a large package=20 Have you considered a bsdpan-like system? Perl has the CPAN module that has been glued to the pkg_* tools so that installed modules "look like" packages. Could the same kind of thing be done for CTAN modules? --=20 John D. "Trix" Farrar __\\|//__ Basement.NET trix@basement.net (` o-o ') http://www.basement.net/ -----------------------------------ooO-(_)-Ooo-------------------------- --liOOAslEiF7prFVr Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFHZn+kUn6S0hqD4tsRAubyAKCSxeNELiJEzIjBh5U7/XSFKRupFACfd9Q8 yHwj23eAQz2m30VxWie+lRA= =JEpr -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --liOOAslEiF7prFVr--