Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 19:48:52 -0500 (EST) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu> To: Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> Cc: John Fieber <jfieber@indiana.edu>, dec@phoenix.its.rpi.edu, ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: LaTeX2e-97.06 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971119194718.14432I-100000@picnic.mat.net> In-Reply-To: <199711192247.OAA04431@tao.thought.org>
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On Wed, 19 Nov 1997, Gary Kline wrote: > According to John Fieber: > > On Wed, 19 Nov 1997, David E. Cross wrote: > > > > > There seems to be a problem with both the package and port LaTeX2e-97.06 > > > on 2.2.5-RELEASE, I have reinstalled the package 2 times, and the port > > > will not even build. > > > > I know there was a problem in the past with the packaging of TeX. > > When two packages install files with the same name and packages > > are made after installing both, at least one of the packages will > > contain the incorrect files. > > > > To do it properly, you would have to build, install, package and > > remove each port separately instead of building all, then > > packaging all. I don't know if the package building for the > > releases was fixed in this respect....if not, I'll bet that is > > the problem. > > > > Hmm. The last time I got involved with the TeX > world, I spend 4+ months with it; then it was never > 100%. > > Is there any porting tutorial that lists the necessary > steps, (1), (2), (3).... (n-1) that will get things > built? Yeah, Bernd Rosauer did a fantastic job on the teTeX port, and it installs as complete a TeX environment as you could ask for (Yes, LaTeX too). I tried several months ago (March), and quit > when the installation bombed... > > gary > > > > > > > > > -- > Gary D. Kline kline@tao.thought.org Public service uNix > > > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@glue.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 213 Lakeside Drive Apt T-1 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and picnic, both FreeBSD (301) 220-2114 | version 3.0 current -- and great FUN! ----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------
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