Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 07:03:32 -0600 From: Tillman Hodgson <tillman@seekingfire.com> To: FreeBSD-Ports <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: TeX port ver 3.14159_1 - can't find distfiles? Message-ID: <20030828070332.V5182@seekingfire.com> In-Reply-To: <20030828073707.GB27327@weirdos.oban.frmug.org>; from olive@oban.frmug.org on Thu, Aug 28, 2003 at 09:37:08AM %2B0200 References: <20030827194203.S5182@seekingfire.com> <20030828073707.GB27327@weirdos.oban.frmug.org>
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On Thu, Aug 28, 2003 at 09:37:08AM +0200, Olivier Tharan wrote:
> * Tillman Hodgson <tillman@seekingfire.com> (20030827 19:42):
> > The distfiles don't appear to exist on any of the sources the port knows
> > about. That's been the case for at least several days now.
> >
> > <snip>
> > >> Couldn't fetch it - please try to retrieve this
> > >> port manually into /usr/ports/distfiles/tex and try again.
> > *** Error code 1
> >
> > Is this a known problem?
>
> As far as I followed earlier discussions on the subject, everyone will
> tell you to install teTeX instead, as it gives you a better TeX
> distribution. Perhaps we can discuss the removal of the tex and latex
> ports, eventually.
>
Ah, that makes sense. As I have tetex I should be able to just gget rid
of tex and latex.
Thanks,
-T
--
The sound of water says what I think.
Chuang-Tzu
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