From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 30 10:35:55 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9789BBE5 for ; Sun, 30 Dec 2012 10:35:55 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from utisoft@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ia0-f174.google.com (mail-ia0-f174.google.com [209.85.210.174]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 542ED8FC08 for ; Sun, 30 Dec 2012 10:35:55 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-ia0-f174.google.com with SMTP id y25so9780879iay.19 for ; Sun, 30 Dec 2012 02:35:54 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=LlDAimPuqwpFdSKzYSxZ/eeRrylj1rDf8eu/66qIsfI=; b=n1uaYh37R0MeJ2Z8DtEnsS45DBpXZT4e+RefKa8l1oJAliY+QOcnerJSaMBVHIN/TZ Uk9i23DmV8nzh9r/Bf4+k8Gecq3ElgbZbowayAnEXmyz00ZWRkitgY7wg2lJuwL8U5gy QiE2z7Td5KIJJ0JsK+YMZ/ltfOIhzL3XxjWK3aMp1osKlG9KZ5fmT21tJtA8zHvZ148P XsHr27gFXVyEgDdKvkzW4xMiD7VvLaKc3io/xWJlRKD1hBIpXKdMpC54y/htrtI/g33+ aSkxY1OVqorp8Xjaga6Ek9NUHLgmZIFgWnQPS9qHMCeL9O/cZYkjDWiYXcWiXxdBx+eJ QBkA== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.50.152.137 with SMTP id uy9mr32767157igb.62.1356863754524; Sun, 30 Dec 2012 02:35:54 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.64.65.132 with HTTP; Sun, 30 Dec 2012 02:35:54 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.64.65.132 with HTTP; Sun, 30 Dec 2012 02:35:54 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2012 10:35:54 +0000 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Stumbling block on updating devel/doxygen From: Chris Rees To: Thomas Mueller Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.14 Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2012 10:35:55 -0000 On 30 Dec 2012 10:13, "Thomas Mueller" wrote: > > > As the maintainer of devel/doxygen, I am trying to update the port to 1.8.3. > > But I am running into an error upon it trying to create it's docs. This > > appears to be due to the version of latex we use from teTeX being too old. > > > The problem is that it is failing on creating a .dvi version of the manual > > in order to create a .ps version of it. The creation of the .pdf version of > > the manual appears to be fine, but the creation of the other two appears to > > be specific to the FreeBSD port, and was being done prior to my taking over > > the port. > > > What I need to know is if there is actually a demand for the .dvi/.ps > > versions of the doxygen manual. I have been receiving some help from > > doxygen's developer, but considering that this problem isn't in an > > unmodified version of doxygen, I would prefer to stop supplying the .dvi/.ps > > files. > > > Thanks, > > Naram Qashat > > I think most modern printers handle .pdf files, and a package/port like xpdf > can read .pdf files without printing. I don't see .dvi/.ps files as useful, > more of a nuisance, but maybe some people have use for .dvi files with various > versions of TeX? Unless someone comes up with a good reason, I would leave them out. Anyone who is desperate for those files should have the skills to make them themselves. Chris