Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:49:25 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Jamie Paul Griffin <jamie@kode5.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freebsd-texlive port Message-ID: <20121010174925.bf530323.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <20121010130144.GA12086@osx.kode5.net> References: <20121010015528.GA29059@shellx.eskimo.com> <CAJ5UdcNPFnpZki64cBPhL-E77MX4bR1irP_%2B-%2BBiiz4NYzpjjA@mail.gmail.com> <20121010130144.GA12086@osx.kode5.net>
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On Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:01:44 +0100, Jamie Paul Griffin wrote: > If you prefer, you can just use the download dvd or netinstall from the > texlive website. They have provided binaries for FreeBSD. I installed > the full TeX distribution myself just the other week on FreeBSD 9. So no > need to use the ports system if you don't want. The only remaining problem will be dependencies within the port management system, e. g. ports requiring a TeX distribution which defaults to teTeX... By the way, would it be possible or desired to introduce a setting to /etc/make.conf regarding _which_ TeX distribution to use, e. g. WITH_TEX=texlive (will install TeXlive) or WITH_TEX=teTeX (will install teTeX) if a dependency of TeX is requested? -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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