I know the policy, but the gnuplot portfile is designed to support
external tex installation because it uses bin:tex:tetex instead of
port:tetex. Currently "port install" is doing OK, but "port upgrade"
seems unable to parse the ${binpath} in macports.conf and forces me to
install teTeX. Either there's something wrong in the implementation of
the "upgrade" command, or I missed some configuration, but I highly
suspect it's the former case.And for the policy itself, I generally agree with it, but for this specific case, it's not really a good idea to force people install teTeX, because: 1) a lot of people are using MacTex; 2) the official teTeX has been discontinued. Best Regards, Xin Liu
MacPorts is designed to use its own software, not any other software you may have installed elsewhere. See the FAQ: http://trac.macosforge.org/projects/macports/wiki/ FAQ#WhyisMacPortsusingitsownlibraries
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