Hi,
I would like to share that since the release of TeX Live 2024, anyone
interested can find the binaries for a "native" installation of TeX
Live on OpenBSD here:
https://sr.ht/~ralessi/texlive-openbsd
To make things clear, there are theoretically two ways of using TeX
Live on any system, including OpenBSD:
1. From ports, which is fine and works very well.
2. By installing the "native" TeX Live over the internet, which
facilitates the installation of new packages and the updating of
existing ones.
The page given above provides an easy way to build one's own custom
binaries to be used for the installation of TeX Live 2024 over the
internet.
Alternatively, ready-to-use binaries are also provided, and will
remain maintained, for both -stable and -current versions of OpenBSD.
Those can be easily updated over the course of the year when OpenBSD
itself is updated.
In addition to the standard binaries supported by TeX Live, the
following is provided:
- xindy
- LuaMetaTeX (ConTeXt)
- asymptote
- biber
I hope that anyone interested in the idea of constantly updating TeX
Live over the year with the "tlmgr" standard utility will enjoy this
little project.
All best,
-- Robert
