Re: can't build teTeX port in FreeBSD 8.2 amd64

2011-08-02 Thread Antonio Olivares
@all I notice that some of the packages that *are* missing have different names, for instance pdfnup is available on FreeBSD ports -> /usr/ports/print/pdfjam/ psnup is available on FreeBSD ports -> /usr/ports/print/psutils-letter/ These are automagically installed if one installs TeXLive full s

Re: can't build teTeX port in FreeBSD 8.2 amd64

2011-08-02 Thread Antonio Olivares
>> http://tobi.oetiker.ch/lshort/lshort-5.01.src.tar.gz >> >> ran gmake and I see the errors. >> > > One error is that in src/ folder, the file lshort-letter.tex does not > exist :(, if we cd to that folder and copy the lshort-a5.tex > lshort-letter.tex then it will build provided most of the other

Re: can't build teTeX port in FreeBSD 8.2 amd64

2011-07-31 Thread Antonio Olivares
> http://pastebin.com/23RCus2a > > http://tobi.oetiker.ch/lshort/lshort-5.01.src.tar.gz > > ran gmake and I see the errors. > One error is that in src/ folder, the file lshort-letter.tex does not exist :(, if we cd to that folder and copy the lshort-a5.tex lshort-letter.tex then it will build prov

Re: can't build teTeX port in FreeBSD 8.2 amd64

2011-07-31 Thread Antonio Olivares
> If you are using TeXLive, first check if a TeXLive package for what you want > exists. First tell tlmgr(1) to use a CTAN mirror: > >    tlmgr option repository http://mirror.ctan.org/systems/texlive/tlnet > > Then list all packages available: > >    tlmgr list|less > > The packages you have insta

Re: can't build teTeX port in FreeBSD 8.2 amd64

2011-07-31 Thread Anton Shterenlikht
On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 08:00:25PM -0500, Antonio Olivares wrote: > > I have been using TeX for a while and I have never had to set up > anthing like this :( I had used MikTeX in winblow$ and TeTeX in linux > distros and FreeBSD 5.3/FreeBSD6.2, and I had never had to mess with > TDS. I know, thi

Re: can't build teTeX port in FreeBSD 8.2 amd64

2011-07-30 Thread Roland Smith
On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 08:00:25PM -0500, Antonio Olivares wrote: > I have been using TeX for a while and I have never had to set up > anthing like this :( I had used MikTeX in winblow$ and TeTeX in linux > distros and FreeBSD 5.3/FreeBSD6.2, and I had never had to mess with > TDS. > > This is w

Re: can't build teTeX port in FreeBSD 8.2 amd64

2011-07-30 Thread Antonio Olivares
>> Which is this directory? > > I assumed you know. > > If you've got the full teTeX installation, > start with > > % texdoc tds > > tds (TDS) stands for Tex Directory Structure. > This is a sort of a standard on how tex > tree should be organised. teTeX tree > adheres to TDS convention. > > texdoc

Re: can't build teTeX port in FreeBSD 8.2 amd64

2011-07-30 Thread Anton Shterenlikht
On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 11:41:13PM +0100, Anton Shterenlikht wrote: >|-libraries >|---math >|---systemlayer >|---utilities >|-phaistos >|-shadethm >|---plain >|-pgf >|---basiclayer >|---frontendlayer >|---math >

Re: can't build teTeX port in FreeBSD 8.2 amd64

2011-07-30 Thread Anton Shterenlikht
On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 03:38:09PM -0500, Antonio Olivares wrote: > On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 2:52 PM, Anton Shterenlikht > wrote: > > On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 03:22:46PM -0500, Antonio Olivares wrote: > >> Here's another book with source code, and even with full texlive can't > >> get it to compile

Re: can't build teTeX port in FreeBSD 8.2 amd64

2011-07-30 Thread Antonio Olivares
On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 2:52 PM, Anton Shterenlikht wrote: > On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 03:22:46PM -0500, Antonio Olivares wrote: >> Here's another book with source code, and even with full texlive can't >> get it to compile properly :( >> >> http://www.mecmath.net/trig/ > > This took some time. I ha

Re: can't build teTeX port in FreeBSD 8.2 amd64

2011-07-30 Thread Anton Shterenlikht
On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 03:22:46PM -0500, Antonio Olivares wrote: > Here's another book with source code, and even with full texlive can't > get it to compile properly :( > > http://www.mecmath.net/trig/ This took some time. I had to update nomencl: http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/co

Re: can't build teTeX port in FreeBSD 8.2 amd64

2011-07-30 Thread Antonio Olivares
> If you know of another tex project where teTeX fails, > please send me the details. I'm keen to patch > teTeX as far as possible with no major > changes to TDS, i.e. just adding or updating > a package. > > -- Anton & et all, The famous lshort by Tobias Oetiker fails to compile with TeTeX freeb

Re: can't build teTeX port in FreeBSD 8.2 amd64

2011-07-28 Thread Antonio Olivares
Anton & et all, I have found another book diffyqs that does not compile with default teTeX, but does with TeXLive: Book is found here: http://www.jirka.org/diffyqs/ Source is here: http://www.jirka.org/diffyqs/diffyqs.tar.gz I create build script: /*** build script **/ #!/b

Re: can't build teTeX port in FreeBSD 8.2 amd64

2011-07-27 Thread Antonio Olivares
Anton & et all, > hrs@ has been most speedy and helpful. He added > > print/latex-chapterfolder > print/tex-mfpic > > With these 2 new ports + teTeX I can build this book > fully, no errors. Check it out. > > If you know of another tex project where teTeX fails, > please send me the details. I'm k

Re: can't build teTeX port in FreeBSD 8.2 amd64

2011-07-18 Thread Roland Smith
On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 11:38:22AM +0200, Polytropon wrote: > On Mon, 18 Jul 2011 10:19:13 +0100, Anton Shterenlikht wrote: > > If you know of another tex project where teTeX fails, > > please send me the details. I'm keen to patch > > teTeX as far as possible with no major > > changes to TDS, i.e.

Re: can't build teTeX port in FreeBSD 8.2 amd64

2011-07-18 Thread Anton Shterenlikht
On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 11:38:22AM +0200, Polytropon wrote: > On Mon, 18 Jul 2011 10:19:13 +0100, Anton Shterenlikht wrote: > > If you know of another tex project where teTeX fails, > > please send me the details. I'm keen to patch > > teTeX as far as possible with no major > > changes to TDS, i.e.

Re: can't build teTeX port in FreeBSD 8.2 amd64

2011-07-18 Thread Polytropon
On Mon, 18 Jul 2011 10:19:13 +0100, Anton Shterenlikht wrote: > If you know of another tex project where teTeX fails, > please send me the details. I'm keen to patch > teTeX as far as possible with no major > changes to TDS, i.e. just adding or updating > a package. If TeXlive is (or becomes) "the

Re: can't build teTeX port in FreeBSD 8.2 amd64

2011-07-18 Thread Anton Shterenlikht
On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 12:56:10AM +0100, Anton Shterenlikht wrote: > On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 09:33:45AM -0500, Antonio Olivares wrote: > > >> > I hoped for a true native port for TeXLive > > >> > > >> I can't see that it's really necessary. I remember difficulties with the > > >> 2009 release whe

Re: can't build teTeX port in FreeBSD 8.2 amd64

2011-07-16 Thread Christian Barthel
Hello, I've not really followed this message but I ran (nearly) into the same problem. I also need latex! But I don't want to use tetex because I am used to texlive. So, I downloaded the texlive ISO Image and installed it with the included script: http://www.tug.org/texlive/acquire-iso.html

Re: can't build teTeX port in FreeBSD 8.2 amd64

2011-07-16 Thread Jamie Paul Griffin
> Yes, I'm aware of this, but texlive > is not an option for me, unless and > until it appears in the port tree. > But I'm also aware of the "step up > or shut up" reality, so I shut up. As Frank pointed out, It's common to have more than one TeX distribution installed. I have had TeTex and TeXli

Re: can't build teTeX port in FreeBSD 8.2 amd64

2011-07-15 Thread Anton Shterenlikht
On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 10:19:13PM +0200, Roland Smith wrote: > On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 09:03:24AM +0100, Anton Shterenlikht wrote: > > On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 05:08:16PM +0100, Jamie Paul Griffin wrote: > > > > I would advise you to get TeXLive instead, but that is just me. You > > > > can instal

Re: can't build teTeX port in FreeBSD 8.2 amd64

2011-07-15 Thread Anton Shterenlikht
On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 09:33:45AM -0500, Antonio Olivares wrote: > >> > I hoped for a true native port for TeXLive > >> > >> I can't see that it's really necessary. I remember difficulties with the > >> 2009 release when FreeBSD binaries were not included but now they are the > >> installation i

Re: can't build teTeX port in FreeBSD 8.2 amd64

2011-07-15 Thread perryh
Frank Shute wrote: > On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 05:54:26PM +, Antonio Olivares wrote: > > ... For regular things, TeTeX is fine, but for bigger projects > > one can't do without texlive. I encountered the same problems > > with default tetex, but installed TeXLive from DVD and I no > > longer h

Re: can't build teTeX port in FreeBSD 8.2 amd64

2011-07-15 Thread Roland Smith
On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 09:03:24AM +0100, Anton Shterenlikht wrote: > On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 05:08:16PM +0100, Jamie Paul Griffin wrote: > > > I would advise you to get TeXLive instead, but that is just me. You > > > can install from TeXLive DVD, or go get a DVD with packages: > > > > I would

Re: can't build teTeX port in FreeBSD 8.2 amd64

2011-07-15 Thread Frank Shute
On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 05:54:26PM +, Antonio Olivares wrote: > [snip] > > Anton, > > This is what I mean. For regular things, TeTeX is fine, but for > bigger projects one can't do without texlive. I encountered the same > problems with default tetex, but installed TeXLive from DVD and I no

Re: can't build teTeX port in FreeBSD 8.2 amd64

2011-07-15 Thread Antonio Olivares
On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 3:31 PM, Anton Shterenlikht wrote: > On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 09:33:45AM -0500, Antonio Olivares wrote: >> >> > I hoped for a true native port for TeXLive >> >> >> >> I can't see that it's really necessary. I remember difficulties with the >> >> 2009 release when FreeBSD bi

Re: can't build teTeX port in FreeBSD 8.2 amd64

2011-07-15 Thread Anton Shterenlikht
On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 09:33:45AM -0500, Antonio Olivares wrote: > >> > I hoped for a true native port for TeXLive > >> > >> I can't see that it's really necessary. I remember difficulties with the > >> 2009 release when FreeBSD binaries were not included but now they are the > >> installation i

Re: can't build teTeX port in FreeBSD 8.2 amd64

2011-07-15 Thread Antonio Olivares
>> > I hoped for a true native port for TeXLive >> >> I can't see that it's really necessary. I remember difficulties with the >> 2009 release when FreeBSD binaries were not included but now they are the >> installation is headache-free. >> > > What exactly is missing from teTeX? Try this, get t

Re: can't build teTeX port in FreeBSD 8.2 amd64

2011-07-15 Thread Anton Shterenlikht
On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 05:08:16PM +0100, Jamie Paul Griffin wrote: > > I would advise you to get TeXLive instead, but that is just me. You > > can install from TeXLive DVD, or go get a DVD with packages: > > I would second that. It comes comlete with FreeBSD binaries for i386 and > amd64 in t

Re: can't build teTeX port in FreeBSD 8.2 amd64

2011-07-14 Thread Roland Smith
On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 05:08:16PM +0100, Jamie Paul Griffin wrote: > > I would advise you to get TeXLive instead, but that is just me. You > > can install from TeXLive DVD, or go get a DVD with packages: > > I would second that. It comes comlete with FreeBSD binaries for i386 and > amd64 in t

Re: can't build teTeX port in FreeBSD 8.2 amd64

2011-07-14 Thread Jamie Paul Griffin
> I would advise you to get TeXLive instead, but that is just me. You > can install from TeXLive DVD, or go get a DVD with packages: I would second that. It comes comlete with FreeBSD binaries for i386 and amd64 in the 2010 release and installing it is really easy. > I hoped for a true native

Re: can't build teTeX port in FreeBSD 8.2 amd64

2011-07-13 Thread Antonio Olivares
On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 4:53 PM, Jeff Hamann wrote: > I've tried to install the teTeX port (for pdflatex, etc.) and keep running > into this error. > > I can't seem to find a solution on the web and I could really use the help. > > freebsd-82-amd64# uname -a > FreeBSD freebsd-82-amd64.localdomain

Re: can't build teTeX port in FreeBSD 8.2 amd64

2011-07-13 Thread Anton Shterenlikht
On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 02:53:55PM -0700, Jeff Hamann wrote: > I've tried to install the teTeX port (for pdflatex, etc.) and keep running > into this error. > > I can't seem to find a solution on the web and I could really use the help. > > freebsd-82-amd64# uname -a > FreeBSD freebsd-82-amd64.l

can't build teTeX port in FreeBSD 8.2 amd64

2011-07-13 Thread Jeff Hamann
I've tried to install the teTeX port (for pdflatex, etc.) and keep running into this error. I can't seem to find a solution on the web and I could really use the help. freebsd-82-amd64# uname -a FreeBSD freebsd-82-amd64.localdomain 8.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 8.2-RELEASE #0: Thu Feb 17 02:41:51 UTC 201