Re: Re: Re: Which latex should I install

2009-06-29 Thread af300wsm
On Jun 26, 2009 7:32am, Daniel Underwood djuatde...@gmail.com wrote: Hopefully Polytropon will chime in on this, but I had to install TeXLive for everything to work. Suggestion: try teTeX. If you encounter problems, then install TeXLive. Daniel, I wanted to ask, but neglected to

Re: Re: Re: Which latex should I install

2009-06-29 Thread Daniel Underwood
I wanted to ask, but neglected to until now, did you install from the DVD or the network? Also, did you install for FreeBSD (pre-compiled binaries), or I initially tried the network installation, but there are so many packages/files to retrieve that I quit and went for the DVD install. I

Re: Which latex should I install

2009-06-27 Thread Roland Smith
On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 01:14:55AM +0200, Polytropon wrote: On Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:32:31 -0400, Daniel Underwood djuatde...@gmail.com wrote: Hopefully Polytropon will chime in on this, but I had to install TeXLive for everything to work. Ere I am, J. H., the ghost in the machine. :-)

Re: Which latex should I install

2009-06-27 Thread Patrick Reich
On Fri, 2009-06-26 at 20:26 +, freebsd-questions-requ...@freebsd.org wrote: Message: 12 Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:40:44 +0200 From: Roland Smith rsm...@xs4all.nl Subject: Re: Re: Which latex should I install To: af300...@gmail.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID

Re: Which latex should I install

2009-06-27 Thread Roland Smith
On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 01:00:21AM -0500, Patrick Reich wrote: One thing to add here is that the ports tree remains tied to teTeX. If you install TexLive (either from DVD or Romain's) and then install a port like texmacs, lyx, texmaker, or auctex to edit your files, you'll pull in teTeX as a

Re: Which latex should I install

2009-06-27 Thread Glyn Millington
Patrick Reich rei...@austin.rr.com writes: One thing to add here is that the ports tree remains tied to teTeX. If you install TexLive (either from DVD or Romain's) and then install a port like texmacs, lyx, texmaker, or auctex to edit your files, you'll pull in teTeX as a dependency. You

Re: Which latex should I install

2009-06-26 Thread Daniel Underwood
I recently went through the ropes of installing latex on my FreeBSD machine. You may the discussion I had helpful. See # 256 and below, from here: http://docs.freebsd.org/mail/archive/2009/freebsd-questions/20090607.freebsd-questions.html ___

Re: Re: Which latex should I install

2009-06-26 Thread af300wsm
On Jun 26, 2009 6:41am, Daniel Underwood djuatde...@gmail.com wrote: I recently went through the ropes of installing latex on my FreeBSD machine. You may the discussion I had helpful. See # 256 and below, from here:

Re: Re: Which latex should I install

2009-06-26 Thread Daniel Underwood
Hopefully Polytropon will chime in on this, but I had to install TeXLive for everything to work. Suggestion: try teTeX. If you encounter problems, then install TeXLive. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list

Re: Re: Which latex should I install

2009-06-26 Thread Anton Shterenlikht
On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 09:32:31AM -0400, Daniel Underwood wrote: Hopefully Polytropon will chime in on this, but I had to install TeXLive for everything to work. Suggestion: try teTeX. If you encounter problems, then install TeXLive. Is there a FBSD port of TeXLive? -- Anton

Re: Re: Which latex should I install

2009-06-26 Thread Chris Rees
2009/6/26 Anton Shterenlikht me...@bristol.ac.uk: On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 09:32:31AM -0400, Daniel Underwood wrote: Hopefully Polytropon will chime in on this, but I had to install TeXLive for everything to work. Suggestion: try teTeX.  If you encounter problems, then install TeXLive. Is

Re: Re: Which latex should I install

2009-06-26 Thread Daniel Underwood
There is... but not an official one. Romain Tartière made a special form of ports tree, to be integrated with the 'official' tree for TeXLive. I didn't know that. I've had no problems with the generic version though. ___

Re: Re: Which latex should I install

2009-06-26 Thread Anton Shterenlikht
On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 10:21:37AM -0400, Daniel Underwood wrote: Is there a FBSD port of TeXLive? No, but it's not necessary. Just go here http://www.tug.org/texlive/acquire.html and download the DVD image. well.. I'll wait for some kind sole to put a texlive port together. Tetex port has

Re: Re: Which latex should I install

2009-06-26 Thread Roland Smith
On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 03:27:51PM +0100, Anton Shterenlikht wrote: On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 10:21:37AM -0400, Daniel Underwood wrote: Is there a FBSD port of TeXLive? No, but it's not necessary. Just go here http://www.tug.org/texlive/acquire.html and download the DVD image. well..

Re: Re: Re: Which latex should I install

2009-06-26 Thread af300wsm
On Jun 26, 2009 10:40am, Roland Smith rsm...@xs4all.nl wrote: On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 03:27:51PM +0100, Anton Shterenlikht wrote: On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 10:21:37AM -0400, Daniel Underwood wrote: Is there a FBSD port of TeXLive? No, but it's not necessary. Just go here

Re: Which latex should I install

2009-06-26 Thread Polytropon
On Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:32:31 -0400, Daniel Underwood djuatde...@gmail.com wrote: Hopefully Polytropon will chime in on this, but I had to install TeXLive for everything to work. Ere I am, J. H., the ghost in the machine. :-) I've never tried TeXLive, I have to admit, because I NEVER had ANY

Re: Which latex should I install

2009-06-26 Thread Daniel Underwood
Polytropon, here is the problem I was having: http://docs.freebsd.org/cgi/getmsg.cgi?fetch=2351398+0+archive/2009/freebsd-questions/20090607.freebsd-questions Granted, that's not much to go on :) ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list

Re: Which latex should I install

2009-06-26 Thread Polytropon
On Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:53:46 -0400, Daniel Underwood djuatde...@gmail.com wrote: Polytropon, here is the problem I was having: http://docs.freebsd.org/cgi/getmsg.cgi?fetch=2351398+0+archive/2009/freebsd-questions/20090607.freebsd-questions Granted, that's not much to go on :) Ah, I see, the

Re: Which latex should I install

2009-06-25 Thread Polytropon
On Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:38:00 +, af300...@gmail.com wrote: for LaTeX. I was using a Linux system at work and would like to install it on my FreeBSD system at home since I've been looking for something like this for exchanging math questions I have with a friend who's helping me

Re: Which latex should I install

2009-06-25 Thread Olivier Nicole
Hi, Just today I found the marvel of LaTeX while looking over a quick how-to for LaTeX. Congratulation brother, you've seen the light :)) Now for you technical questions, Polytropon has replied. Bests, Olivier ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org