Hi Liviu, > I know what went wrong, I missed the "detail" that I need to install > something :-( (or, more correctly, more than "make install"). > > Up to now I successfully installed tens of other unix/linux packages, and all > required nothing more than source packages. tex is different, it basically > comes as a large collection of binary packages that need to be installed > separately.
Well, nobody took the time and energy to write a auto*/Makefile* configuration at the root of the DVD, which calls the build process in the source directory, then installs the generated binaries into the correct Master/bin/$ARCH/ dirs, then runs install-tl... > I only need texlive to pass the openocd & qemu documentation builds, and I > need it installed automatically (by a script) in a custom folder, so MacTex > is not exactly the preferred choice. Do you *need* to recompile the binaries? There are options, without any problem: Debian ships TeX Live packages since more than 10 years, and all of them are build from source, no binaries included. It can be done, but it needs a bit of work. The easiest way if you absolutely need to compile your own binaries is as I wrote: * compile them * copy them into Master/bin/$ARCH/ * genereate a texlive.profile * run install-tl -profile texlive.profile That can all be automatized and done offline and without human attendance. But actually, this is not a question of texinfo .... All the best Norbert -- PREINING Norbert + TeX Live & Debian Developer + http://www.preining.info GPG: 0x860CDC13 fp: F7D8 A928 26E3 16A1 9FA0 ACF0 6CAC A448 860C DC13