Yes, but since then (and I believe since August) TeXLive 2008 has been released, and it seems to be more amenable to adaptation to the Fink world. I was planning on a full package with multiple components, similar to some of the prior discussions. Once I have done an initial build of the whole thing I'll have a much better idea of what packages I would propose to carve it up into (if that makes any sense).
Peace - John On Dec 11, 2008, at 2:43 AM, Martin Costabel wrote: > John Ridgway wrote: >> Friends - >> I am thinking about tackling (once more) the idea of adding TeXLive >> to Fink (unless someone is already working on it -- I haven't >> been reading the posts recently); > > I am following the mailing lists quite closely, and I haven't seen > anyone declaring a firm intention to make such packages. > > The latest thing close to such an intention was a post by Max Horn > on this list back in May 2008 in a discussion in which you > participated. This was not about real texlive packages, only a > virtual package that allowed to use a self-installed texlive instead > of Fink's texmf packages. Is this still what you intend to create? > Nothing came of that discussion, anyway. > > Otherwise there were discussions on the fink-beginners list, in > April and August 2008, for example. What was pointed out is that > both debian and macports have (full, not ony virtual) texlive > packages that could be studied as recipes for making Fink packages, > but that this would require hard work. > > -- > Martin > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SF.Net email is Sponsored by MIX09, March 18-20, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The future of the web can't happen without you. Join us at MIX09 to help pave the way to the Next Web now. Learn more and register at http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;208669438;13503038;i?http://2009.visitmix.com/ _______________________________________________ Fink-devel mailing list Fink-devel@lists.sourceforge.net http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.devel
