Some people already said that they have their TeX packages; maybe they can contribute them.
Also the Debian Linux "Sciences" team may have Perl scripts (or other scripts) to classify the files. Also for example at Slackware https://mirrors.slackware.com/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/t/ in the t (tex) series they have a 76 MB package. https://mirrors.slackware.com/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/t/texlive-2020.200608-x86_64-3.txt texlive: This package contains binaries, support files, TeX formats and texlive: packages, and other files included in the TeXLive TeX distribution. texlive: Included are input files for TeX, runtime configuration files, texlive: hyphenation tables, manpages, and the computer modern fonts. texlive: texlive: SlackBuilds.org has more texmf files and documentation in the texlive: texlive-extra and texlive-docs packages. So basically the entire TeXlive distribution must be divided in smaller packages, like texlive-extra , texlive-docs, etc. In order to have a small package to start with for casual TeX users, and also provide additional full installs for advanced users. David Stes ----- Op 27 jan 2021 om 19:13 schreef Andreas Wacknitz a.wackn...@gmx.de: > Am 27.01.21 um 17:19 schrieb s...@pandora.be: >> I have the impression that there is interest in a tex or texlive package, >> in the OI repository. >> >> Also there were already several IPS packages created apparently, >> in the past, such as the OmniOS and/or many others, >> and there's likely to be advanced TeX users reading this list. >> >> This is not so strange, as TeX programming is quite advanced, >> I think many users compile their own TeX from sources (as I do), >> and TeX also has a "full set of tools" to "program" TeX, >> and Perl programs to convert all sorts of formats into/from TeX. >> >> I don't think it requires testing to see whether TeX or TeXlive builds, >> compiles and/or works on OI. >> >> The question is rather whether the OI repository has to offer it, >> and whether someone who would work on it, >> is not doing the work to then find out the pull request would be rejected. >> >> Note that offering OpenIndiana tex or texlive is not obvious, >> as then it requires storage (space) and, >> someone to support TeX in the future, although the last issue, >> is probably not that hard, since TeX is very mature, or very stable. >> >> It may be a better choice to have an independent source or repository, >> outside of OpenIndiana, offering the package >> >> Such as https://www.opencsw.org/ >> >> In fact if OI would carry TeX in its repository, that version would likely >> "compete" in some sense with the opencsw version, > To my knowledge opencsw provides packages for Solaris 10 and earlier. > Having our own TeXLive packages would be a big win. We already have a > package that > depends on libsynctex which we added separately. > >> as OI users would then have an easy way to install TeX from the OI repo. >> >> Currently on the github page of OpenIndiana I see one project: >> >> https://github.com/OpenIndiana/oi-userland/projects >> >> there is one project called GCC >> >> Would it be possible for someone who has the necessary permissions, >> to open a project on github oi-userland called TeX ? > Done. > Now you have to fill it with (tex)life :D > > Andreas > > _______________________________________________ > oi-dev mailing list > oi-dev@openindiana.org > https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/oi-dev _______________________________________________ oi-dev mailing list oi-dev@openindiana.org https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/oi-dev
