texlive_base

base binaries for TeXLive typesetting distribution

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  1. Package version
    texlive_base-2023
  2. Maintainer
    Edd Barrett

TeX Live is an easy way to get up and running with TeX. It provides a
comprehensive TeX system which includes all the major TeX-related
programs, macro packages, and fonts that are free software, including
support for many languages around the world.

This package contains the binary programs required by TeXLive.

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| Running ${PKGSTEM} on OpenBSD
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Texmf Subsets
=============

There are a number of texmf trees in the OpenBSD packages:

texmf-buildset:
The smallest of the subsets. This is primarily for building OpenBSD
ports (approx 275MB).

texmf-minimal:
A teTeX like tree, suitable for casual TeX users who do not need many
extra macros or ConTeXt (approx 320MB).

texmf-full:
Extra macros (approx 1.1GB).

texmf-context:
Macros for the conTeXt typesetter (approx 15MB).

This was separated because conTeXt maintains it's own hashes separate
from that of libkpse. As 99% of users don't use this, these hashes are
generated only when the conTeXt macros are installed.

texmf-docs:
Documentation (approx 1.4GB).

To take load off the OpenBSD mirrors this is only the documentation
for the texmf-minimal and texmf-buildset trees. This should include
documentation for the most popular packages.

All sizes are approximate compressed package sizes and the texmf package
contents do not overlap.

There is a *lot* of functionality in texmf-full, so before reporting
"missing" features, please try installing texmf-full first. Eg. xindy
requires texmf-full.

User Local Texmf Trees
======================

Individual users may override or add to the TeX class and style files
supplied by TeX Live by installing them into ~/texmf. There is no need
to run mktexlsr(1) for a texmf tree in a user's $HOME. You can test the
installation by searching for the files using kpsewhich(1). Eg:

% find $HOME/texmf
/home/edd/texmf
/home/edd/texmf/tex
/home/edd/texmf/tex/latex
/home/edd/texmf/tex/latex/acronym
/home/edd/texmf/tex/latex/acronym/acronym.sty
% kpsewhich acronym.sty
/home/edd/texmf/tex/latex/acronym/acronym.sty

Other Misc. Notes
=================

Beta-testing Binaries
---------------------

TeX Live now includes binaries suffixed with `-dev` (e.g. pdflatex-dev). These
are beta versions of the typesetters, included in the distribution to encourage
testing.

https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/506646/what-is-latex-dev

Tlmgr
-----

The 'tlmgr' script is disabled in the OpenBSD package. If you were to use
tlmgr to alter/update your texmf, the package tools would become rather upset.

Soft Dependencies
-----------------

Some requirements of TeX Live were not included as dependencies to make the
package less bloated for people who don't need those features.

As far as I know:

* asymptote is in ports: graphics/asymptote
* TeX Works is editors/texworks
* latexmk is textproc/latexmk
* textproc/py-pygments is required for the minted package.
* converters/unix2dos is needed for installfont-tl script
* x11/tk/${MODTK_VERSION} is needed for epspdftk
* lang/ruby/${MODRUBY_LIBREV} is needed for convbkmk, epspdf, and
other stuff.
* Some scripts need bash.

If you know more, please mail the package maintainer.

Notes for Developers
--------------------

* If you have a port which needs TeX stuff at build time, then it should
BUILD_DEPENDS upon texlive_base which in turn will pull in
texlive_texmf-buildset.

* If the buildset is missing something that your port needs to build, then
you can depend temporarily upon texlive_texmf-minimal or texlive_texmf-full.
If you have to do this, please send an email to MAINTAINER so that we can
have the support you need added to the buildset texmf.

* If a non-texlive port installs texmf files then they should be installed
into share/texmf-local, NOT share/texmf or share/texmf-dist.

ConTeXt Broken
--------------

I was unable to get the new ConTeXt with LuaMetaTeX working on OpenBSD.

After trying to debug it myself with no joy, I tried asking upstream, but got
no reponse:

- https://www.mail-archive.com/ntg-context@ntg.nl/msg105219.html
- https://github.com/contextgarden/luametatex/issues/7

Note to devs: if fixing context, please regen the pregen tarball after these
steps: https://texdoc.org/serve/tiptrick.pdf/0

Have fun TeXing.

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