Adding the list. On Feb 11, 2014, at 4:55AM, Sterling Smith wrote:
> Fellow User, > > According to > > https://trac.macports.org/wiki/FAQ#usrlocal > > you could try to rename /usr/local. MacPorts doesn't install anything to > /usr/local. If there is anything that stops working, then try to install it > from MacPorts instead. For instance: > >> port search lyx > <...> > Found 2 ports. >> port search latex > <...> > Found 34 ports. > > Also note that texlive is broken into smaller pieces > http://trac.macports.org/wiki/TeXLivePackages > > Hope that helps, > Sterling > > > On Feb 11, 2014, at 1:08AM, [email protected] wrote: > >> (I apologize if this message appears more than once; I haven't used the list >> in a long time, and I had some problem figuring out how I set it up the >> first time. I have tried a few times to post, but it has failed to >> appear...I think I was using the right address this time, though I also >> tried to post via gmane....) >> >> Based on some bad internet advice I appear to have installed homebrew >> without realizing it is not compatible (so to speak) with macports, and so I >> installed ghostscript via homebrew, without realizing that I had already >> installed it via macports, and that it appears to have been already >> installed "natively"... >> >> What I mean is: >> >> If I "port installed" I can see >> ghostscript @9.10_0 >> ghostscript @9.10_2+x11 (active) >> >> If I "brew list installed" I see >> ghostscript: stable 9.07, HEAD >> but actually it is not linked, and I get a message >> Could not symlink file: /usr/local/Cellar/ghostscript/9.07/bin/wftopfa >> Target /usr/local/bin/wftopfa already exists. You may need to delete it. >> >> but if I just run gs straight from the terminal, I have >> GPL Ghostscript 9.05 (2012-02-08) >> >> I don't know how I created this mess...but am not sure what to do. >> >> Should I delete ghostscript from homebrew? If I do will I destroy it from >> macports? Will I destroy the 9.05 version? >> I know that I am using ghostscript with LyX and some other TeX programs...I >> will have to figure out how to make sure they will still function but I >> think they all look for gs in usr/local/bin...ack! >> _______________________________________________ >> macports-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-users > _______________________________________________ macports-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-users
