Re: Installing latest version of LaTeX
Le 7 juin 09 à 06:48, Daniel Underwood a écrit : Installed texlive from ISO, and it all works perfectly now. Thanks folks! However, you may realize that ports installing LaTeX style files (or other things) usually do it in a directory that TeXlive is not aware of. You have to play a bit with `texmf.cnf' to fix this. If you do not need the most fancy things in the TeX world (like LuaTeX), you can go with teTeX and add TeXlive's texmf tree in /usr/ local/share/texmf/texmf-local, and replace teTeX updmap.conf files with TeXlive's. This works well and plays nicely with ports depending of LaTeX. -- Cheers, Michaël ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Installing latest version of LaTeX
On Fri, Jun 05, 2009 at 09:31:11PM -0400, Daniel Underwood wrote: I added the winefish package (LaTeX editor) and installed the print/latex port. During the installation/building of the latex port, I received a message that the version being installed was over 5 years old. When I tried to add latex via pkg_add, I had no success (I assumed the package was named latex, but it wasn't found). Winefish works, and latex appears to be installed, but I get errors using code I know to be flawless. I suspect this relates to out-of-date latex on my machine. MY QUESTION: Please help me to install the newest version of latex. I'm using 7.2-RELEASE. Use the TeXLive distribution instead. You can find this at http://www.tug.org/texlive/acquire.html The latest version is TeXLive 2008. This comes complete with FreeBSD binaries for 7.x (i386 and amd64) on the DVD, so you don't have to compile anything. Unfortunately this is not in ports yet. The consequence of this is that if you want to install other ports that depend on TeX, you'll have to edit the Makefiles of these ports to remove the TeX dependencies before installing them. Roland -- R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725) pgpSE8CyQd2Zj.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Installing latest version of LaTeX
bf bf20...@yahoo.com writes: Thanks for the info. I'll have to try to install TeX Live. This is not trivial, which is one of the reasons it hasn't been done. Well *porting* TeX Live is certainly not trivial! But actually installing it as free-standing software is not too hard. Get it from here: http://www.tug.org/texlive/acquire.html I find that the live installation over the internet works very well - the links are there on the same page. Everything is installed in its own directory structure so it is easy to clean out if you need to do so. One useful point - in the main menu TeX Live gives the opportunity for the installer to create symbolic links to its main programs in standard directories. It is so much easier than doing so by hand!! If you decide to download the huge iso instead, just mount it and install from there. mount_cd9660 -o ro /dev/`mdconfig -a -t vnode -f /path/to/file.iso` /mount-point Good luck:-) Glyn ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Installing latest version of LaTeX
On Fri, Jun 05, 2009 at 10:20:10PM -0400, Daniel Underwood wrote: Thanks for the info. I'll have to try to install TeX Live. Running the latex command on a .tex file, I keep getting this error: xcolor.sty 140 Undefined control xcolor.sty 140 Emergency stop. *exit code: 1 No idea what's going on though... Maybe a corrupted file? Re-download the package from CTAN at http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/xcolor/, install it over the old one and try again. Make sure that the output driver that you are using is supported by xcolor.sty! See the documentation (xcolor.pdf). Roland -- R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725) pgpRUVfP4HIBw.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Installing latest version of LaTeX
On Sat, Jun 06, 2009 at 07:34:07AM +0100, Glyn Millington wrote: bf bf20...@yahoo.com writes: Thanks for the info. I'll have to try to install TeX Live. This is not trivial, which is one of the reasons it hasn't been done. Well *porting* TeX Live is certainly not trivial! But actually installing it as free-standing software is not too hard. Get it from here: http://www.tug.org/texlive/acquire.html I find that the live installation over the internet works very well - the links are there on the same page. Everything is installed in its own directory structure so it is easy to clean out if you need to do so. One useful point - in the main menu TeX Live gives the opportunity for the installer to create symbolic links to its main programs in standard directories. It is so much easier than doing so by hand!! It is less messy if you just add the path to the TeXLive binaries to the path element of the default profile in /etc/login.conf: default:\ :passwd_format=blf:\ :copyright=/etc/COPYRIGHT:\ :welcome=/etc/motd:\ :setenv=MAIL=/var/mail/$,BLOCKSIZE=K,FTP_PASSIVE_MODE=YES,LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8:\ :path=/sbin /bin /usr/sbin /usr/bin /usr/games /usr/local/sbin /usr/local/bin /usr/local/texlive/2008/bin/amd64-freebsd ~/bin:\ :nologin=/var/run/nologin:\ :cputime=unlimited:\ :datasize=unlimited:\ :stacksize=unlimited:\ :memorylocked=unlimited:\ :memoryuse=unlimited:\ :filesize=unlimited:\ :coredumpsize=unlimited:\ :openfiles=unlimited:\ :maxproc=200:\ :sbsize=unlimited:\ :vmemoryuse=unlimited:\ :priority=0:\ :ignoretime@:\ :umask=022: Also add the location of the manpages to /etc/manpath.config: OPTIONAL_MANPATH/usr/local/texlive/2008/texmf/doc/man MANPATH_MAP usr/local/texlive/2008/bin/amd64-freebsd /usr/local/texlive/2008/texmf/doc/man You should change the paths to match those in your own installation. Roland -- R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725) pgppilbd6ExDn.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Installing latest version of LaTeX
Roland Smith rsm...@xs4all.nl writes: On Sat, Jun 06, 2009 at 07:34:07AM +0100, Glyn Millington wrote: bf bf20...@yahoo.com writes: Thanks for the info. I'll have to try to install TeX Live. This is not trivial, which is one of the reasons it hasn't been done. Well *porting* TeX Live is certainly not trivial! But actually installing it as free-standing software is not too hard. Get it from here: http://www.tug.org/texlive/acquire.html I find that the live installation over the internet works very well - the links are there on the same page. Everything is installed in its own directory structure so it is easy to clean out if you need to do so. One useful point - in the main menu TeX Live gives the opportunity for the installer to create symbolic links to its main programs in standard directories. It is so much easier than doing so by hand!! It is less messy if you just add the path to the TeXLive binaries to the path element of the default profile in /etc/login.conf: Brilliant!! - that never occurred to me :-) atb Glyn ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Installing latest version of LaTeX
print/latex port. During the installation/building of the latex port, I received a message that the version being installed was over 5 years old. When I tried to add latex via pkg_add, I had no success (I assumed the package was named latex, but it wasn't found). Winefish works, and latex appears to be installed, but I get errors using code I know to be flawless. I suspect this relates to out-of-date latex on my machine. why not print/teTeX ? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Installing latest version of LaTeX
On Sat, Jun 06, 2009 at 09:49:51AM +0200, Wojciech Puchar wrote: snip Winefish works, and latex appears to be installed, but I get errors using code I know to be flawless. I suspect this relates to out-of-date latex on my machine. why not print/teTeX Because teTeX is unmaintained upstream as of 2006. See http://www.tug.org/tetex/ Essentially is has been deprecated in favor of TeXLive. Roland -- R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725) pgpcrYCE7lGIC.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Installing latest version of LaTeX
Having trouble mounting the ISO: [dan...@bsdbox ~]$ sudo mount_cd9660 -o ro /dev/`mdconfig -a -t vnode -f ./texlve2008.iso` ./mount/ mdconfig: open(/dev/mdctl): Permission denied mount_cd9660: /dev: Block device required [dan...@bsdbox ~]$ Please help me figure this out. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Installing latest version of LaTeX
On Sat, Jun 06, 2009 at 01:46:36PM -0400, Daniel Underwood wrote: Having trouble mounting the ISO: [dan...@bsdbox ~]$ sudo mount_cd9660 -o ro /dev/`mdconfig -a -t vnode -f ./texlve2008.iso` ./mount/ mdconfig: open(/dev/mdctl): Permission denied Regular users don't have read/write permissions on /dev/mdctl. So either change those permissions so that your user-id has those permissions, or run mdconfig as root. Roland -- R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725) pgpDcZDSusgIZ.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Installing latest version of LaTeX
Roland Smith wrote: On Sat, Jun 06, 2009 at 01:46:36PM -0400, Daniel Underwood wrote: Having trouble mounting the ISO: [dan...@bsdbox ~]$ sudo mount_cd9660 -o ro /dev/`mdconfig -a -t vnode -f ./texlve2008.iso` ./mount/ mdconfig: open(/dev/mdctl): Permission denied Regular users don't have read/write permissions on /dev/mdctl. So either change those permissions so that your user-id has those permissions, or run mdconfig as root. Hmmm, one might think that 'sudo' does exactly that ;-) Peter -- http://www.boosten.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Installing latest version of LaTeX
On Sat, Jun 06, 2009 at 08:04:19PM +0200, Peter Boosten wrote: Roland Smith wrote: On Sat, Jun 06, 2009 at 01:46:36PM -0400, Daniel Underwood wrote: Having trouble mounting the ISO: [dan...@bsdbox ~]$ sudo mount_cd9660 -o ro /dev/`mdconfig -a -t vnode -f ./texlve2008.iso` ./mount/ mdconfig: open(/dev/mdctl): Permission denied Regular users don't have read/write permissions on /dev/mdctl. So either change those permissions so that your user-id has those permissions, or run mdconfig as root. Hmmm, one might think that 'sudo' does exactly that ;-) It does that for the mount_cd9660 command, but _before_ sudo it called, the code between backticks is executed by the shell as the regular user. I thought that was obvious, so I didn't mention it. Roland -- R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725) pgpPCppAPdDUs.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Installing latest version of LaTeX
Roland Smith wrote: On Sat, Jun 06, 2009 at 08:04:19PM +0200, Peter Boosten wrote: Roland Smith wrote: On Sat, Jun 06, 2009 at 01:46:36PM -0400, Daniel Underwood wrote: Having trouble mounting the ISO: [dan...@bsdbox ~]$ sudo mount_cd9660 -o ro /dev/`mdconfig -a -t vnode -f ./texlve2008.iso` ./mount/ mdconfig: open(/dev/mdctl): Permission denied Regular users don't have read/write permissions on /dev/mdctl. So either change those permissions so that your user-id has those permissions, or run mdconfig as root. Hmmm, one might think that 'sudo' does exactly that ;-) It does that for the mount_cd9660 command, but _before_ sudo it called, the code between backticks is executed by the shell as the regular user. I thought that was obvious, so I didn't mention it. Ah, yeah, you're right. Sorry, missed that one. Peter -- http://www.boosten.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Installing latest version of LaTeX
Roland Smith xs4all.nl!rsm...@agora.rdrop.com wrote: On Sat, Jun 06, 2009 at 08:04:19PM +0200, Peter Boosten wrote: Roland Smith wrote: On Sat, Jun 06, 2009 at 01:46:36PM -0400, Daniel Underwood wrote: Having trouble mounting the ISO: [dan...@bsdbox ~]$ sudo mount_cd9660 -o ro /dev/`mdconfig -a -t vnode -f ./texlve2008.iso` ./mount/ mdconfig: open(/dev/mdctl): Permission denied Regular users don't have read/write permissions on /dev/mdctl. ... Hmmm, one might think that 'sudo' does exactly that ;-) It does that for the mount_cd9660 command, but _before_ sudo it called, the code between backticks is executed by the shell as the regular user. I thought that was obvious, so I didn't mention it. Perhaps (untested): sudo 'mount_cd9660 -o ro /dev/`mdconfig -a -t vnode -f ./texlve2008.iso` ./mount/' The idea being that, AFAIK, backticks within single quotes won't be interpreted by the current shell, so should be handled by the sudo shell. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Installing latest version of LaTeX
Installed texlive from ISO, and it all works perfectly now. Thanks folks! ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Installing latest version of LaTeX
I added the winefish package (LaTeX editor) and installed the print/latex port. During the installation/building of the latex port, I received a message that the version being installed was over 5 years old. When I tried to add latex via pkg_add, I had no success (I assumed the package was named latex, but it wasn't found). Winefish works, and latex appears to be installed, but I get errors using code I know to be flawless. I suspect this relates to out-of-date latex on my machine. MY QUESTION: Please help me to install the newest version of latex. I'm using 7.2-RELEASE. Thanks, Daniel ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Installing latest version of LaTeX
MY QUESTION: Please help me to install the newest version of latex. I'm using 7.2-RELEASE. Install the latest version available in FreeBSD Ports, which is in print/teTeX. If your program still doesn't function properly, then you're probably have to install a more recent version of TeX Live ( http://www.tug.org/texlive/ ) on your own, because despite repeated attempts and a lot of talk, no one has introduced this into FreeBSD Ports yet. b. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Installing latest version of LaTeX
Thanks for the info. I'll have to try to install TeX Live. despite repeated attempts and a lot of talk, no one has introduced this into FreeBSD Ports yet -- that's a shame... (La)TeX is a must-have tool for me. I usually do most of my LaTeX'ing in Linux, but I'd love to be able to use FreeBSD once in a while. Running the latex command on a .tex file, I keep getting this error: xcolor.sty 140 Undefined control xcolor.sty 140 Emergency stop. *exit code: 1 No idea what's going on though... Daniel ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: Installing latest version of LaTeX
Thanks for the info. I'll have to try to install TeX Live. This is not trivial, which is one of the reasons it hasn't been done. First, try to diagnose your errors with TeTeX. You should probably be able to get this to work. The errors may have to do with your files, or the commands you are using. You can ask the TeTeX maintainer for help if you have thought about it and can't determine the problem. If you _must_ have TeX Live, try the live DVD. If you _must_ have an installation, see: http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports/2009-February/053195.html and try romain at blogreen.org or hrs at freebsd.org for help. b. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
