[tex-live] TeX Live on NetBSD: first steps

[Jukka Salmi]

Zdenek Wagner --> tex-live (2007-06-13 13:55:07 +0200):
> 2007/6/13, Jukka Salmi <j+tex-live at 2007.salmi.ch>:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm trying install TeX Live on a NetBSD system because I want to use
>> LaTeX. Building the [1]sources using the `Build' script worked (almost)
>> out of the box, so now I have a TeX Live installation in `inst/'.
>>
>> What steps do I have to take next? Except for moving the `inst/'
>> contents to the desired destination... E.g. I tried to run latex and
>> failed:
>>
>> $ PATH=/usr/local/src/texlive/inst/bin/i386-unknown-netbsdelf4.99.20:$PATH
>> $ MANPATH=/usr/local/src/texlive/inst/man:$MANPATH
>> $ tex --version
>> TeX 3.141592 (Web2C 7.5.6)
>> kpathsea version 3.5.6
>> [...]
>> $ latex sample2e.tex
>> This is pdfTeX, Version 3.141592-1.40.3 (Web2C 7.5.6)
>> kpathsea: Running mktexfmt latex.fmt
>> I can't find the format file `latex.fmt'!
>
> Do you have write permission in /usr/local/src/texlive/inst and its
> subdirectories?

Yes.


Regards, Jukka

>> Hmm, any hints? Is there some documentation about what has to be done
>> after building TeX Live from source?
>>
>>
>> Help is appreciated!
>>
>> TIA, Jukka
>>
>> [1] http://mirror.ctan.org/systems/texlive/Source/source.tar.bz2
>>
>> --
>> bashian roulette:
>> $ ((RANDOM%6)) || rm -rf ~
>>
>
>
> -- 
> Zden?k Wagner
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