[tlbuild] AIX Power PC UNIX Build

[Reinhard Kotucha]

On 2014-10-27 at 16:05:59 +0100, Gilles Crebassa wrote:

 > I have now successfully compiled the full package of TeXLive 2014
 > on AIX 6.1 but I don't know what is the necessary for finish the
 > installation.

 > When I try, I have the error :
 > This is pdfTeXk, Version 3.141592-1.40.3 (Web2C 7.5.6)
 >  %&-line parsing enabled.
 > kpathsea: Running mktexfmt pdflatex.fmt
 > fmtutil: format directory
 > `/tmp/TeXLive/2014/bin/powerpc-ibm-aix6.1.0.0/../../texmf-dist/web2c' is
 > not writable.
 > I can't find the format file `pdflatex.fmt'!

It sais that texmf-dist isn't writable.  I suppose that it doesn't exist.

 > I suppose it's because I need install all resources from the DVD, but I
 > don't have any knowledge for 'an install from scratch'.

Yes, you need at least the TEXMF tree i.e., /tmp/TeXLive/2014/texmf-dist.
Extract

  ftp://tug.org/historic/systems/texlive/2014/texlive-20140525-texmf.tar.xz

in /tmp/TeXLive/2014/

> Do you have a procedure to install theses resources easily ?

The _easiest_ way is to use use the current sources from the
subversion repository, see

  http://tug.org/texlive/svn

If you you are interested in the latest developer's stuff, check out
with

  svn co svn://tug.org/texlive/trunk

If you need the official TeX Live 2014 (which is on the DVD), run

  svn co svn://tug.org/texlive/branches/branch2014

You can also browse the repository:

  http://tug.org/svn/texlive

After each compilation you have to copy the binaries to
<svn-dir>/Master/bin/powerpc-aix/ .  Since this directory doesn't
exist ATM it could also be a symlink to the powerpc-ibm-aix6.1.0.0
directory in the Build tree.

In order to run *tex, <svn-dir>/Master/bin/powerpc-aix has to be added
to PATH.  It's also possible to do it vice versa (add the the
directory powerpc-ibm-aix6.1.0.0 in the Build tree to PATH and tell
TeX where the TEXMF tree is, but this is more difficult.  I'll explain
it on request.

If you want to provide AIX binaries for TL-2015 I strongly recommend
you to use the latest stuff:

  svn co svn://tug.org/texlive/trunk

Regards,
  Reinhard

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