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

[Zdenek Wagner]

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?

>
> 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 ~
>


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