[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread] 

List:       netbsd-tech-pkg
Subject:    Re: Packaging tex-xindy
From:       Jaap Boender <jaapb () kerguelen ! org>
Date:       2018-11-26 21:54:51
Message-ID: 3a095efd-2ac4-f581-b76c-b6e0b0487946 () kerguelen ! org
[Download RAW message or body]

On 25/11/2018 22:02, David Holland wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 20, 2018 at 10:13:56AM +0000, Jaap Boender wrote:
>   > For 8.8.2, the problem is something called xindy, a TeX index generator.
>   > We've got a package for it, but that only seems to contain the scripts;
>   > there is an executable bit for it that is written in CLISP. TeXLive
>   > distributes it as a binary, it seems; there are some binary versions for at
>   > least netbsd-amd64 and netbsd-i386.
> 
> clisp?!
> 
> Maybe "persuade upstream to use something else"? :-/

The world would certainly be a better place if every upstream project 
made sane decisions, but such is the sad fate of the packager :)

best

   Jaap
[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread]