Re: pkg/46698 (TeX packages don't compile, SyncTeX removed?)

[David Holland <dholland-pbugs%netbsd.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/46698; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: David Holland <dholland-pbugs%netbsd.org@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
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Subject: Re: pkg/46698 (TeX packages don't compile, SyncTeX removed?)
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2012 23:48:11 +0000

 On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 07:50:05AM +0000, J?rn Clausen wrote:
  >  >   Is there any major reason this isn't instead using textproc/icu?
  >  
  >  This is really a mess: xetex includes libicu (and pdftex and graphite) 
  >  and add it's own method of patching it functionally and to make it work 
  >  on some OSes (libs/icu/icu-49.1-PATCHES). pkgsrc adds another layer of 
  >  change to it.
 
 Ugh. Best leave it alone then, I guess.
 
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 David A. Holland
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