#44220: latexml fails in ACTIVATION step. "mktexlsr not found" ------------------------------+---------------------------- Reporter: damon.english@… | Owner: bruce.miller@… Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: 2.3.1 Resolution: | Keywords: Port: LaTeXML | ------------------------------+---------------------------- Comment (by bruce.miller@…): It appears that I have (at least) 2 problems in my Portfile, in trying to deal with installing LaTeXML-specific LaTeX style files into whatever TeX installation is present (it wants to find 2 commands: kpsewhich and mktexlsr). Presumably it works fine if MacPort's texlive is installed (? not yet tested separately). However it fails to detect MacTeX's presence: On my system, MacTeX's binaries ended up in {{{/usr/texbin/}}}, which MacTeX has pushed onto {{{$PATH}}}. I just now see the documentation on {{{binpath}}}, that the {{{$PATH}}} being used within port is restricted, but it is recommended not to mess with it. Is there a legitimate way to use the user's {{{$PATH}}}? (it wouldn't be very maintainable to explicitly add {{{/usr/texbin/}}}, since that assumes MacTeX with its default installation). The second problem is the last line of the Portfile: {{{ post-activate { system "mktexlsr" } }}} That needs to run ''after'' the real (not staged) installation, to freshen TeX's database of installed style files so that it sees LaTeXML's new files. However, it really should be "soft" because we don't know whether there really ''is'' a mktexlsr available. Would it be safe to simply recode that as: {{{ post-activate { system "which mktexlsr && mktexlsr" } }}} or is there a better way? Thanks for any help... -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/44220#comment:2> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for OS X

#44220: latexml fails in ACTIVATION step. "mktexlsr not found" ------------------------------+---------------------------- Reporter: damon.english@… | Owner: bruce.miller@… Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: 2.3.1 Resolution: | Keywords: Port: LaTeXML | ------------------------------+---------------------------- Comment (by bruce.miller@…): I replaced the exec command by {{{system "mktexlsr || true" }}}, as suggested by Joshua Root (it seems a bit cleaner). But I couldn't get PortGroup perl5 to link the binaries, so I left in the explicit links in post-activate (and remove them in post- deactivate). -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/44220#comment:4> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for OS X

#44220: latexml fails in ACTIVATION step. "mktexlsr not found" ------------------------------+---------------------------- Reporter: damon.english@… | Owner: bruce.miller@… Type: defect | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: 2.3.1 Resolution: | Keywords: Port: LaTeXML | ------------------------------+---------------------------- Comment (by bruce.miller@…): OK, let's try a completely different approach... Firstly, I did manage to get PortGroup perl5 to work (noting that it does nothing useful unless you call {{{perl5.setup}}}; that could stand to be documented a bit better in the MacPorts Guide). So the intstallation of executables seems well solved. To deal with the various possible TeX installations, I created two variants: * default: no assumption of there being a TeX installation; doesn't install LaTeXML's style files. * +texlive: adds dependency on macport's texlive and installs LaTeXML's style files in texlive's texmf. * +mactex: verifies(?) presence of MacTeX, installs LaTeXML's style files in MacTeX's texmf. I've set {{{destroot.violate_mtree}}} to clarify that this is intentional. This gets pretty close to MacPort's ideal of clean, reproducible installation, since it only mucks around outside macports when you explicitly ask for it. It gives up some "automagic", but I suppose if there are other TeX candidates, they'll need their own variant. Is this reasonable and/or acceptable? -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/44220#comment:7> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for OS X

#44220: latexml fails in ACTIVATION step. "mktexlsr not found" ------------------------------+---------------------------- Reporter: damon.english@… | Owner: bruce.miller@… Type: defect | Status: closed Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: 2.3.1 Resolution: fixed | Keywords: Port: LaTeXML | ------------------------------+---------------------------- Changes (by cal@…): * status: new => closed * resolution: => fixed Comment: Replying to [comment:7 bruce.miller@…]:

Firstly, I did manage to get PortGroup perl5 to work (noting that it does nothing useful unless you call {{{perl5.setup}}}; that could stand to be documented a bit better in the MacPorts Guide). So the intstallation of executables seems well solved.

Yes, I agree documentation of the PortGroups currently lacks.

Is this reasonable and/or acceptable?

Sounds reasonable to me, r122050. This could probably be improved by automatically adding the relevant variant to the default variants if a TeX installation is detected, but I'd rather get this out now than delay it more. Btw, users that want to use MacTeX are expected to add `/usr/texbin` to their path in `macports.conf` manually. -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/44220#comment:9> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for OS X

#44220: latexml fails in ACTIVATION step. "mktexlsr not found" ------------------------------+---------------------------- Reporter: damon.english@… | Owner: bruce.miller@… Type: defect | Status: closed Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: 2.3.1 Resolution: fixed | Keywords: Port: LaTeXML | ------------------------------+---------------------------- Comment (by cal@…): Did you run selfupdate before trying? Also, updates may be delayed by up to 30 minutes, so if it didn't work right away, try again now. Yes, `/usr/texbin` needs to be added to `binpath` in `$prefix/etc/macports/macports.conf`. -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/44220#comment:11> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for OS X

#44220: latexml fails in ACTIVATION step. "mktexlsr not found" ------------------------------+---------------------------- Reporter: damon.english@… | Owner: bruce.miller@… Type: defect | Status: closed Priority: Normal | Milestone: Component: ports | Version: 2.3.1 Resolution: fixed | Keywords: Port: LaTeXML | ------------------------------+---------------------------- Comment (by cal@…): Sorry, that was my bad. Fixed in r122061. -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/44220#comment:13> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for OS X