[MacPorts] #39810: luatex: request for port removal

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Sat Jul 20 09:41:59 PDT 2013


#39810: luatex: request for port removal
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  Reporter:  mojca@…  |      Owner:  patrick@…
      Type:  defect   |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal   |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports    |    Version:
Resolution:           |   Keywords:
      Port:  luatex   |
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Comment (by larryv@…):

 Replying to [comment:3 mojca@…]:
 > Yes, they do, they both provide {{{${prefix}/bin/luatex}}}, but that's
 > not a real problem.

 If they install the same files, they should explicitly conflict with each
 other.

 > The idea was being able to install just a tiny binary instead of the
 > whole gigantic package. But it makes no sense to keep providing an
 > ancient binary along with the latest one bundled in TeX Live. If
 > anyone will need just luatex again some time in future, he/she can
 > create a package again.

 Or they could install texlive-luatex, which isn’t as minimal but is still
 smaller than texlive.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/39810#comment:4>
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