[MacPorts] #62376: texlive-bin tries to install stuff in system space even when macports is confihgured to put everything in home dir. [universal, Big Sur]
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Sun Mar 28 21:30:44 UTC 2021
#62376: texlive-bin tries to install stuff in system space even when macports is
confihgured to put everything in home dir. [universal, Big Sur]
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Reporter: arthurcnorman | Owner: drkp
Type: defect | Status: assigned
Priority: Low | Milestone:
Component: ports | Version:
Resolution: | Keywords:
Port: texlive-bin |
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Comment (by mojca):
I agree. The current approach doesn't let the user have two copies of
macports with texlive installed.
There is a workaround for frameworks and applications that's solved
globally, but probably nobody thought about this one particular problem so
far.
But also, I'm not even sure to what extent this structure is still useful.
It was overengineered in some ways from the day one, and lacking some
crucial features on the other hand. I'm not exactly following all the
details, but I have an impression that TeXDist PrefPane where this
functionality was useful doesn't even work any longer on newer versions of
macOS. (It might be useful elsewhere, but I no longer keep track.)
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/62376#comment:5>
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