[MacPorts] #56734: dblatex @0.3.10_2 +mactex polutes texmf-local

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#56734: dblatex @0.3.10_2 +mactex polutes texmf-local
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  Reporter:  rpspringuel  |      Owner:  neverpanic
      Type:  defect       |     Status:  accepted
  Priority:  Normal       |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports        |    Version:  2.5.2
Resolution:               |   Keywords:
      Port:  dblatex      |
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Comment (by neverpanic):

 `-k` keeps the log. Alternatively, run `port destroot` instead of install
 and look at `$(port work dblatex)/destroot` for a list of files that would
 be installed without actually installing them.

 I haven't looked at the code again, but if the Portfile currently looks at
 the user's system to decide what files to install, that's wrong. It should
 not be doing that, because it means that the same port with the same
 variants might look different on different user's systems. We currently
 don't distribute binaries for non-default variants by default, but if we
 did (or we'd build one for dblatex +mactex because something depends on
 it), users might end up installing a binary package that was created
 according to what the buildbot's filesystem looks like.

 Why are we duplicating files shipped by MacTeX anyway? Shouldn't we
 instruct users to fix their MacTeX installation if it does not provide the
 required files, rather than attempting to fix it for them automagically?

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/56734#comment:9>
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