[arch-general] Texlive package install

[arnaud gaboury]

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On Aug 3, 2012 10:41 AM, "Vladimir Lomov" <lomov.vl at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello,
> ** Arno Gaboury [2012-08-03 09:42:48 +0200]:
>
> > On 03/08/12||11:06, Vladimir Lomov wrote:
> >> Hello,
> >> ** Arno Gaboury [2012-07-31 10:23:15 +0200]:
>
> >>> Dear list,
>
> >>> I use Texlive + Texmaker to write some documents.
> >>> I can't find an easy and solid way to install new packages from
> >>> CTAN.Package tlmgr from AUR couldn't compil on my box and will not do
> >>> the job.Installing manually new packages doesn't seem to be a good
idea
> >>> and is not very straightforward.
>
> >>> Thank you for any advice.
>
> >> Just two question:
> >> 1. did you read the Wiki?
> >>  [[https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Texlive]]
> >> 2. what package are you wanted to install?
>
> > Yes I read the WIKI maybe 5 times, and other documents.
> > I was unable to makepkg texlive-localmanager-git.
>
> Sorry, no help here, I don't use it.
>
> > I wanted a tool to manage packages from CTAN.
>
> AFAIK, there is no such tool.
>
> > The package I wanted is <specfont>.
>
> CTAN doesn't know that package, as well as `specfront', though there is
> `fontspec' package.
>
> > It is included in Texlive 2012, but doesn't work. When
> > \usepackage{specfront}, Texmaker returns an error.
>
> Exact error message? MWE?
>
> BTW, ask TeX related questions on either tex.SE, texhax or comp.text.tex
>
> > Btw, it is not a great deal, but other users have trouble too with the
> > AUR Texlive Local Manager. Is is same as what is called <tlmgr>?
>
> Don't know, I personally have TeX Live installed in parallel to
> distribution 'texlive'.
>
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>
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Sorry for my dyslexie, it is indeed the fontspec package. This package is
in Texlive and supposed to work with Texlive 2012, according to the readme
on the CTAN website.

I managed without.