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diff --git a/doc/languages-frameworks/texlive.xml b/doc/languages-frameworks/texlive.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..0e3c1dd13d72 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/languages-frameworks/texlive.xml @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" + xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" + xml:id="sec-language-texlive"> + +<title>TeX Live</title> + +<para>Since release 15.09 there is a new TeX Live packaging that lives entirely under attribute <varname>texlive</varname>.</para> +<section><title>User's guide</title> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem><para> + For basic usage just pull <varname>texlive.combined.scheme-basic</varname> for an environment with basic LaTeX support.</para></listitem> + <listitem><para> + It typically won't work to use separately installed packages together. + Instead, you can build a custom set of packages like this: + <programlisting> +texlive.combine { + inherit (texlive) scheme-small collection-langkorean algorithms cm-super; +} + </programlisting> + There are all the schemes, collections and a few thousand packages, as defined upstream (perhaps with tiny differences). + </para></listitem> + <listitem><para> + By default you only get executables and files needed during runtime, and a little documentation for the core packages. To change that, you need to add <varname>pkgFilter</varname> function to <varname>combine</varname>. + <programlisting> +texlive.combine { + # inherit (texlive) whatever-you-want; + pkgFilter = pkg: + pkg.tlType == "run" || pkg.tlType == "bin" || pkg.pname == "cm-super"; + # elem tlType [ "run" "bin" "doc" "source" ] + # there are also other attributes: version, name +} + </programlisting> + </para></listitem> + <listitem><para> + You can list packages e.g. by <command>nix-repl</command>. + <programlisting> +$ nix-repl +nix-repl> texlive.collection-<TAB> + </programlisting> + </para></listitem> + </itemizedlist> +</section> + +<section><title>Known problems</title> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem><para> + Some tools are still missing, e.g. luajittex;</para></listitem> + <listitem><para> + some apps aren't packaged/tested yet (asymptote, biber, etc.);</para></listitem> + <listitem><para> + feature/bug: when a package is rejected by <varname>pkgFilter</varname>, its dependencies are still propagated;</para></listitem> + <listitem><para> + in case of any bugs or feature requests, file a github issue or better a pull request and /cc @vcunat.</para></listitem> + </itemizedlist> +</section> + + +</section> + |