Re: Missing biber.amd64-netbsdin TeXLive2026 tlnet repository ?

Stéphane ORTEGA <[email protected]> écrit :
> Subject: Missing biber.amd64-netbsd package in TeX Live 2026 tlnet
> repository
> 
> I have installed TeX Live 2026 on NetBSD 10.1 (amd64) using the official
> install-tl installer.

FYI, I'm the one generating TeX Live binaries for NetBSD.

> The installation completed successfully, and the platform is correctly
> recognized:
> 
[...]
> 
>         However, no biber executable is installed.

No.

>         Is the absence of biber.amd64-netbsd intentional, or is it a
>         missing binary package in the TeX Live 2026 repository ?

biber is a Perl script and generating a binary for it is a pain
in the ass.  On NetBSD, you can install it from pkgsrc or binary
packages, it's straightforward.  That's why I didn't care to take
care of that.