TeXLive 2020 Update

[CTH]

Hi all,

I'm new to this list, but I have been looking into updating the TeX Live ports to 2020. The current version is 2015, and the TeX ports could use with a little TLC to bring those up to date.

I have been trying to update the TeX related ports in place, using the current infrastructure. i.e. updating bsd.tex.mk, then updating each port's Makefile to download, build, and install using the 2020 sources. I began porting the current patch files to patch the new sources in the same way the old sources were patched, in order not to break any current functionality or expectations. In some of those cases, I'm not sure continuing to patch the upstream source makes sense, and it might make more sense to provide a more vanilla out-of-the-box experience.

Since I'm new to this, I'm not sure what the preferred way of collaborating or reaching out for help is. I'd like to submit my partial work for some sort of review before I go much further, just as a sanity check at least. I'd also not like to step on anyone else's toes that might be considering working on the same thing, or already working on it. Looking over the list archives for the past 6 months didn't show any activity on those ports.

There may be a couple of ways of going about this. One would be building from source (as the current scheme does, and the work I started), but we could also use the upstream binary packages for FreeBSD 12.1+. Or a combination, by adding a new TeX flavor perhaps?

Thanks!
Travis