Hello, i just read in [1] rmull Is texlive still what people prefer for latex? 16:49 [1] http://irclogs.shortcircuit.net.au/%23crux/2015-03-20.log.html#t16:49:05 and thought you could possibly be interested in kerTeX[2]: "This is a TeX kernel system providing what everything is based upon: Donald E. Knuth's Digital Typography system; with some useful additions." I never tried it (i only have the "bundle" for the hopeless case that i ever will be able to revive our TeX package), but it claims to provide a package system, which in turn offers latex.sh ("Installation of LaTeX on kerTeX (including documentation). Generates latex(1) (TeX engine) and elatex(1) (e-TeX engine)."). [2] http://kergis.com/en/kertex.html I have no idea how hard it is to integrate into a CRUX usage scheme, though. I do think it is not unlikely that Thierry Laronde would help if being asked, he seems to be a friendly person. And i always liked the idea of having a minimal and self-contained TeX around (have i yet stated that i'm still dreaming of being able to revive our own TeX package). So please don't ask me no questions, but maybe you want to have a look if you are searching an alternative. Ciao, --steffen