Re: RFC: What about /usr/share/texmf/doc
Norbert Preining <preining@logic.at> writes:
> M y plan is to get rid of this link in tex-common, whihc needs a bit
> of code for safely doing it (but this is ready).
> Advantages:
> * Get rid of a strange link
> * files should be placed in their proper location: doc files for
> TeX packages into /usr/share/texmf/doc/...
> * no non-package-name directory /usr/share/doc/texmf (in the long run!)
> * clean (I like it)
>
> Disadvantages:
> * all packages currently installing doc files into /usr/share/doc/texmf
> will with one step be not found anymore with texdoc, until the
> packages are updated (currently what I see: asymptote, context*,
> lmodern*, tex-gyre*, cm-super*, fonts-tlwg, jbibtex, jtex-base,
> biblatex, feynmf, kotex, latex-cjk*, latex-make, preview,
> latex209*, latex-xcolor, luatex*, musixtex, m-tx, pmx, pgf,
> thailatex -- items with * are under our control AFAIS).
>
> This is of course post release material (or experimental uploads for now).
>
> What do you think about this? I cannot make up my mind what is the
> better option.
I would prefer the switch away from /usr/share/doc/texmf if it doesn't
cause too much trouble. Your wrote that there is already some code. Do
you think this can be re-used by the packages not under our control?
Regards, Frank
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