Re: Bug#39823: tetex-bin: Texinfo tools should have their own package =(
On Mon, Jun 21, 1999 at 04:29:10PM -0300, Nicolás Lichtmaier wrote:
> > Consider this error message that texi2dvi output when there is no tex:
> >
> > texi2dvi: tex: command not found
> > texi2dvi: tex exited with bad status, quitting.
> >
> > When a normal user sees that error, he'll file a grave bug against
> > texinfo immediately. :) To avoid that, there is the Recommends: field
> > - you'll get tetex-bin by default, but you can skip it if you decide
> > to do so.
>
> I don't agree with that as a reason for a recommends. Most users will
> probably don't need that functionality, and you are making the default case
> having them downloading the huge TeX disrtibution. You could easily add a
> simple test to the code and print a more informative warning...
Ah! That is a good idea. I'll modify the script and set only Suggests:
to tetex-bin.
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