Re: ITP: latex209 -- macro files of LaTeX 2.09 25-mar-1992 version

[Julian Gilbey <jdg@polya.uklinux.net>]

On Mon, May 19, 2003 at 10:54:59PM +0900, Atsuhito Kohda wrote:
> From: Agustin Martin Domingo <agmartin@aq.upm.es>
> Subject: Re: ITP: latex209 -- macro files of LaTeX 2.09 25-mar-1992 version
> Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 13:50:39 +0200
> 
> > I am cc'ing this message to the debian-tetex-maint list. I think they 
> > would also like to know about this and will have a much better knowledge 
> > than I have about how possible it is and the incompatibilities that 
> > might arise.
> 
> Even in the latest teTeX 2.0.2, there are settings in texmf.cnf
> as follows;
> 
> TEXINPUTS.latex = .;$TEXMF/tex/{latex,generic,}//
> TEXINPUTS.latex209 = .;$TEXMF/tex/{latex209,generic,latex,}//
> 
> that is, there is basically no problem to provide latex209 
> macros under $TEXMF/tex/latex209 if the command was called 
> "latex209".

I believe that the LaTeX team would be very unhappy to have a latex209
package around.  They're already working towards LaTeX 3, and LaTeX 2e
has been the standard now for several years already.  The latex209
macros are, of course, available on CTAN for anyone who really needs
them.

   Julian

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