Re: [RFR] templates://auctex/{auctex/templates}
Christian Perrier <bubulle@debian.org> writes:
> Quoting David Kastrup (dak@gnu.org):
>
>> I have stated my point, repeatedly, and specified where the upstream,
>> carefully worded package description is to be found. I am not a
>> Debian developer and not responsible if they choose to ignore the
>> upstream text.
>>
>> I have also repeated about four times the reasoning why
>> preview-latex-style should neither suggest nor recommend or require
>> AUCTeX. There is absolutely no point in continuing the repetition as
>> it gets neither more nor less valid in this manner. If I fail to
>> convince you, that's that.
>>
>> I will clearly not waste any more time on this.
>
> - You (David) are upstream for one of these packages and you happen to
> read the Debian package "PTS" and more particularly
> auctex@packages.debian.org. You are not the Debian maintainer of this
> package and clearly don't want to. You of course have the best idea of
> what your work is good for and how it should be described...:-)
That seems debatable. But it is a debate I am not interested in.
> The blocker is the preview-latex-style description:
>
> Package: preview-latex-style
> .../...
> Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/auctex/preview-latex.html
> Description: style files to support LaTeX output previewing in Emacs
> This package provides style files that enable previewing of equations,
> figures or other LaTeX environments. It combines folding with in-source
> previewing to give a true WYSIWYG experience in the source buffer
> without sacrificing control. This utility comes with its own manual.
>
> So, let me ask a very last basic question to both upstream (You,
> David) and Debian maintainers (apparently, Davide G. M. Salvetti who
> is the official maintainer is either not very responsive....or does
> not want to comment):
>
> Do you think that the above is OK to describe (your software|your
> package)?
No. It describes preview-latex, an integral part of AUCTeX. It might
have been distributed at some point as a separate package. It no longer
is. The above text with the exception of "style files" would belong, if
at all, in the AUCTeX package description where this functionality is
situated.
I have more than once specified where to find a suitable description of
the preview-latex styles, and have also quoted it.
> In any case, we will move on, either by proposing this...or by
> proposing something else, which can only come with your help.
Sorry, but I don't accept this fingerpointing. I _have_ given my help.
If you choose to ignore that and keep asking for what has been given
already, it is not my fault at all.
--
David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum
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