Bug#293562: [Pkg-octave-devel] Bug#293562: octave2.1-doc: Provide a pdf version
* Jörg Sommer <joerg@alea.gnuu.de> [2005-02-04 10:33]:
> Package: octave2.1-doc
> Version: 2.1.64-3
> Severity: wishlist
>
> could you please provide a pdf version of octave.ps.gz, because pdf is
> searchable and you can mark and copy from it.
I am not sure we want to increase the size of the package by adding
redundant material. What is wrong with the following:
$ gunzip -c < /usr/share/doc/octave2.1-doc/octave.ps.gz \
| ps2pdf - /var/tmp/octave.pdf
$ xpdf /var/tmp/octave.pdf
What do the other member of the Debian Octave Group think?
--
Rafael
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