Re: Emacs in build-depends of python2.1
Florent Rougon writes:
> Bastian Kleineidam <reflexionsniveau@web.de> wrote:
>
> > python2.1 (2.1.3-3) from sid
> > py2texi.el is a generated file
> > it is included in debian/patches/info-docs.dpatch
> > the fixinfo.el is replaced by it, fixinfo.el is not run.
>
> OK, py2texi and fixinfo have nothing in common.
fixinfo is obsolete. py2texi is now included upstream.
> > Dont know, seems that a lot of string-scanning and -replacing is done.
>
> Yes, it converts a TeX file (the official Python documentation is
> written in TeX) to texinfo. This is a hack (just have a look at the
> Commentary at the top). Converting TeX to anything without acting at the
> TeX driver level is always hard (and/or not robust) and hackish.
>
> As it is only a build-dependency of python2.1, I can't see how it can be
> a *real* problem. You don't build python packages on an embedded system.
> Emacs packages are seldom updated (and you could put them on hold), so
> bandwidth is not an excuse either.
and it's even a Build-Depends-Indep dependency ...
> Converting a hack to another hack with no strong reason nor fun is not
> exactly what I dream of every night.
>
> So, I am not sure that such a conversion would be worth the time spent.
> If despite all of this you still want to tackle on this task and have
> some ELisp questions (I think it should be OK with Python ;-), feel
> free to ask me, but don't count on me to do this. Sorry.
somebody to volunteer for a pythonic conversion of the docs?
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