tetex-update?
From: Atsuhito Kohda <kohda@pm.tokushima-u.ac.jp>
Subject: Re: #debian-tetex is not exactly hopping....
Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2001 15:06:38 +0900
> > Also -- any thoughts on creating some sort of tetex-update package
> > with newer LaTeX packages.
>
> Well, yes, I maintain the latest LaTeX(, AMSLaTeX, PSNFSS and
> Tools bundle) at present for Debian JP. But, as you can guess,
> since they are not official Debian packages yet, I do not intend
> to make packages completely without problem.
I do not think that this is of help for possible
tetex-update package but for reference let me explain
my latex-cur (the latex LaTeX) package.
My strategy at present is basically as follows;
- not replacing any existence files of tetex-* at all
- so if user removes latex-cur then the original state of tetex-*
will be recovered without problem.
- put files of latex-cur in /usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/200006base/
(for example in case latex-cur 20000601-1) so that latex will
find a file of latex-cur.
I am not sure but because "200006base" < "base" so latex
searches first /usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/200006base/ and
then searches /usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/base/ of tetex-base
as far as I experienced.
So when tetex-base (or tetex-bin?) includes LaTeX of 2000/06/01
and if it sets Conflicts: latex-cur (<= 20000601-99) then unnecessary
latex-cur will be removed automatically.
After that if LaTeX 2001/06/01 will be released then latex-cur
20010601 will be made and it can safely co-exist with tetex-*
and user can safely select to install latex-cur on not.
It depends on a user.
If tetex-update takes the same strategy there might be chance to
work fine.
Best Regards, 2001.6.2
--
Debian Developer & Debian JP Developer - much more I18N of Debian
Atsuhito Kohda <kohda@pm.tokushima-u.ac.jp>
Department of Math., Tokushima Univ.
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