Bug#170382: Upgrade forces users to install 7MB of extra libs

[Atsuhito Kohda <kohda@pm.tokushima-u.ac.jp>]

severity 170382 wishlist
thanks

From: Christian Kurz <shorty@debian.org>
Subject: Bug#170382: Upgrade forces users to install 7MB of extra libs
Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2002 12:54:31 +0100

> Today when I wanted to update my system, I noticed that the upgrade of
> tetex-bin from the above given version to version 1.0.7+20021025-3
> forced me to install perl-tk, which means 7MB. I then looked at the
...
> in question. Please consider splitting out the binary (or maybe
> binaries) in an extra package depending on perl-tk or some other
> solution which doesn't force everybody to install another 7MB of unused
> libraries. I'm for now going to stick with version 1.0.7+20011202-8

We know that there are demands to split tetex into
several packages.  Cf. #78926, #100332

When I was a user of tetex packages, I thought in that way
but now, as a maintainer, I don't think it is better way.

But one of the advantages of the current packaging is 
the whole TeX system could be installed easily and simply.

> libraries. I'm for now going to stick with version 1.0.7+20011202-8
> until an upgrade doesn't force me to install 7MB extra. 

That's too bad ;)

Best regards,		2002/11/25

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