Bug#181882: tetex-base: Installation error: "kpsewhich: command not found"

[Julian Gilbey <jdg@polya.uklinux.net>]

On Thu, Feb 27, 2003 at 12:58:19PM +0900, Atsuhito Kohda wrote:
> > > if [ -x /usr/bin/kpsewhich ]; then
> > >     HAVE_KPSEWHICH=1
> > > else
> > >     HAVE_KPSEWHICH=0
> > > fi
> > > 
> > > if [ $HAVE_KPSEWHICH -eq 1 -a -x ${UPDMAP} -a ... ]; then
> > >     ....
> > 
> > That's it, thanks!
> 
> Yes but even so, there remains a problem.
> 
> If an old libkpathsea was installed then kpsewhich
> mignt not work.

Yuck, you're right.

> I suspect to run update-updmap with tetex-base is too
> delicate so it is much safer to run update-updmap only
> with tetex-bin.

Agreed, or at least, only run it if tetex-bin is currently configured.

   Julian

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