Bug#131223: marked as done (tetex-bin: Undocumented changes in pdftex)
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From: Kapil Hari Paranjape <kapil@imsc.ernet.in>
Subject: tetex-bin: Undocumented changes in pdftex
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Hello,
In the newer version of pdftex the command \pdfannotlink
has been replaced by \pdfstartlink
This change should be documented somewhere visible.
I was only able to find it on the pdftex mailing lists.
Many documentation packages that generate pdf documentation
(e.g. the documentation of pari-2.1.2) will break on this change.
Regards,
Kapil.
-- System Information
Debian Release: 3.0
Kernel Version: Linux nmlinux47 2.4.17 #1 Mon Jan 7 08:22:33 IST 2002 i686 unknown
Versions of the packages tetex-bin depends on:
ii debianutils 1.15 Miscellaneous utilities specific to Debian.
ii dpkg 1.9.18 Package maintenance system for Debian
ii ed 0.2-19 The classic unix line editor
ii libc6 2.2.4-7 GNU C Library: Shared libraries and Timezone
ii libkpathsea3 1.0.7+20011202 shared libkpathsea for teTeX
ii libpng2 1.0.12-3 PNG library - runtime
ii libstdc++2.10- 2.95.4-1 The GNU stdc++ library
ii libtiff3g 3.5.5-6 Tag Image File Format library
ii libxaw7 4.1.0-13 X Athena widget set library
ii tetex-base 1.0.2+20011202 basic teTeX library files
ii xlibs 4.1.0-13 X Window System client libraries
ii zlib1g 1.1.3-18 compression library - runtime
--- Ignoring modified conffile /etc/texmf/texmf.cnf (>8k)
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To: Frank K?ster <frank@kuesterei.ch>, 131223-done@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Re: Bug#131223: tetex-bin: Undocumented changes in pdftex
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Hello,
I think the following e-mail says it all. I had forgotten about this bug
since I haven't come across it again (since I now use the \pdfstartlink
primitive and presumably so do other people who write documents for
pdftex to process).
Bug #131223 should be closed.
Kapil.
On Sun, Apr 04, 2004 at 07:05:24PM +0200, Frank K?ster wrote:
> Dear Kapil,
>
> two years ago you reported a bug to the Debian BTS, complaining that
> pdftex had changed its syntax and dropped the \pdfannotlink primitive in
> favor of \pdfstartlink. We apologize not to have answered promptly back
> then.
>
> The answer would have probably contained something like "pdftex has not
> been declared stable yet, so why do you wonder" anyway. But still I
> think this is something that should have been documented, either in the
> pdftex documentation or in the Debian part.
>
> However, now that time has passed this change ist probably mostly
> forgotten, and \pdfannotlink is used only once in the tetex-packages
> (except for some files which try to work around the name change).
>
> I will contact the author of the single remaining file. Besides that,
> would you also consider that this bug can be closed? If yes, it's
> good practice that you as the submitter so this, by sending mail to
> 131223-done@bugs.debian.org. If you think there's still some
> documentatio needed, please tell us which place you consider
> appropriate.
>
> Thank you for your interest in the teTeX packages,
> Frank K?ster
> --
> Frank K?ster, Biozentrum der Univ. Basel
> Abt. Biophysikalische Chemie
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