Re: Bug#253098: fix to jadetex based on tetex changes
Jay Berkenbilt <ejb@ql.org> writes:
> The patch fixes this problem by changing jadetex to work properly with
> .efmt files rather than the .fmt files it is now expecting.
Is it really ok to switch from using tex to using etex?
Why is this necessary?
In what exactly version of tetex was this change made?
> It also makes jadetex a link to etex and pdfjadetex a link to
> pdfetex. I have prepared the patch to NMU jadetex, but presumably
> the jadetex maintainer will accept the patch and make it a regular
> upload instead. (I've just gotten into the habit of preparing my
> patches to create NMUs, since if the package does get an NMU, it
> takes less effort!)
Sorry I didn't see this bug report.
If someone else wants to take over jadetex maintenance, I'm happy to
wash my hands of it. Frankly, I'm quite annoyed by the way tetex is
maintained, specifically, the way they make changes in tetex without
notifying other packages maintainers that they are about to break
things. This has happened several times in the past.
Obviously, the way this NMU was handled was incorrect, since it's
raised another grave but in its place.
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.....Adam Di Carlo....adam@debian.org.....<URL:http://www.debian.org/>
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