Re: Bug#253098: fix to jadetex based on tetex changes
On 11.08.04 Adam Di Carlo (aph@debian.org) wrote:
> Hilmar Preusse <hille42@web.de> writes:
Hi *,
> > I have no clue, why you do that at all. AFAICS jadetex depends on
> > tetex-bin. It won't configure until tetex-bin has the state ii. If
> > this is the case you have a working teTeX system^1 and all formats to
> > run TeX, LaTeX etc. do exist. Independent of if they are called
> > latex.fmt or latex.efmt.
>
> Erm, I wish that were true.
>
Me too. Yes I have the feeling too, that the whole tetex packaging is
rather fragile...
> The fact is, I've seen plenty of cases where tetex-bin is fully
> installed but the format files are not there. Suppose the user
> breaks configuration and then run fmtutil --all?
>
IIRC fmtutil --all doesn't remove formats, which existed earlier.
> See the jadetex changelog and the archived bugs if you don't
> believe me.
>
Yes, I believe you. See above. Must have forgotten the smiley.
H.
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