Re: Effect of Replaces in coexisting packages

[Ralf Stubner <ralf.stubner@web.de>]

Frank Küster wrote:
 > Frank Küster <frank@kuesterei.ch> wrote:
> 
>> Ralf Stubner <ralf.stubner@physik.uni-erlangen.de> wrote:
>>
>>> I could imagine that the best solution would be
>>> to use Replaces for what it is meant, ie, remove the metrics from
>>> texlive-fontsrecommended/texlive-fontsextra and have a versioned
>>> Replaces and Conflicts in the font package in question. That should
>>> work, right? 
>>
>> Yes, I think that's the best solution.  It would mean a deviation of the
>> Debian TeX-live packages from upstream, but I don't think this is a
>> problem here (Norbert?)

I think Norbert already has the policy to exclude those things from 'TeX
Live for Debian' that are allready packaged (in superiour form) for
Debian. Of course, I still haven't decided if I want to maintain these
font packages.

>>> The TeX Live package could then Suggest the font package.
>>
>> If it is in contrib or non-free, yes.

The actual fonts are non-free, and I am not sure if it makes sense to
split the non-free fonts from the free TeX metrics. Although this might
make sense for Utopia, as the files for it are spread over 3 or 4
directories on CTAN ... :-(

cheerio
ralf