Bug#338608: Debian Bug#338046: whizzytex: einitex unavailable from tetex and no longer functions.
Hi,
> > 1. I don't understand why it has to be removed; it's an
> > interface that has been used, and not documented as
> > deprecated anywhere.
>
> I'm not usre that one can say initex _has to_ be removed
> but at least it is reasonable to remove it in teTeX3.0
> as I already explained. Further, it's your too personal
> impression to say it's an interface that has been used.
> At most one should say there was a time in the past when
> it was an interface commonly used.
>
> > 2. If it's really a problem that such symlink exists,
> > please do document it in the manual page, changelog,
> > NEWS.Debian, and release-notes of debian-installer,
> > and then remove after etch.
>
> It's too late. This is already not even a news.
Well, it was a news, which could have been included in
3.0-2 NEWS.Debian.
Modifying that entry will help new users who have upgraded
from sarge to etch to note user-visible change.
> I can understand that you've been considerinig initex as a
> fundamental executable to dump fmt file and are surprised
> to see it removed but it's not general issue but, sorry to say,
> only your personal issue.
I'm personally unaffected, but I'm not confident enough to
say if others aren't.
/me looks at previous bugreport and notes that it has
resulted in zero action: 329972
Where is that texk mailing list and texlive list archives
that keeps on popping up?
URL?
regards,
junichi
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