Bug#334613: tetex-bin: same problem still exists
On Sun, Nov 13, 2005 at 01:20:28PM +0100, Frank Küster wrote:
> Kenward Vaughan <kay_jay@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> > On Fri, Nov 11, 2005 at 03:51:35PM +0100, Frank Küster wrote:
> >> Kenward Vaughan <kay_jay@earthlink.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> > On Wed, Nov 09, 2005 at 09:30:44AM +0100, Frank Küster wrote:
> >> >> Now in the future, *never* edit texmf.cnf again, but instead just edit
> >> >> the files in texmf.d. You will (of course) still be asked by dpkg if
> >> > ...
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > I don't believe I ever have--I have no memory of ever changing any of
> >> > these files. I looked through the diff file, but frankly couldn't see
> >> > anything recognizable.
> >>
> >> This could mean that there is a bug in our ucf handling of the file. Do
> >> you still have a copy of the file just before the procedure, i.e. the
> >> first backup copy I advised you to make? It would be nice if you could
> >> send us the file.
> >>
> >> Regards, Frank
> >
> > It's attached.
>
> It looks suspiciously as if you have
^^^^^^^^^^^^ ???
> - edited it manually, and
>
> - tried teTeX 3.0 from experimental before and downgraded again.
>
> Here's why I think that (the pbuilder directory contains a Debian system
> just installed from etch):
...
> The commented original line and the following line with a larger setting
> seems to indicate that you have edited either 45TeXinputs.cnf or
> (rather) texmf.cnf.
All I can say is what I've already said. I have no memory of ever
touching these files. The only time I _might_ have that I can think of
would have been with the addition of a LaTeX package from CTAN into my
local area, which I haven't done in a long time.
I have been using Sid since I can remember (i.e. years). I know
NOTHING about the workings of (La)TeX outside of my use of it with LyX,
which I use to do all of my writing for work. The file more or less is
gibberish to me, which is why I stated that nothing was recognizable.
I don't use experimental, and wouldn't have had any reason to try
upgrading when I wouldn't have known a reason to do so. Neither do I
understand why this problem hit me now, as I just finished updating my
system about 3 weeks ago, with no problems. I update with about that
frequency.
I do appreciate your help with working out what needed to be done. I
have some exams to write for my chemistry classes, and I can't
reproduce what LyX/LaTeX/Tex does for me with any other system without
things looking cheap.
My thanks to all the maintainers for providing this package/system, and
for your help!
Cheers,
Kenward Vaughan
Professor of Chemistry
Bakersfield College
>
> Regards, Frank
>
>
>
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> Frank Küster
> Inst. f. Biochemie der Univ. Zürich
> Debian Developer
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