Bug#442531: tetex-extra: Why do we need all the lang packages?
On Mon, 17 Sep 2007, Elimar Riesebieter wrote:
> # apt-get install texlive texlive-latex-extra
> # Need to get 159MB/159MB of archives.
> # After unpacking 290MB of additional disk space will be used.
>
> Not much better :(
Splitting the documentation part of the package will solve this problem.
I have a patch ready for this, but we first wanted to fix all the RC
bugs before introducing such a fundamental change.
If someone is inclined to try it out, the patch is in svn
texlive-new/patches/doc-splitting.patch. It works.
Best wishes
Norbert
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Dr. Norbert Preining <preining@logic.at> Vienna University of Technology
Debian Developer <preining@debian.org> Debian TeX Group
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