Re: ArabTeX package
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> On Mon, Oct 08, 2007 at 03:12:53PM +0200, Norbert Preining wrote:
>> On Mo, 08 Okt 2007, ???????? ???????????????? wrote:
>> > I started to work on ArabTeX package. I found that the upstream has
>> > version 3.12 for arabtex, yet the tarball that he provides for 3.12
>> is
>>
>> Sorry, I didn't assume that you jump at it so fast. I didn't check
>> before, but actually I am planning to ask for the removal of arabtex,
>> since texlive-lang-arab already provides the same (if not more), and
>> is
>> regulary (on TeX Live release bases) updated (if there is something
>> new
>> for arabtex).
>
> Well, in that case, it doesn't seem that I would make a package for
> arabtex. I just installed texlive-lang-arab, arabtex package is working
> fine with me. Btw, the arabtex in this texlive-lang-arab is not the
> up-to-date version.
Is the up-to-date version on CTAN? If yes, then it will be in the next
texlive release. If not, please nug upstream to upload it. ;-) BTW, if
arabtex is changing a lot, then a separate package might make sense.
> As for arabi, it is not working well. For example when I tried to run
> latex
> on big2.tex, I got this error:
>
> ! LaTeX Error: File `pst-char.sty' not found.
>
> Type X to quit or <RETURN> to proceed,
> or enter new name. (Default extension: sty)
pst-char.sty is from pstricks, so you probably have to install
texlive-pstricks(?). Maybe one should add a Suggest for that.
cheerio
ralf
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