Bug#531569: The five years old bug...
On 02.06.09 Philippe Le Brouster (plb@ac-grenoble.fr) wrote:
Hi,
> When installing tetex-bin on Debian Etch, it fails to configure.
> The latex compilation seems to fail because the Latex source files
> are older than 5 years. I've test to change my system date and it
> works fine...
>
>
> !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> ! You are attempting to make a LaTeX format from a source file
> ! That is more than five years old.
> !
> ! If you enter <return> to scroll past this message then the format
> ! will be built, but please consider obtaining newer source files
> ! before continuing to build LaTeX.
> !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
Well, I'm sorry! This is function as designed. This should prevent
user from using outdated versions of LaTeX and file bugs, which have
been fixed long ago. I you want to have that changed you should
contact upstream, but I'm sure they won't remove that check.
H.
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