Re: TL2012 and paper config
Hi Frank,
On Fr, 02 Mär 2012, Frank Küster wrote:
> > The code is quite easy, from tlmgr.pl:
> [...]
> > } else { # tlmgr paper {a4|letter} => do it.
> > return if !check_on_writable();
> > TeXLive::TLPaper::paper_all($texmfsysconfig,$newpaper);
> > }
> [...]
> > I can easily create a very simple perl script that does the same without
> > tlmgr, actually only the use ... statements are missing.
> >
> > Would that be integrable into this?
>
> There is only one "problem": It's a regression that only a4 and letter
> are available.
I know ... but ...
> However, I'm inclined to say: Let's do it like this. If people start
> actually complaining that they want other paper sizes to be
> configurable, we can always add more complex code.
Or jsut tell them: Sorry, this is not supported.
> If we have to do that, I'd adapt TLPaper.pm - it has all the information
> already for xdvi and it shouldn't be hard to change that into a hash
> list and cat the strings together for xdvi, pdftex etc. from that list.
tex-common v3 will install all the perl modules into
/usr/share/texlive/tlpkg/TeXLive
I am not sure if we should install it somewhere else, (too?), but
this is a good place I think ;-) I need the modules for updmap,
and if I ever include user-mode tlmgr then we need anyway all the stuff.
Do you want me to create some mini-perl program that does only the
paper stuff? Or is it enough clear what should happen?
Best wishes
Norbert
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