Bug#665947: texlive-base: ucf mess with paper sizes
Hi Frank,
On Do, 29 MÀr 2012, Frank KÌster wrote:
> > TLPaper.pm. BUt as said, we have two options:
> > - we patch TLPaper and continue with ucf (not happy about it)
> > - we patch dvipdfmx and dvips to allow for inclusion of other config
> > files, and just include a minimal
> > config-debian.ps
> > dvipdfmx-debian.cfg
> >
> > What do you prefer, Frank?
>
> The second option is much better. Even without our recent
> misconceptions, the word "mess" near "ucf" is not badly placed. It's a
> useful tool if you need it, but better avoid it.
Ok, but how do we do that?
One idea is to patch the dvipdfmx.cfg in
/usr/share/texlive/texmf/dvipdfmx/dvipdfmx.cfg
to include
i dvipdfmx-paper.cfg
then remove any old copies of dvipdfmx.cfg in /etc/texmf, and finally
use tl-paper to create dvipdfmx-paper.cfg in TEXMFSYSVAR
If an admin copies /u/s/texlive/t/.../dvipdfmx.cfg to /etc/texmf/...
and edits it, then it is his responsability to also include the
i dvipdfmx-paper.cfg
line.
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Another idea is to patch as above for
i dvipdfmx-debian.cfg
and create dvipdfmx-debian.cfg in /etc/texmf/... and keep it under
ucf (only the minimal file), and use ucfr to edit it in TLpaper.
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Or the same as the second option but without ucf?
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Or....??? Any ideas?
(of course, same for config.ps/dvips; XDvi/xdvi, ......
Best wishes
Norbert
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JAIST, Japan TeX Live & Debian Developer
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