Bug#665947: texlive-base: ucf mess with paper sizes
Hi Frank,
any opinion on that ...
On Fr, 30 MÀr 2012, Norbert Preining wrote:
> Hi Frank,
>
> On Do, 29 M�€r 2012, Frank K�Œster 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.
>
> -----------------------
> 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.
>
> ---------------------
>
> 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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