Re: Bug#665479: texlive-binaries: /usr/bin/platex missing which was previously found in ptex-bin
Hi,
On So, 08 Apr 2012, YOSHINO Yoshihito wrote:
> Sorry for the long delay... but I would like to fix this problem before
> the testing migration.
I already added an RC bug so that they do not go to testing,
as I also have the paper rewrite pending.
> link or file. However, it is not "provided by" texlive-binaries. It
> should be "provided by" texlive-lang-cjk, or by adding a dummy package
What about:
texlive-lang-cjk provides ptex-base and ptex-bin
And both telxive-lang-cjk and telxive-binaries conflicts/replaces with
ptex-bin.
> During upgrade ptex-base will be removed, and then apt does not seem to
> select its "provider" texlive-lang-cjk ...
Hmm ... bummer.
> To avoid such a new dependency while allowing smooth upgrade, it is
> probably necessary to add a transitional package ptex-bin which depends
> on texlive-lang-cjk, as Sasaki-san says.
>
> > So we have to find a better solution, I guess the problem is that
> > I have to add a *conflicts* texlive-common against ptex-*,
> > that should suffice to make apt find the right solution to remove
> > ptex* and install telxive-lang-cjk ... I hope ...
> > If you have a better solution, let me know.
> >
> > Maybe:
> > texlive-lang-cjk provides/replaces/conflicts: ptex-base, ptex-bin
>
> I locally tested adding conflicts against ptex-* to those packages, but
> it still does not make apt pull texlive-lang-cjk.
Dod you also add the provide/replace/conflicts: ptex-base, ptex-bin
at the same time?
> Instead, adding the dummy package ptex-bin, version 3.2-1, and limiting
Of, course, that works. But I don't want transitional packages, I don't
like them.
It would be nice if
apt-get *dist-upgrade*
realizes that it has to install texlive-lang-cjk ... that is all.
We do NOT have to care for testing people that much, it should be
assured that distribution upgrade from stable to next stable/testing
wokrks as expected.
testings and sid users are expected to be able to fix these things
manually if they don't do dist-upgrades.
Best wishes
Norbert
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