Re: removal of texconfig from Debian packages
On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 10:25:34AM +0900, Norbert Preining wrote:
> Hi you two, and all,
>
> On Mo, 21 Mai 2012, Julian Gilbey wrote:
> > I would prefer the "wrapper" idea (that is, a replacement script which
>
> On Di, 22 Mai 2012, Danai SAE-HAN wrote:
> > I agree with Julian: the second option seems like the most fool-proof way.
>
> additions/corrections/improvements to the following text are welcome:
It's quite long, so I'd suggest a simple script of the form:
echo <<'EOF'
The original texconfig is not shipped on Debian due to the way
texconfig handled config files. Furthermore it is not necessary
on Debian to use texconfig.
EOF
if [ $1 = '--help' ]
then
echo $alternatives
else
echo <<'EOF'
To read a list of replacements for the texconfig features on Debian,
run texconfig --help
EOF
fi
> -----------------
> The original texconfig is not shipped on Debian due to the way
> texconfig handled config files. Furthermore it is not necessary
> on Debian to use texconfig.
s/handled/handles/
Perhaps replace the second sentence with:
Furthermore, all of the texconfig features can be performed in other
ways on a Debian system.
> Following is a list of how to achieve the same things as with
> texconfig, but the Debian way:
I suggest capitalising the first word of each instruction, so that
"touch" is more clearly a command (or explicitly say: "run the
command...")
> conf
> not needed
>
> dvipdfm paper
> use paperconf
>
> dvips add PRINTERNAME
> touch /etc/texmf/dvips/config/config.PRINTERNAME
>
> dvips del PRINTERNAME
perhaps:
For a printer you have added:
rm /etc/texmf/dvips/config/config.PRINTERNAME
You should not remove printers that you
haven't created, or that are shipped by Debian
> dvips mode
> not supported
>
> dvips [-P PRINTER] mode MODE
> dvips [-P PRINTER] offset x-OFFSET,y-OFFSET
> dvips [-P PRINTER] printcmd CMD
> make a copy of /usr/share/texlive/texmf/dvips/config/config.PRINTER
> in /etc/texmf/dvips/config/ and edit the file
> (but that should not be necessary)
Perhaps refer to the info documentation?
> faq
> not needed
>
> font vardir DIR, font ro, font rw
> please read section 2.5, font caching, in the TeX-on-Debian
> documentation in /usr/share/doc/tex-common/.
>
> formats
> hyphen FORMAT
> Should not be used on Debian, see TeX-on-Debian, update-fmtutil
> for details.
>
> init [format]
> Run
> fmtutil-sys --all
> or
> fmtutil-sys --byfmt format
>
> mode-list
> not supported
>
> mode MODE
> edit /etc/texmf/web2c/mktex.cnf
>
> paper [a4|letter]
> pdftex paper [a4|letter]
> xdvi paper PAPER
> use paperconf
>
> rehash
> call mktexlsr
> -------------------------------
It seems from this list that some of the texconfig features will be
lost, most notably dvips, mode-list and mode; their effects are to
modify config files that would otherwise have to be modified by hand,
and the latter is more error-prone than using the script.
Perhaps there's an in-between solution: for the functions that are
anti-the-Debian-way (eg paper, pdftex paper, ...), have the warning
message put up followed by exit 1. For the ones with a simple Debian
equivalent (rehash), just do the Debian equivalent (mktexlsr followed
by whichever options are appropriate), and the ones like mode, just
edit the config files as before.
Julian
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