Bug#897627: tex: please support SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH for dvi too
On Fri, May 04, 2018 at 11:56:43PM +0900, Norbert Preining wrote:
> Hi Bill,
>
> > > tex is tex as DEK wanted it. Please use etex, which is the pdftex binary
> > > producing dvi.
>
> Well, tex the name has already a copyright that makes this necessary.
>
> > Maybe this could be documented in the manpage ? There is already:
>
> Any suggestion for a paragraph?
To start with etex man page could list SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH and
FORCE_SOURCE_DATE in the ENVIRONMENT section of the manpage
as pdftex does.
Secondly the tex manpage could give a nod to etex for users
with "special" requirement (I did not know about etex, there
are so many "extended tex" program.
Cheers,
Bill.
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