Bug#551335: ITP: klatexformula -- Gui to easily get an image from a LaTeX formula

[Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>]

Hi Tobias,

Tobias Winchen wrote:

> With KLatexFormula, just enter a formula, click "Evaluate", then you can
>  drag&drop or copy the resulting image to another location (an OpenOffice
>  document, for example) or save it as an image.

Re the warnings[1]:

> W: klatexformula: non-dev-pkg-with-shlib-symlink usr/lib/libklfbackend.so.3.2 
> usr/lib/libklfbackend.so
> W: klatexformula: non-dev-pkg-with-shlib-symlink usr/lib/libklfapp.so.3.2 
> usr/lib/libklfapp.so
> W: klatexformula: non-dev-pkg-with-shlib-symlink usr/lib/libklftools.so.3.2 
> usr/lib/libklftools.so
> W: klatexformula: package-name-doesnt-match-sonames libklfapp3.2 
> libklfbackend3.2 libklftools3.2

Since the library is not meant for use by other packages, perhaps it
would make sense to put it in /usr/lib/klatexformula/?  That is the
usual convention for package-private libraries (so another package or
the sysadmin can install her own libklf* without conflicting with the
klatexformula installation).

Barring that, I think you would want to have three library packages:

 - libklatexformula3 - the runtime libraries
 - libklatexformula-dev - the development library
 - libklatexformuia-doc - the API documentation

which could be used to embed a klatexformula widget in other GUIs if I
understand correctly.

[1] http://lists.debian.org/debian-mentors/2010/11/msg00360.html