[tex-live] new install concept for TeXLive
Sebastian Rahtz
sebastian.rahtz@computing-services.oxford.ac.uk
Tue, 20 Mar 2001 10:52:54 +0000
Staszek Wawrykiewicz writes:
> 1. urwstd: I'd suggest to move it from `fonts-extra' to `psfonts'
> (`psfonts' contains already pxfonts and txfonts, and should contain
> the stuff for all)
done
> 2. monotype: please move it from `psfonts' to `fonts-extra'
> (such a huge package can be only for those, who have proprietary
> monotype fonts)
done
> 3. tex-ps: in `psfonts` collection? It'd rather go to `essential',
> as a *small* addition for dvips users
done
> 4. tex4ht: in `html_xml'? Hmmm... the same we have with dvipdfm
> and ttf2pk (in `essential'). tex4ht is rather another
> cathegory/collection.
I will leave this now, but I agree its odd
> 5. texinfo: in `documentation'? It is missleading, since we have here
> also macros and ini files for the formats.
what is the alternative? formats?
> 6. please move ogonek from `polish' to `latex-misc' (it can be perhaps
> worth for somebody in the countries far from here ;-)
done
> The last question: can we have the same packages in different collections?
> I mean, e.g., adding pxfonts and txfonts to `math', so BLU have
> installed stuff for using also Times or Palladio with all the math.
done
> As I understand, `Dependancies' works only for collections, but installing
> again the package shouldn't hurt so much.
yes, the Unix install runs the results through "uniq" (Fabrice, OK by you?)
sebastian