[tex-live] latexdiff packaging problems

[George N. White III]

$ tlmgr show --list latexdiff
package:     latexdiff
category:    Package
shortdesc:   Determine and mark up significant differences between latex files.
longdesc:    Latexdiff is a Perl script for visual mark up and
revision of significant differences between two latex files. Various
options are available for visual markup using standard latex packages
such as color. Changes not directly affecting visible text, for
example in formatting commands, are still marked in the latex source.
A rudimentary revision facilility is provided by another Perl script,
latexrevise, which accepts or rejects all changes. Manual editing of
the difference file can be used to override this default behaviour and
accept or reject selected changes only.
installed:   Yes
revision:    16379
cat-version: 0.5
cat-date:    2007-10-13 14:29:14 +0200
cat-license: gpl
collection:  collection-binextra
Included files, by type:
run files:
  texmf-dist/scripts/latexdiff/latexdiff-vc
  texmf-dist/scripts/latexdiff/latexdiff.pl
  texmf-dist/scripts/latexdiff/latexrevise
doc files:
  texmf-dist/doc/latex/latexdiff/CHANGES
  texmf-dist/doc/latex/latexdiff/LICENSE
  texmf-dist/doc/latex/latexdiff/Makefile
  texmf-dist/doc/latex/latexdiff/README details="Package Readme"
  texmf-dist/doc/latex/latexdiff/contrib/latexdiff-wrap
  texmf-dist/doc/latex/latexdiff/contrib/latexdiff.spec
  texmf-dist/doc/latex/latexdiff/example/example-draft.tex
  texmf-dist/doc/latex/latexdiff/example/example-rev.tex
  texmf-dist/doc/latex/latexdiff/latexdiff
  texmf-dist/doc/latex/latexdiff/latexdiff-fast
  texmf-dist/doc/latex/latexdiff/latexdiff-man.pdf details="Package manual"
  texmf/doc/man/man1/latexdiff-vc.1
  texmf/doc/man/man1/latexdiff.1
  texmf/doc/man/man1/latexrevise.1

gwhite at cerberus:TL2009$ file
/usr/local/texlive/2009/texmf-dist/doc/latex/latexdiff/latexdiff
/usr/local/texlive/2009/texmf-dist/doc/latex/latexdiff/latexdiff: a
/usr/bin/perl -w script text executable

The perl script doesn't belong in the doc directory, and should not
assume the user wants to
run it with  /usr/bin/perl.   For *X, most perl scripts use a
construct like "/usr/bin/env perl" to
select the version of perl found using $PATH.


-- 
George N. White III <aa056 at chebucto.ns.ca>
Head of St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia