Dependencies
Joseph Wright
joseph.wright at morningstar2.co.uk
Thu Nov 7 09:19:05 CET 2019
On 06/11/2019 22:51, Karl Berry wrote:
> Hi Joseph,
>
> ctex: (assuming pdfTeX/LuaTeX/XeTeX all need to load)
>
> As I said, I think the static dependencies in .tlpsrc should reflect
> what's required unconditionally - that is, the intersection of what's
> needed by all engines, not the union of what's needed by any engine.
> Otherwise a user who wishes to use package x only under engine y will
> end up installing unnecessary packages.
Sure, I get that to some extent: with something complex like CTeX it's a
bit tricky as all engines need stuff ...
Joseph
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