On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 09:56:57AM +0100, Colin Watson wrote: > tags 599648 pending > thanks > > On Sat, Oct 09, 2010 at 01:29:57PM -0700, Josh Triplett wrote: > > Package: groff > > Version: 1.20.1-10 > > Severity: normal > > > > groff has Recommends for several packages, but does not have any > > particular documentation for how it uses those recommended packages, > > making it difficult for the user to determine whether to install them. > > Please consider documenting the reasons for some of the non-obvious > > recommends. > > > > (In my case, I only installed groff so that "man -H" would work.) > > OK, I'll do this in my next upload. Note that the necessary > recommendations for HTML output were already documented in the package > description. I've documented the rest thus:
Thanks! > === modified file 'debian/control' > --- debian/control 2010-02-17 13:58:28 +0000 > +++ debian/control 2010-10-11 08:53:29 +0000 > @@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ Description: GNU troff text-formatting s > This package contains optional components of the GNU troff text-formatting > system. The core package, groff-base, contains the traditional tools like > troff, nroff, tbl, eqn, and pic. This package contains additional devices > - and drivers for output to DVI, HTML (when the recommended packages > - ghostscript, netpbm, and psutils are installed), HP LaserJet printers, and > - Canon CAPSL LBP-4 and LBP-8 printers. > + and drivers for output to DVI, HTML (when recommended packages are > + installed - see below), HP LaserJet printers, and Canon CAPSL LBP-4 and > + LBP-8 printers. > . > The X75, X75-12, X100, and X100-12 devices, which allow groff output to be > conveniently viewed on an X display using the standard X11 fonts, are now > @@ -67,3 +67,10 @@ Description: GNU troff text-formatting s > - eqn2graph, which converts EQN equations into cropped image files. > . > All the standard macro packages are supported. > + . > + Some facilities only work if certain recommended packages are installed: > + . > + - ghostscript, netpbm, psutils: required for HTML output; > + - imagemagick: required for the pic2graph and eqn2graph programs; > + - libpaper1: paper size detection in dvi, lbp, lj4, and ps devices (falls > + back to a4 if not installed). Huh. I don't have psutils installed, yet HTML output seems to work just fine. Do these only apply if processing troff input files that include pictures in postscript format (for psutils) or image formats (for netpbm)? That would explain why I've never seen problems, since I never work with any troff documents other than manpages. ;) - Josh Triplett -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
