On 31/12/06, Marc 'HE' Brockschmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > * debian control, sisu-pdf now depends on texlive alone, (alternative > > tetex depends removed - reason: problem keeping both working!), take > > on board suggestion by to rely on texlive Frank Küster if tetex is > > problematic (this addresses, but does not close #402807 without > > further discussion, dropping alternative tetex depends simplifies > > sisu-pdf (tex) related depends, and makes it much more reliable > > (also see in changelog earlier feedback on sisu-pdf depends from > > Norbert Preining url at 0.47.7-3) depends here drop reliance on > > metapackages, (extra checks required as to determine whether texlive > > depends list may be shortened, playing safe)) > > In #402807, Frank Küster proposed a list of Depends that was fairly > short, but in the diff, I see this: > > +Depends: sisu, texlive-common, texlive-base-bin, texlive-base, > texlive-generic-recommended, texlive-fonts-recommended, texlive-latex-base, > texlive-latex-recommended, texlive-latex-extra, texlive-pdfetex, latex-ucs > > Are really all these packages needed? Some of these packages are *huge*, > so you should think twice before depending on them. >
Thanks, my earlier depends list was incomplete, it seems i had manually taken in more packages than appear in the depends - (so there are problems with the previously existing depends, not pulling in all that is required). I will continue to look into this, and there hopefully are texlive packages that can be dropped (there are a couple i am not certain about), but my checking _so far_ indicates that they/most are ... will do more checking and provide further feedback, and will ask the texlivers. Problem a number several of the huge packages are required for single \usepackage includes. [There are special footnote requirements, edge cases but needed, and odd tables ... i had better look. This works across all documents generated, (i would prefer to have less (and in fact wished to be able to hold on to tetex for the smaller footprint), but it is taking more time than expected (my toolchain does not yet allow for the easy purging and re-installation of all things tex and i keep finding things/output that don't work any longer when i de-select texlive packages), and i begin to be anxious, to be sure it works) I guess a re-starting point for me is provided here: http://lists.debian.org/debian-tex-maint/2006/10/msg00620.html and to ask texivers ... (who have been helpful in the past and hope they have a bit of time at the moment). There are 5 days before this would be ready to move in to testing, i will continue checking on what can be cut out and will get back to you before then, (hopefully with a with shortened texlive depends list build, else with a repeated unblock request) [guess i will mark shortened tex live lists with priority high :]. Happy New Year's Eve, Ralph Amissah > Marc > -- > BOFH #383: > Your processor has taken a ride to Heaven's Gate on the UFO behind > Hale-Bopp's comet. > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
