In my opinion, we need to try to reduce dependencies on tetex:
ified or not, that tetex is too old and crufty for their typesetting needs.
2)  People are busy, so coming up with a replacement package (e.g.
texlive) isn't going to happen soon, most likely.
3)  We could potentially try doing the dreaded third-party "system"
scheme again, cf.

http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1795115&group_id=17203&atid=414256

but that of course has its own problems.

So I'm proposing that, as an interim measure, we try to cut down on
dependencies on tetex:

A)  Move the current/unstable doxygen to stable, since the tetex*
dependency in that has now been foisted off on a separate documentation
package, and therefore people won't wind up having tetex installed just
because a package wants to build some _other_ form of documentation.
B)  Remove such a dependency from any package that can be configured by
the user to pick a TeX engine.  This is already the case for texshop,
and our current LyX, for example. 

Just an idea to provoke discussion (though item A probably ought to be done)

-- 
Alexander Hansen
Fink User Liaison


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