Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote:
>
> > I think it would be better to supply the newer version with 1.2 so that
> > the docs won't get screwed. If not, then a script "update.sty %i.sty"
> > that references a really good CTAN site like dante. I've gotten really
> > frustrated trying to update with mirrors that were older than my oldest
> > CD's.
>
> Tssk, tssk. We'll never begin to ship 3rd party packages with lyx (as
> far as I
> have my say).
OK OK
> Why not put tetex in some subdirectory?
:)
> What's so difficult with www.ctan.org and the LaTeX catalogue?
The catalogue is great, but it sent me to an out-of-date mirror.
> What happens if people begin to rely on some bugs which are in the
> float.sty we distribute? Shall we keep it forever to ensure backward
> compatibility?
No, just update it to the version that lyx does rely on, which is
currently more recent than the one in the teTeX-1.07 release.
It would appear that Suse has fixed the problem, maybe with a beta
release of teTeX.
As things now stand, you will get bug reports like the one that started
this.
Maybe something in REQUIRED PACKAGES.
Cheers,
Garst
