Author: frank
Date: 2006-02-20 12:08:32 +0000 (Mon, 20 Feb 2006)
New Revision: 907
Modified:
tex-common/trunk/debian/changelog
tex-common/trunk/doc/Debian-TeX-Policy.sgml
Log:
- Clarify that some files from the Basic TeX Packages stay in
TEXMFMAIN [frank]
- add a changeog entry for Florent's policy changes
Modified: tex-common/trunk/debian/changelog
===================================================================
--- tex-common/trunk/debian/changelog 2006-02-19 18:22:27 UTC (rev 906)
+++ tex-common/trunk/debian/changelog 2006-02-20 12:08:32 UTC (rev 907)
@@ -16,8 +16,13 @@
* rework debconf usage (Closes: #352394) [preining]
- do not manage the ls-R files permissions from now on
- manage the group and permissions of /var/cache/fonts
+ * TeX Policy Draft:
+ - document dh_installtex and some additional checks needed in
+ maintainer scripts [florent]
+ - Clarify that some files from the Basic TeX Packages stay in
+ TEXMFMAIN [frank]
- -- Norbert Preining <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Fri, 17 Feb 2006 12:52:27 +0100
+ -- Frank Küster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mon, 20 Feb 2006 13:09:25 +0100
tex-common (0.15) unstable; urgency=high
Modified: tex-common/trunk/doc/Debian-TeX-Policy.sgml
===================================================================
--- tex-common/trunk/doc/Debian-TeX-Policy.sgml 2006-02-19 18:22:27 UTC (rev
906)
+++ tex-common/trunk/doc/Debian-TeX-Policy.sgml 2006-02-20 12:08:32 UTC (rev
907)
@@ -239,7 +239,14 @@
<var>TEXMFMAIN</var> is used by TeX add-on packages for
their files and allows them to shadow older versions
provided by the basic TeX packages.
- </p>
+ A couple of files from the basic TeX packages still need to be
+ placed in <var>TEXMFMAIN</var>
+ <footnote>
+ Reasons include hardcoded paths in executables as well as
+ the need for e.g. pool files to exactly match the binaries'
+ version, so that shadowing must be prevented.
+ </footnote>.
+ </p>
<p>
The order of basic TeX packages in <var>TEXMFDIST</var> may be
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