Public bug reported: Just grab a .texi file and do a
texi2dvi <filename.texi> texi2dvi will call pdflatex instead of latex and will therefore create an pdf, not a dvi file. Why this is bad? Every autoconf-based program offers a make distcheck target that - if any texinfo documentation is present - will call texi2dvi and will abort with an error message if no .dvi file is generated. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10 Package: texinfo 6.5.0.dfsg.1-4 Uname: Linux 4.18.1-041801-lowlatency x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu13 Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon Oct 29 07:50:57 2018 SourcePackage: texinfo UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: texinfo (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug cosmic -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to texinfo in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1800424 Title: texi2dvi creates pdf instead of dvi files Status in texinfo package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Just grab a .texi file and do a texi2dvi <filename.texi> texi2dvi will call pdflatex instead of latex and will therefore create an pdf, not a dvi file. Why this is bad? Every autoconf-based program offers a make distcheck target that - if any texinfo documentation is present - will call texi2dvi and will abort with an error message if no .dvi file is generated. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10 Package: texinfo 6.5.0.dfsg.1-4 Uname: Linux 4.18.1-041801-lowlatency x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu13 Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon Oct 29 07:50:57 2018 SourcePackage: texinfo UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/texinfo/+bug/1800424/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp