> > > Attached patch works with those lines in texmf.cnf:
> > > TEXDOCSSUFFIX = :.dvi:.ps:.html:.txt
> > > TEXDOCSCOMPRESS = :.gz:.bz2:.zip:.Z
> > > TEXDOCEXT = {$TEXDOCSSUFFIX}{$TEXDOCSCOMPRESS}
texmf.cnf should not be abused as general-purpose info system. Several
things which used to be in texmf.cnf for some time have been moved
to mktex.cnf. This was a good thing.
> Every (te)TeX distribution has its preferred documentation format.
The debian people should be careful not to break copyrights by omitting
.dvi and distributing .dvi.gz instead. koma-script (the new version as
distributed with version 1.0.1 of the texmf tree) for example requires
to distribute .dvi files.
> Yes, but it will imply some changes in current texdoc's behaviour, so
> Thomas will decide what is _the_ answer.
I have said that I'll propably add support for compressed doc files in
teTeX. I don't think that I have to give answers *now*. The debian people,
having decided to distribute a modified version of my texmf tree have to
find a solution for broken stuff (doc/index.html and texdoc).
texdoc is public domain, so people can do arbitrary changes.
BTW: Has anybody suggested decompression support in the xdvi *binary*
to Paul or Nicolai?
Thomas
