Last thing... > There is already a patch checked in from my side that is much simpler > ... This is the one that is in TL subversion.
I included and activated your patch, plus bumping the build-deps, in the experimental branch of the git repository of texlive-bin. Thanks for your work Norbert -- PREINING Norbert http://www.preining.info Accelia Inc. + JAIST + TeX Live + Debian Developer GPG: 0x860CDC13 fp: F7D8 A928 26E3 16A1 9FA0 ACF0 6CAC A448 860C DC13