On Fri, Dec 15, 2006 at 10:53:52AM +0100, Ralf Stubner wrote: > The approach is flawed, however, since it is very easy to construct > situations where files in /etc are automatically changed, which we must > not do. Hence it is probably easier to make all files that can be > changed via texconfig proper configfiles in /etc, as you already > suggested. Then we would need the permission to modify these files in > some aspects. We could get this permission either via a debconf message > (IMO overkill) or by something like this: > > The libpaper hock script reads in, say, /etc/default/tetex which > contains a variable, say, USE_LIBPAPER. By default this variable is set > to 'no', which makes the libpaper hock script excit with a suitable > message. If the variable is set to 'yes', the libpaper hock script will > adjust the configuration files. > > Needed documentation: Mention this new mechanism (NEWS.Debian and 'TeX > on Debian'). Explain that it might automatically change configuration > files and explain the consequences, ie, that people should just accept > new upstream versions if they did not make any other changes. Really, > really stress that this only configures the default output paper size of > the various *programs* but not of the *formats*, and that using things > like geometry.sty is the better idea.
A debconf question seems like a very appropriate thing to do rather than rely on people reading NEWS.Debian. Julian -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
