On 28.09.05 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Hi,
> As to why the files are there at all: > We maintain a bunch of unpackaged, non-Debian stuff in /usr/local. > There are some overlaps, such as this one, where we needed newer > versions of tetex and friends. > Yes, this is legal. I'm doing the same. However you are on your own if you do such things. > Obviously you wouldn't be expected to support such configurations, > but perhaps there's a way to handle them "gracefully"? Perhaps the > ordering should try the package's default directory first, and then > the /usr/local (and other locations) later? > ...which would make the files in /usr/local invisible to teTeX (if you installed updated version there, which also exist in the package path). Probably not what you want. H. -- sigmentation fault -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]