Bug#299936: updmap.cfg, update-updmap and removed packages: Yet an other approach

2005-08-24 Thread Frank Küster
Norbert Preining <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As long as we leave the file in /var/lib/ somewhere and the user does > NOT edit the file by hand, messing up everything, this should be enough > to solve the problems. But this means that there is no longer a configuration file for TeX font usage, ev

Bug#299936: updmap.cfg, update-updmap and removed packages: Yet an other approach

2005-08-23 Thread Frank Küster
Norbert Preining <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all! > > Ok, another proposal, after I have read through the whole bug report: > > A map file is either enabled or not, and either in automatic mode or > not, ie. auto=managed by the system, manual= managed by root > > enabled/disabled is shown by #

Bug#299936: updmap.cfg, update-updmap and removed packages: Yet an other approach

2005-08-23 Thread Norbert Preining
Hi all! Ok, another proposal, after I have read through the whole bug report: A map file is either enabled or not, and either in automatic mode or not, ie. auto=managed by the system, manual= managed by root enabled/disabled is shown by #! starting in updmap.cfg at the end of the map line we sa

Bug#299936: updmap.cfg, update-updmap and removed packages: Yet an other approach

2005-08-07 Thread Florent Rougon
Frank Küster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > But it's in the docs, mailing lists, README files, and people will try > it. Yes... > Indeed it is. On the other hand, patching updmap --enable/disable to > work on Debian isn't less complicated, I fear. I agree... > The only really easy thing to do

Bug#299936: updmap.cfg, update-updmap and removed packages: Yet an other approach

2005-08-07 Thread Frank Küster
Florent Rougon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > Frank Küster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> The main advantage is the reason why I'm sending this to this bug >> (Original title: updmap-sys --enable-map should act on 00updmap.cfg). >> The problem in this bug is that according to upstream's doc

Bug#299936: updmap.cfg, update-updmap and removed packages: Yet an other approach

2005-08-05 Thread Florent Rougon
Hi, Frank Küster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The main advantage is the reason why I'm sending this to this bug > (Original title: updmap-sys --enable-map should act on 00updmap.cfg). > The problem in this bug is that according to upstream's documentation > (and, of course, many resources on the

Bug#299936: updmap.cfg, update-updmap and removed packages: Yet an other approach

2005-08-04 Thread Frank Küster
Hi, I had an idea for a totally different approach to the problem that removed packages leave their map files on the system, but must deactivate them. I'm not yet convinced that it is better than what Florent has designed, especially because I haven't completely written it down yet - but if it wo