Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@sourceware.cygnus.com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@sources.redhat.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@sources.redhat.com Message-ID: <06b001c16e2a$6ca885f0$0200a8c0@lifelesswks> From: "Robert Collins" To: Cc: "Jerome BENOIT" References: <007f01c16cde$5016de20$0200a8c0@lifelesswks><20011114124323.C24614@cygbert.vinschen.de><15348.5126.44000.631380@gargle.gargle.HOWL> <15348.9449.351000.999290@gargle.gargle.HOWL> Subject: Re: tetex-beta nitpicking [WAS: Re: no more package moratorium?] Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 10:08:22 +1100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 15 Nov 2001 23:06:31.0994 (UTC) FILETIME=[2A4521A0:01C16E2A] > > > Just installing Tetex-beta is not enough, as explained by the > > > Tetex-beta readme. > > > > Yes, I know. That's why we can't use it. Users in general won't read > > READMEs, let alone they would be able to follow simple instructions > > :-( > > > > The fact that there's a README with instructions, instead of an > > additional tetex package, for example, tells me that there is some > > intelligent user-interaction required. Agreed. If there is missing files/a missing package then that needs to be addressed in setup/the packages. having a README and user interaction isn't always a bad thing, but in this case it sounds like it is. ... > copy of the teTeX texmf tree is made part of the distribution. Would > that be possible? Jerome, oh Jerrrrooooome, care to comment on either including the texmf tree (whatever that is) or does it require adding a new pacakge? And if it needs a new package - do you want to do that, or is it up for grabs? Rob -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/