Bugzilla Bug 240262

The package floatflt has been removed from texlive-latexrecommended. However,
the standalone floatflt package is still listed as a blocker in
texlive-latexrecommended. This way, there is no method for installing floatflt
if one uses texlive.

Workaround: one can install floatflt by hand (latexing floatflt.ins and copying
files to /usr/share/texmf-dist/latex/floatflt).
The question is whether the floatflt ebuild would work with texlive, or it only
works with tetex.

Reproducible: Always

blocker removed, thanks

I don't know if it will work with texlive, we would have to check why it has
been removed from texlive (I fear some licenses issues) and the ebuild will
probably need a rework since it's been masked because it didn't work with
tetex3. Please file a new bug for it if you want it back, it should install
stuff into /usr/share/texmf-site as we do for other latex packages.

It has been removed due to license issues ("do not sale" in license). However,
allowing to emerge floatflt does not interfere with the license.

(In reply to comment #2)
> It has been removed due to license issues ("do not sale" in license). However,
> allowing to emerge floatflt does not interfere with the license.

ok; yes it's ok to have dev-tex/floatflt around; then please file a new bug to
make it install to /usr/share/texmf-site
(should be just adding TEXMF="/usr/share/texmf-site" in the ebuild)

we'll also need to have a look at its deps, make it use versionned tarballs and
check if there aren't any update from CTAN. Perhaps we'll have to add a new
license too, but i've added the "nosell" license some time ago if it can fit
there.

after that it'll be ok to unmask a new revision/version of it :)

Submitted new report; no. 240321