230473 2008-07-02 07:32 0000 virtual/texi2dvi needed 2008-07-10 16:32:12 0000 1 1 1 Unclassified Gentoo Linux Ebuilds unspecified All Linux RESOLVED FIXED Tracker P2 enhancement --- 231137 231138 231140 1 ulm@gentoo.org tex@gentoo.org base-system@gentoo.org ulm@gentoo.org 2008-07-02 07:32:51 0000 sys-apps/texinfo installs scripts texi2dvi, texi2pdf etc. which are not functional because the necessary dependencies on TeX are missing (probably they can't be added due to circular dependencies). So depending on texinfo alone is not sufficient if packages need texi2dvi at build time. See bug 222501 comment 1 and bug 230133 for recent examples. For proper function of texi2dvi, the following are needed (I hope that the list is complete) - texi2dvi script -> sys-apps/texinfo - working TeX installation -> virtual/latex-base - texinfo.tex -> dev-texlive/texlive-texinfo, or one of the monolithic TeX packages Therefore I propose to introduce a new virtual with the following dependencies: "sys-apps/texinfo virtual/latex-base || ( dev-texlive/texlive-texinfo app-text/tetex app-text/ptex )" ulm@gentoo.org 2008-07-02 07:34:44 0000 > So depending on texinfo alone is not sufficient if packages need texi2dvi > at build time. See bug 222501 comment 1 and bug 230133 for recent examples. This should be bug 222501 comment 2 of course. ulm@gentoo.org 2008-07-02 08:04:30 0000 Created an attachment (id=159241) texi2dvi-0.ebuild aballier@gentoo.org 2008-07-02 08:14:25 0000 (In reply to comment #2) > Created an attachment (id=159241) [edit] > texi2dvi-0.ebuild Good for me (maybe add a homepage? not sure if it makes sense for virtuals). If base-system is ok, please send it to -dev ml or tell me to do so ;) I think that's the best way to handle it as adding the whole TeX dependencies on a package in system is probably not a good idea; and conditionally installing texi2dvi isn't better. ulm@gentoo.org 2008-07-02 10:42:35 0000 > (maybe add a homepage? not sure if it makes sense for virtuals). According to <http://devmanual.gentoo.org/general-concepts/virtuals/>: "[...] a new-style virtual has an empty string for the value of the LICENSE and HOMEPAGE variables." ulm@gentoo.org 2008-07-07 16:54:58 0000 In CVS. ulm@gentoo.org 2008-07-08 08:09:20 0000 Reopening as tracker for packages that should depend on virtual/texi2dvi. 159241 2008-07-02 08:04 0000 texi2dvi-0.ebuild texi2dvi-0.ebuild text/plain IyBDb3B5cmlnaHQgMTk5OS0yMDA4IEdlbnRvbyBGb3VuZGF0aW9uCiMgRGlzdHJpYnV0ZWQgdW5k ZXIgdGhlIHRlcm1zIG9mIHRoZSBHTlUgR2VuZXJhbCBQdWJsaWMgTGljZW5zZSB2MgojICRIZWFk ZXI6ICQKCkRFU0NSSVBUSU9OPSJWaXJ0dWFsIGZvciB0ZXhpMmR2aSIKSE9NRVBBR0U9IiIKU1JD X1VSST0iIgoKTElDRU5TRT0iIgpTTE9UPSIwIgpLRVlXT1JEUz0iYWxwaGEgYW1kNjQgYXJtIGhw cGEgaWE2NCBtNjhrIG1pcHMgcHBjIHBwYzY0IHMzOTAgc2ggc3BhcmMgeDg2IH54ODYtZmJzZCIK SVVTRT0iIgoKREVQRU5EPSIiClJERVBFTkQ9InN5cy1hcHBzL3RleGluZm8KCXZpcnR1YWwvbGF0 ZXgtYmFzZQoJfHwgKAoJCWRldi10ZXhsaXZlL3RleGxpdmUtdGV4aW5mbwoJCWFwcC10ZXh0L3Rl dGV4CgkJYXBwLXRleHQvcHRleAoJKSIK