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
