Bug 240262

Summary:	dev-texlive/texlive-latexrecommended - dev-tex/floatflt was removed, but is still blocked
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Lukács, Árpád <lukacs.arpad>
Component:	New packages	Assignee:	TeX project <tex>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	minor
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Description Lukács, Árpád 2008-10-06 12:49:15 UTC

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

Comment 1 Alexis Ballier gentoo-dev

2008-10-06 19:50:51 UTC

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.

Comment 2 Lukács, Árpád 2008-10-06 19:55:51 UTC

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

Comment 3 Alexis Ballier gentoo-dev

2008-10-06 20:02:30 UTC

(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 :)

Comment 4 Lukács, Árpád 2008-10-06 20:20:11 UTC

Submitted new report; no. 240321