[Pkg-lyx-devel] Bug#499629: Bug#499629: texlive-latex-extra should be recommended dependency

[Sven Hoexter]

On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 12:19:29PM -0700, Nick Ellery wrote:
> Package: lyx
> Version: 1.5.5-1
> 
> Originally reported
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lyx/+bug/271994
> 
> texlive-latex-extra is currently a suggested dependency, but using integrals
> in the default math panel requires the esint package from
> texlive-latex-extra.  The other texlive-latex-* packages are currently in
> recommends, and  texlive-latex-extra should be moved up to recommends as
> well.

IIRC we discussed this for a few times already. Is it impossible
to get one person responsible for LyX issue in Ubuntu so that we
can establish a constant communication?

In short (I'm on holiday ATM):
* -extra is big (really!)
* It's not needed to get LyX working, I'm not using math related stuff
  at all.
=> It's a suggested package.
"This is used to declare that one package may be more useful with one or more others"

ATM I don't see a reason to change it. If you think everyone using Ubuntu
should install some 70MB extra you might divert on that part of the package.

If you search carefully you should find an archived bugreport in the
BTS about it.

IMHO the real solution would be to split the -extra package in a few more pieces
but the texlive packaging team consists AFAIK of only one active person so
if you really care maybe you can help them out.

Cheers,
Sven
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