Bug#293562: [Pkg-octave-devel] Bug#293562: octave2.1-doc: Provide a pdf version

Mon, 21 Feb 2005 10:55:03 +0100

* Jörg Sommer <joerg@alea.gnuu.de> [2005-02-04 10:33]:

> Package: octave2.1-doc
> Version: 2.1.64-3
> Severity: wishlist
> 
> could you please provide a pdf version of octave.ps.gz, because pdf is
> searchable and you can mark and copy from it.

I am not sure we want to increase the size of the package by adding
redundant material.  What is wrong with the following:

    $ gunzip -c < /usr/share/doc/octave2.1-doc/octave.ps.gz \
      | ps2pdf - /var/tmp/octave.pdf
    $ xpdf /var/tmp/octave.pdf

What do the other member of the Debian Octave Group think?

-- 
Rafael