[subversion-commit] SVN tex-common commit + diffs: r907 - in tex-common/trunk: debian doc

[Frank Küster]

Author: frank
Date: 2006-02-20 12:08:32 +0000 (Mon, 20 Feb 2006)
New Revision: 907

Modified:
   tex-common/trunk/debian/changelog
   tex-common/trunk/doc/Debian-TeX-Policy.sgml
Log:
- Clarify that some files from the Basic TeX Packages stay in
  TEXMFMAIN [frank]
- add a changeog entry for Florent's policy changes

Modified: tex-common/trunk/debian/changelog
===================================================================
--- tex-common/trunk/debian/changelog	2006-02-19 18:22:27 UTC (rev 906)
+++ tex-common/trunk/debian/changelog	2006-02-20 12:08:32 UTC (rev 907)
@@ -16,8 +16,13 @@
   * rework debconf usage (Closes: #352394) [preining]
     - do not manage the ls-R files permissions from now on
     - manage the group and permissions of /var/cache/fonts
+  * TeX Policy Draft:
+    - document dh_installtex and some additional checks needed in
+      maintainer scripts [florent]
+    - Clarify that some files from the Basic TeX Packages stay in
+      TEXMFMAIN [frank]
 
- -- Norbert Preining <preining at logic.at>  Fri, 17 Feb 2006 12:52:27 +0100
+ -- Frank Küster <frank at debian.org>  Mon, 20 Feb 2006 13:09:25 +0100
 
 tex-common (0.15) unstable; urgency=high
 

Modified: tex-common/trunk/doc/Debian-TeX-Policy.sgml
===================================================================
--- tex-common/trunk/doc/Debian-TeX-Policy.sgml	2006-02-19 18:22:27 UTC (rev 906)
+++ tex-common/trunk/doc/Debian-TeX-Policy.sgml	2006-02-20 12:08:32 UTC (rev 907)
@@ -239,7 +239,14 @@
           <var>TEXMFMAIN</var> is used by TeX add-on packages for
           their files and allows them to shadow older versions
           provided by the basic TeX packages.
-        </p>
+	  A couple of files from the basic TeX packages still need to be
+	  placed in <var>TEXMFMAIN</var>
+	  <footnote>
+	    Reasons include hardcoded paths in executables as well as
+	    the need for e.g. pool files to exactly match the binaries'
+	    version, so that shadowing must be prevented.
+	  </footnote>.
+	  </p>
 
         <p>
 	The order of basic TeX packages in <var>TEXMFDIST</var> may be