[Pkg-texlive-maint] Re: package with symbols or symbols-a4

[Jörg Sommer]

Hello Norbert,

Norbert Preining <preining at logic.at> wrote:
> On Fre, 05 Mai 2006, Jörg Sommer wrote:
>> >> Is includes only symbols-a4. symbols is much more handy for standard
>> >> symbols.
>> >
>> > ??? symbols-a4 is the same as symbols but on A4 paper?
>> 
>> No. The file usr/share/doc/texmf/latex/general/symbols.dvi.gz in
>> tetex-doc is a document with 6 pages and only symbols not included in
>> extra packages.
>
> Hmm, ok, what should I do? Include it? I guess that the symbols.dvi in
> tetex is the older version of the one in texlive, as in texlive the
> source is also called symbols.

Maybe Frank can tell something about this file.

> So I would say we leave it like it is?

If it is an older version, you should leave it out. If it comes from
somewhere else (an external project), it would be nice if you can include
it.

Bye, Jörg.
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