Re: Bug#562318: collatinus: FTBFS: ! LaTeX Error: File `ucs.sty' not found.
On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 18:53:12 +0100, Norbert Preining wrote:
> On So, 03 Jan 2010, Julien Cristau wrote:
> > > The packages have been in experimental for some time.
> >
> > That's irrelevant...
>
> I kind of disagree here ... so what is experimental for?
>
Mostly build testing. When the experimental buildd network works (ie
not right now).
> > I'm not suggesting doing that on your laptop. There have been archive
> > test builds for new gcc versions and countless other things in the past,
> > I asked for one before the last libx11 upload, etc. It's not more work
> > for you to ask for this, and it means you have an idea about the impact
>
> That is an interesting thing. Actually I don't know about whom and
> where to ask. Please let me know, and I hope to remember for the
> switch from 2009->2010.
>
> > communicating with those package maintainers when planning disruptive
> > changes. Nothing new there, and because some other packages caused
>
> Honestly, I *cannot* take this job. If someone of the TeX Team can
> take this over, fine, but I have enough things to do.
> And if you insist, I am fine with giving up that bunch for adoption.
I don't insist, and actually I really appreciate all the work you're
putting into this. I was trying to suggest things which would not
increase your workload, for that exact reason. I just thought a mail to
d-d-a saying "we'll be uploading a new texlive to sid, some files have
moved from a package to another" with a list of those moves and
optionally a list of affected packages, so that people can refer to it,
might be a good idea. Then again as you said it's sid and we'll deal...
I think I've made my point so I'll stop annoying you now ;)
Cheers,
Julien
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