On 2014-02-03, Jürgen Spitzmüller wrote:
> Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote:
>> Here is a simple plan: in chkconfig.ltx add the line
>> \InputIfFileExists{instpkg.ltx}{\message{^^J\prefix reading file
>> intpkg.ltx}}{}
>> and then move all the useless tests (some grepping should allow to make
>> the list) to a new file instpkg.ltx which is not in the lib/ git
>> directory, but is packaged by by the windows installer.
>> There a a few details to handle:
>> * make sure that the \input@path is correct and that latex can find the file
>> * maybe rename instpkg.ltx to a better name like pkg-dist.ltx or
>> whatever seems nice
>> * create the list of the convenience \TestPackage calls.
>> What do you think about this? It is just a stopgap measure until someone
>> finally implements this properly in the installer.
> Sounds good. There are still some other things to handle, though: Many
> layouts contain endless requirements (in the optional argument of the
> \DeclareLaTeXClass call) for the same sake of this MikTeX on-the-fly
> "feature" only.
> In the long term, these should be removed as well (or moved to a better
> place; maybe we could just split the optional argument into two).
I don't understand this is IMO not a Windows-only problem:
* These packages are required for typesetting all that LyX supports in
the respective layout in *any* OS.
* cbgreek is a requirement for typesetting Greek with ComputerRoman or
LatinModern fonts and 8-bit LaTeX on *any* OS.
LyX users are (IMO rightly) come to expect that if something works without
warning in LyX, the LaTeX compilation should run OK, too.
I see the problem of optional extensions: stuff that is not needed by all
(like Greek text). LyX should not stop working without these packages. But a
warning at the right place is appropriate.
Günter
