Bug#394594: texlive-context: Context is approx 45 versions out of date
Package: texlive-context
Version: 2005.dfsg.2-1
Severity: important
Both the testing (2005.dfsg.2-1) and the new unstable (...2-2)
versions of texlive-context are based on the 2005.10.27 version
of ConTeXt which is 45 versions out of date as of this writing.
I had been struggling with context in Etch for a week and found
it strange that many of the examples on the website, wiki, and
mailing lists could not possibly work with the ConTeXt I have.
Hopefully a new version can be picked up from
http://www.pragma-ade.com/download-1.htm
before Etch freeze as the current Debian texlive-context
package seems to serve no useful purpose.
I note that the new ...2-2 version includes three new
files - supp-{pdf,mpe,mis}.tex - but all else is October 2005
or older. Perhaps an update script is broken?
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you can probably minimize it further. Instructions on how to do that
can be found at
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or
http://www.latex-einfuehrung.de/mini.html (german)
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minimal input file
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other files
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List of ls-R files
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1187 2006-10-20 18:50 /var/lib/texmf/ls-R
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 29 2006-10-19 00:15 /usr/share/texmf/ls-R ->
/var/lib/texmf/ls-R-TEXMFMAIN
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 27 2006-10-19 00:16 /usr/share/texmf-texlive/ls-R ->
/var/lib/texmf/ls-R-TEXLIVE
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 27 2006-10-19 00:16 /usr/share/texmf-texlive/ls-R ->
/var/lib/texmf/ls-R-TEXLIVE
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Config files
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 2006-10-19 00:15 /usr/share/texmf/web2c/texmf.cnf ->
/etc/texmf/texmf.cnf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5535 2006-10-20 12:47 /var/lib/texmf/web2c/fmtutil.cnf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7721 2006-10-20 17:53 /var/lib/texmf/web2c/updmap.cfg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4231 2006-10-20 12:47
/var/lib/texmf/tex/generic/config/language.dat
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.17-2-686
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Versions of packages texlive-context depends on:
ii libxml-parser-perl 2.34-4.2 Perl module for parsing XML files
ii perl-tk1:804.027-7 Perl module providing the Tk graph
ii texlive-base 2005.dfsg.2-1 TeX Live: Essential programs and f
ii texlive-common 2005.dfsg.2-1 TeX Live: Base component
ii texlive-metapost 2005.dfsg.2-1 TeX Live: MetaPost (and Metafont)
ii texlive-pdfetex2005.dfsg.2-1 TeX Live: pdfTeX
texlive-context recommends no packages.
Versions of packages tex-common depends on:
ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.5 Debian configuration management sy
ii ucf 2.0015 Update Configuration File: preserv
Versions of packages texlive-context is related to:
pn tetex-base (no description available)
pn tetex-bin (no description available)
pn tetex-extra(no description available)
-- debconf information:
tex-common/check_texmf_wrong:
tex-common/check_texmf_missing:
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Bug#394594: texlive-context: Context is approx 45 versions out of date
severity 394594 wishlist retitle 394594 please include current context thanks Hi Mike! On Sam, 21 Okt 2006, Mike Bird wrote: > Both the testing (2005.dfsg.2-1) and the new unstable (...2-2) > versions of texlive-context are based on the 2005.10.27 version > of ConTeXt which is 45 versions out of date as of this writing. Yes, we know. What we ship are Debian packages of TeX Live 2005, and this ships this version. Maybe I come around to update ConTeXt, but this is a non-trivial task, and I am not sure if I want this. Of course it would be better if someone steps forward and creates a debian packages context, which is independent of the texlive packages, and can be updated regulary. Would be nice... > Hopefully a new version can be picked up from > http://www.pragma-ade.com/download-1.htm > before Etch freeze as the current Debian texlive-context > package seems to serve no useful purpose. Very unlikely, sorry. The context in 2005 *DOES* work for many people and many things, of course new functionality introduced later will not work. If you need this new functionality, please - either step forward and create/maintain a Debian context package, we will happily help you in this!!! - put the updated context files into your /usr/local/share/texmf tree Best wishes Norbert --- Dr. Norbert Preining <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Università di Siena Debian Developer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Debian TeX Group gpg DSA: 0x09C5B094 fp: 14DF 2E6C 0307 BE6D AD76 A9C0 D2BF 4AA3 09C5 B094 --- ULLAPOOL (n.) The spittle which builds up on the floor of the Royal Opera House. --- Douglas Adams, The Meaning of Liff -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#394594: texlive-context: Context is approx 45 versions out of date
Hi Mike! On Sam, 21 Okt 2006, Mike Bird wrote: > of ConTeXt which is 45 versions out of date as of this writing. I am preparing a context package for Debian. Could you give it a try and/or send me some test documents? Best wishes Norbert --- Dr. Norbert Preining <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Università di Siena Debian Developer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Debian TeX Group gpg DSA: 0x09C5B094 fp: 14DF 2E6C 0307 BE6D AD76 A9C0 D2BF 4AA3 09C5 B094 --- I'm going to have a look.' He glanced round at the others. `Is no one going to say, "No you can't possibly, let me go instead"?' They all shook their heads. `Oh well.' --- Ford attempting to be heroic whilst being seiged by --- Shooty and Bangbang. --- Douglas Adams, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#394594: texlive-context: Context is approx 45 versions out of date
On Sunday 22 October 2006 07:05, Norbert Preining wrote: > I am preparing a context package for Debian. Could you give it a try > and/or send me some test documents? Norbert, I am an experienced programmer but new to tex, metafont, and missing ligatures. If such a person can be of any use in testing your new context package then it would be my pleasure. Thanks for all that you do for Debian. --Mike Bird -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#394594: texlive-context: Context is approx 45 versions out of date
Hi Mike! On Son, 22 Okt 2006, Mike Bird wrote: > I am an experienced programmer but new to tex, metafont, and missing > ligatures. If such a person can be of any use in testing your new > context package then it would be my pleasure. Great, if you are an experienced programmer than it is perfect: Short howto: Please add a line deb http://www.tug.org/texlive/Debian/ context/ to your /etc/apt/sources file. Then call apt-get (or aptitude) update After this, please remove texlive-context: apt-get (or aptitude) --purge remove texlive-context (in case you had texlive-full installed, this has to go, too, but this is not important, as it is only a meta packages, keep all other packages). After this, install context apt-get (or aptitude) install context >From then on, please test with various documents, running texexec, and tell me please how is it going. Thanks a lot! Best wishes Norbert --- Dr. Norbert Preining <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Università di Siena Debian Developer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Debian TeX Group gpg DSA: 0x09C5B094 fp: 14DF 2E6C 0307 BE6D AD76 A9C0 D2BF 4AA3 09C5 B094 --- SLUMBAY (n.) The cigarette end someone discovers in the mouthful of lager they have just swigged from a can at the end of party. --- Douglas Adams, The Meaning of Liff -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
