On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 09:33:06PM +0200, Frank Küster wrote:
> Julian Gilbey <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> > Package: texlive-base-bin
> > Version: 2007.dfsg.2-6
> >
> > texdoc pgf doesn't work as pgfmanual.pdf has been gzipped.  Is there
> > any reason why texdoc can't be asked to search for gzipped files in
> > Debian (even though texlive doesn't do zipped docs)?
> 
> I don't think that's the reason - and I know that texdoc (both the
> standard version and the diverted one from luatex) search for gzipped
> files. If you type
> 
>  texdoc pgfmanual
> 
> you get the manual, it's unzipped on the fly.  Only 

burnside:~ $ texdoc pgfmanual
texdoc info: No exact match, trying full search mode.
Sorry, no documentation found for pgfmanual.
If you are unsure about the name, try searching CTAN's TeX catalogue at
http://ctan.org/search.html#byDescription.

> $ texdoc.notluatex pgf      
> Can't find documentation for `pgf'
> $ 
> 
> doesn't work, since this syntax requires a complete filename (with or
> without extension).

burnside:~ $ texdoc.notluatex pgf
Can't find documentation for `pgf'

> $ texdoc.notluatex -s pgf
> /usr/share/texmf/doc/pgf/pgfmanual.pdf.gz

burnside:~ $ texdoc.notluatex -s pgf
/usr/share/texmf/doc/pgf/pgfmanual.pdf.gz

> finds the right file (and the luatex version does nearly the same, just
> much faster).  

burnside:~ $ texdoc -s pgf
Sorry, no documentation found for pgf.
If you are unsure about the name, try searching CTAN's TeX catalogue at
http://ctan.org/search.html#byDescription.

   Julian



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