On Mon, 2002-07-22 at 03:13, Javier Bezos wrote: > > Let's suppose now that you may modify files without changing > filenames. I edit article.sty, but it so happens that there are > some packages (which I'm not aware of) which rely in the > exact behaviour of article.sty and I don't want to break them. > So, I have to search by contents the whole latex directory. I > find 2 or 3 packages doing that and I must repeat the process... > In other words, the problem is still present, but without the > advantages of requiring new file names.
No, you don't. Have you done no software development? Debugging is a standard, relatively well understood process, and it doesn't necessarily involve finding every single reference to changed pieces of code. Implicit in this argument is this hidden assumption: - Every single edit to a LaTeX file will break LaTeX, without exception. Many LaTeX people seem to be fond of this idea, which frankly bothers me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
