rgheck wrote: > Right, of course. We should document, then, that Requires only works for > packages known to LyX.
I'll do that. > > What we can do, eventually, is to simply add a \usepackage call with all > > remaining "unknown" required packages at the very end. For this, though, > > we need to know which packages we know. And this is not possible yet > > (since it's done in different methods). > > > > > > OK. Maybe a FIXME or something about this, with a ref to this thread, > would be worth it, if not a bugzilla entry. OK. > > For now, I'd just go with what I proposed. > > > > > > OK. We're obviously not losing anything, and this is a big improvement > on what we had. Fine. I'll commit then. > >>> I think we can get rid of the ugly optional argument of > >>> DeclareLyXModule now. > >> > >> OK, well, it's about to get new ones, anyway, so don't bother with > >> configure.py. (It won't break right now, anyway.) I intend to implement > >> Requires and Excludes arguments for the modules themselves as part of > >> the modularization of the AMS classes. Thus, the "Theorems" module will > >> exclude the "Theorems (AMS)" module, and it won't be possible to use > >> them both. I also want to split the theorem modules themselves into > >> basic and advanced parts, so that you don't have to overpopulate your > >> layout box just to get the basic theorem constructs. Thus, "Theorems > >> (Extra)" will require either "Theorems" or "Theorems (AMS)", since the > >> basic definitions have to be in place already. I expect we'll find other > >> uses for this, too. > > > > I'm not sure I understand. Anyway, I'll leave the optional argument in > > place for now. > > > > > > The idea is that there can be incompatible modules: The Theorems and > Theorems (AMS) modules are an example. And there may be modules that > require other ones. So this will provide a facility for tracking that. I understand. But I don't understand the relation to the optional argument. I'd say, we need some more tags, such as NeedsModule and ObsoletesModule. Anyway, this is for later. Jürgen
