Re: OT: tetex RPMs

2005-09-13 Thread Rex Dieter
Stephen P. Harris wrote: - Original Message - From: "Angus Leeming" Stephen P. Harris wrote: Peter Flynn is an arrogant, ignorant blowhard. I think my expression of dissatisfaction was rather moderate. I think your moral intervention was a day late and a dollar short and not direct

Re: tetex RPMs (was: Re: Problems installing 1.3.6-1 RPMs)

2005-09-13 Thread Stephen Harris
"Stephen" == Stephen P Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Stephen> Unfortunately, I think it is more likely that you forgot it. Stephen> Do as I say, not as I do. Let's forget about it, then :) The points that interest me in that discussion are: - the fact that the

Re: OT: tetex RPMs (was: Re: Problems installing 1.3.6-1 RPMs

2005-09-13 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
>>>>> "Stephen" == Stephen P Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Stephen> Unfortunately, I think it is more likely that you forgot it. Stephen> Do as I say, not as I do. Let's forget about it, then :) The points that interest me in that discussion are:

Re: OT: tetex RPMs (was: Re: Problems installing 1.3.6-1 RPMs

2005-09-12 Thread Stephen P. Harris
- Original Message - From: "Jean-Marc Lasgouttes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Stephen P. Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 10:53 PM Subject: Re: OT: tetex RPMs (was: Re: Problems installing 1.3.6-1 RPMs "Stephen&q

Re: OT: tetex RPMs (was: Re: Problems installing 1.3.6-1 RPMs

2005-09-12 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
> "Stephen" == Stephen P Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> My apologies. I hadn't realised I was expected to read all your >> mails as they arrived. >> Stephen> You are not when you act as a contributor to the mailing Stephen> list. However, Angus wrote: > Stephen, cool it please. Steph

Re: OT: tetex RPMs (was: Re: Problems installing 1.3.6-1 RPMs

2005-09-12 Thread Stephen P. Harris
- Original Message - From: "Angus Leeming" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 3:55 PM Subject: Re: OT: tetex RPMs (was: Re: Problems installing 1.3.6-1 RPMs Stephen P. Harris wrote: Peter Flynn is an arrogant, ignorant blowhard. I think

Re: OT: tetex RPMs (was: Re: Problems installing 1.3.6-1 RPMs

2005-09-12 Thread Angus Leeming
Stephen P. Harris wrote: > Peter Flynn is an arrogant, ignorant blowhard. I think my expression > of dissatisfaction was rather moderate. I think your moral intervention > was a day late and a dollar short and not directed at the instigator. My apologies. I hadn't realised I was expected to read a

Re: OT: tetex RPMs (was: Re: Problems installing 1.3.6-1 RPMs

2005-09-12 Thread Stephen P. Harris
- Original Message - From: "Angus Leeming" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 1:16 PM Subject: Re: tetex RPMs (was: Re: Problems installing 1.3.6-1 RPMs Stephen P. Harris wrote: SH: You've certainly done a good job in establishing your

Re: tetex RPMs (was: Re: Problems installing 1.3.6-1 RPMs

2005-09-12 Thread Angus Leeming
Stephen P. Harris wrote: > SH: You've certainly done a good job in establishing your unique > qualifications for your sweeping pronouncements. Stephen, cool it please. -- Angus

Re: tetex RPMs

2005-09-12 Thread Peter Flynn
ou are not going to find a bunch of Linux distros jumping onto the bandwagon. They are not going to devote a large portion of their release to TeX, nor many man-hours to fixing TeX. Nor should they. The TC distro works as it stands: no "fixing" is needed. All RH (or whoever maintains th

Re: OT: tetex RPMs (was: Re: Problems installing 1.3.6-1 RPMs

2005-09-12 Thread Georg Baum
Peter Flynn wrote: > All that's required is for the maintainer of the tetex RPMs to use > up-to-date versions from CTAN, and for the author of the embedded > install script in the LyX RPM to test for a working kpsewhich instead > of assuming it's in the location the RH tete

Re: tetex RPMs (was: Re: Problems installing 1.3.6-1 RPMs

2005-09-11 Thread Stephen P. Harris
- Original Message - From: "Peter Flynn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 12:13 PM Subject: OT: tetex RPMs (was: Re: Problems installing 1.3.6-1 RPMs Jose' Matos wrote: On Saturday 10 September 2005 19:23, Peter Flynn wrote:

OT: tetex RPMs (was: Re: Problems installing 1.3.6-1 RPMs

2005-09-11 Thread Peter Flynn
with the real tetex from the TeX Collection DVD. If you do that you are on your own. No, RH is on its own. Posters to c.t.t have consistently told users of the RH tetex RPMs to trash them and replace them with the TUG CDs. One other possibility is to redo the tetex rpm and then yum will