If I remember correctly at the time we thought people would have concerns about running a script that set up their computer for them (the idea of running something without really knowing what it does). Plus it's a pretty basic script, which has it's problems.
I forwarded the email from the list to you (the one that I attached the script to), so you can check it out. As for altering it for either manual, it's really a simple change of bzr branch lp:ubuntu-manual ubuntu-manual-saucy to bzr branch lp:lubuntu-manual lubuntu-manual-saucy (or whatever the appropriate branch name is). Feel free to tweak it and do whatever you need to it. Have a great day.:) Patrick. On Mon, 2013-06-10 at 10:39 -0700, Jonathan Marsden wrote: > Patrick, > > On Mon, Jun 10, 2013, at 04:22 AM, Patrick Dickey wrote: > > > Well the nice thing about all of this is, if you create the script for > > the lubuntu manual, and the packaged version of texlive works for > > compiling the ubuntu-manual, then it would be minor changes to make > > your script work for ubuntu as well. > > Other way around. It now works for Ubuntu Manual in either Lubuntu > or Ubuntu. I only just created an (empty) bzr branch for the > proposed lubuntu manual, so there is no script that sets things up > for working that yet :) > > > I have a script (if you search the archives) that runs through the > > entire process also. > > Interesting... why wasn't it promoted on the web pages of ubuntu- > manual.org as the easy way to get started in the project? I had no idea > I was re-inventing the wheel here! > > > Of course on the flip side of that coin, your script might work better > > than mine (even for people installing the upstream version). So, I'd > > be interested in seeing your script as well. > > It's checked in to the Ubuntu Manual repository in the pkgs/ > subdirectory. Update your local branch and you will see it. Take a > look :) > > > In the interest of full disclosure, I do my writing for the Ubuntu > > Manual on a Lubuntu desktop, and create my screenshots or whatever on > > my laptop--which runs whatever version of ubuntu we're writing for. > > So, I can tell you that the instructions on the site do work for > > Lubuntu users as well as Ubuntu users. > > Sure. But they are longer than I'd like, and use unpackaged software so > users need to know and remember a "special" way to update that software, > which in practice many will forget. > > I plan to test creation of each translated manual using the packaged > texlive in Raring. If that works, I'll advocate strongly for the > ubuntu- > manual.org site being changed to document using those packages rather > than the upstream unpackaged texlive. > > Jonathan _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual Post to : ubuntu-manual@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
