[tex-live] Two fixes

Gerben Wierda Gerben.Wierda at rna.nl
Wed Sep 7 17:24:34 CEST 2005


On Sep 7, 2005, at 16:18, Vladimir Volovich wrote:

> "GW" == Gerben Wierda writes:
>
>>> 1) did you decide not to show the message like this: please call
>>> "simpdftex format inputfile"
>
>  GW> Yes. The message is adapted from the name of the called
>  GW> deprecated script. If you call altpdflatex you get "simpdftex
>  GW> latex input" and if you call altpdftex you get "simpdftex tex
>  GW> input". The message is a bit larger and empty lines before and
>  GW> after to facilitate finding it in the log window of front ends.
>
> ok - but as far as i see it still doesn't show anything like this (i
> symlinked altpdftex to your new simpdftex from P4 repository to test
> this):

That is not the way. I haven't set it up yet on TL.

> also, what do you intend to do is user will call one of altpdf*
> scripts in TeX Live 2005: show a message as discussed above and
> proceed with generation, or stop and ask to use the new syntax?

Stop and ask to use the new syntax. altpdftex and friends must become 
unavailable, they will only be still there as help message. Next year 
they can go.

(Maybe something likewise can be done with the ifpdf mess. Nah, 
probably not).

G



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