[tex-live] DPS support in xdvik
Karl Berry
karl at freefriends.org
Thu Jun 15 00:04:33 CEST 2006
Hi Igor,
Thanks for the nice words about TeX Live.
Just a though: may I suggest providing DPS-enabled binaries for
xdvik in platforms that support it?
Thanks for the suggestion, but I fear this isn't really practical.
Volunteer time to compile binaries is in short supply already -- trying
to compile multiple variations of xdvi will only complicate an already
too-complicated process. (xdvi is by far the most problematic program
to build now, due to variations in X libraries.) Since you're the first
person who's ever written about this, I don't think there's an
overwhelming demand out there.
You might consider compiling xdvik yourself from the original source
(http://xdvi.sourceforge.net) with
configure --with-ps=dps
Whether the dps support is up-to-date is another question ...
Regards,
Karl
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