[tex-live] Broken dependencies among sty files in TeX Live 2009 distribution

[Robin Fairbairns]

Zdenek Wagner <zdenek.wagner at gmail.com> wrote:

> 2009/10/19 Norbert Preining <preining at logic.at>:
> > Hi Jindrich,
> >> here.sty              verbasef.sty            required
> >
> > that is a pain, since verbasef.sty is in ltxmisc, that should be fixed.
> > but again, here.sty is not on CTAN .... pity
> > since it is sooo old maybe it should be moved to obsolete on CTAN
> > as it can anyway not be run
>
> here.sty is obsolete for quite many years. Its functionality is part
> of float.sty

the problem is that verbasef itself is also very old -- persumably
"forgetware" on the archive.  one might try mailing the author, but
since the address we have dates from 1995, what chances are there?

robin