[XeTeX] The arcs package

[Arash Zeini]

 Thanks, Wilfred. I will look into this.

Best wishes,
Arash

On 17 March 2018 at 11:00, Wilfred van Rooijen <wvanrooijen at yahoo.com>
wrote:

> If your bugfix is simple and without other (potential) side effects, then
> you can make a new version of the package incorporating your changes. Add a
> description of your changes to the source code, add a contact address, and
> make this new version available for everybody. Then upload the package to
> CTAN. That last step is the problem - I also don't know how to upload a
> package so that it is "registered" in CTAN. Perhaps someone else on this
> list can provide some more info.
>
> Wilfred
>
>
>
> On Saturday, March 17, 2018 4:25 AM, Arash Zeini <arash.zeini at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>
> I don't have the necessary skills to maintain the code and I was not the
> one who came up with the modifications. I'd be more than happy to take care
> of the administrative side of things, if that's possible.
>
> Best,
> Arash
>
> On Fri, 16 Mar 2018, 12:54 Wilfred van Rooijen, <wvanrooijen at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
> You should "adopt" the package and become the new maintainer, perhaps.
>
> Wilfred
>
>
>
> On Friday, March 16, 2018 7:33 PM, Arash Zeini <arash.zeini at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> A couple of years ago, I raised an issue I had encountered with the arcs
> package (see below for the complete run of messages). A solution was
> proposed by Michael Sharpe and Joseph Wright wrote that he would mention
> the issue on c.t.t., as messages to arcs' author bounced. The solution,
> which I add manually to arcs.sty is:
>
> "The arcs package depends on the relsize package which did change a few
> months ago in a way that requires a small change in the arcs package. You
> need to add the line (just after \RequirePackage{relsize} is a good place}
>
> \long\def \@gobblethree #1#2#3{}
>
> and then change the line
>
> \let \rs at size@warning = \@gobbletwo
>
> to
>
> \let \rs at size@warning = \@gobblethree
>
> because, in relsize.sty, the macro \rs at size@warning is now defined to
> have three arguments, the last of which (6.0pt) was being left as printable
> text. This problem is a LaTeX issue and has nothing particular to XeTeX."
>
> The arcs package was never updated and the issue persists. Is there anyway
> these changes could be incorporated into arcs.sty? I use arcs quite often
> and it would be a great help if the changes could become part of the code.
>
> Many thanks and best wishes,
> Arash
>
> On 26 August 2013 at 17:25, Arash Zeini <arash.zeini at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thank you, all, for your feedback. I can wait for the fix to be applied.
>
> Joseph: if you hear anything, could you please post it here?
>
> Many thanks and best wishes,
> Arash
>
>
> On 25 August 2013 16:02, Joseph Wright <joseph.wright at morningstar2. co.uk
> <joseph.wright at morningstar2.co.uk>> wrote:
>
> On 25/08/2013 16:00, Joseph Wright wrote:
> > Nothing to do with XeTeX: it's due to relsize and shows up with a demo
> > for pdfTeX. Inside arcs.sty you find
> >
> >     \let \rs at size@warning = \@gobbletwo
> >     \relsize{-10}%
> >
> > but in the latest relsize (dated 2013-03-29) \rs at size@warning takes
> > three arguments. Thus arcs needs adjusting (probaly should just leave
> > the relsize code alone): I've CC'd the arcs author.
>
> Message to the arcs author bounced. I'll raise this on c.t.t.: the
> package is LPPL so a change can be sorted out if he can't be found.
> --
> Joseph Wright
>
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