Comment 12 for bug 24246

(In reply to comment #11)
> (In reply to comment #9)
> > (In reply to comment #8)
> > > (In reply to comment #6)
> > > > ?? Ubuntu users should only use deb packages provided by Ubuntu and should
> never
> > > > install software from source?? Sorry, I disagree.
> > > >
> > > While we provide the tools for you to build and install software from other
> > > sources, we can't support such a system because we have no idea what you're
> > > going to do to it.
> >
> > Strange point of view IMO. We are talking about *teTeX* and not any minor tool
> > from anybody on the net. Do you really think teTeX should be changed with regard
> > to Ubuntu?
> >
> No, not at all; by all means, please sign up to become an Ubuntu maintainer and
> prepare us some updated tetex packages. [...]

Believe me, I'd really like to! I wanted to join the GNU R Debian maintainer
team some time ago but I didn't understand that much of their communication. I'm
not a programmer but only a nutrition scientist.

> > > We also provide you the tools to wipe /usr/bin, but if you do so, it's not a
> > > "bug" it's user error.
> > >
> > > Remove the /usr/local/bin/install-info you've added, and your system will work
> > > again.
> >
> > Ok, I think we will not come together on this topic. What you say in other words
> > is: Every user installing teTeX from source on Ubuntu makes a mistake. Right? Is
> > this in common for all Ubuntu developers? Should I contact Thomas Esser
> > (Maintainer of teTeX) to find a solution that meets Ubuntu's requirements? Maybe
> > he's in common with you and I'm just misjudging the situation.
> >
> A google for "Debian install-info" will show you the long and messy history
> between Debian and TeTeX which has been going on since at least 1997, probably
> earlier.

Yes, I did it in the meanwhile and searched the teTeX ML. I really misjudged the
situation. Sorry for this!! There is an option for the configuration of teTeX
(--without-texinfo) that /might/ be the solution on the teTeX side. I didn't
find a report that approved that it works. Where was a good place to inform
interested Ubuntu users about this?

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