Comment 43 for bug 20052

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Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2005 08:57:39 +0200
From: Norbert Preining <email address hidden>
To: Frank =?iso-8859-15?Q?K=FCster?= <email address hidden>
Cc: <email address hidden>,
 Josip Rodin <email address hidden>, <email address hidden>
Subject: Re: Take over of texinfo/info packages

On Fre, 30 Sep 2005, Frank K�wrote:
> This is only understandable when you know the history of texinfo
> packages not uploaded to Debian. I'd write something like "Now depends
> on tex-common, or tetex-bin until teTeX-3.0 is in unstable". On the

Done.

> other hand, isn't #253124 also fixed by this upload?

No. THere will be no texinfo format, as suggested by Thomas Esser and
Karl Berry. texi2* use the (pdf)tex binaries as is without the format.
There is no texinfo format in either the teTeX nor TeX live
distribution.

BUt I wanted to discuss this with the submitter before closing the bug.

> > New -1 packages are on the tug server.
>
> Unfortunately, one more important thing is missing:
>
> * New maintainer. Taking over because...

Added changelog entry:
  * New maintainer: Taking over from Josip Rodin <email address hidden>
    as he seems to have abandoned texinfo.

Also, I have added:
  * Acknowledge previous NMU (Closes: #267497, #259280)

New packages are on tug.org (in 10min from now)

Best wishes

Norbert

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