Re: pkg/32176: teTeX package is set to A4 and is hard to change

[Vynka ~ <vynkster%gmail.com@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/32176; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Vynka ~ <vynkster%gmail.com@localhost>
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        pkgsrc-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: Re: pkg/32176: teTeX package is set to A4 and is hard to change
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 16:48:13 +0100

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 On 11/28/05, perry%piermont.com@localhost <perry%piermont.com@localhost> wrote:
 >
 > >Number:         32176
 
 
 
 
 >Description:
 >         The teTeX package defaults to A4 paper. This is in and of
 > itself not a critical problem, but it is especially hard to
 > fix it or to make it default to something else. It would be nice if
 > you could make it default to US Letter by setting an mk.conf variable,
 > by using the getpapersize/setpapersize packages, etc.
 > >How-To-Repeat:
 >         Build teTeX. Note that fixing the install for your local paper
 > size is arcane and unpleasant.
 
 
 
 How US centric. (I have much strongre feelings about this, but typing them
 would end in an anti-American rant and I don't want to be kidnapped to
 Guantanamo bay and tortured in Iraq.)
 
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 gt;Description:<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The teTe=
 X package defaults to A4 paper. This is in and of
 <br>itself not a critical problem, but it is especially hard to<br>fix it o=
 r to make it default to something else. It would be nice if<br>you could ma=
 ke it default to US Letter by setting an mk.conf variable,<br>by using the =
 getpapersize/setpapersize packages, etc.
 <br>&gt;How-To-Repeat:<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B=
 uild teTeX. Note that fixing the install for your local paper<br>size is ar=
 cane and unpleasant.</blockquote><div><br>
 <br>
 How US centric. (I have much strongre feelings about this, but typing
 them would end in an anti-American rant and I don't want to be
 kidnapped to Guantanamo bay and tortured in Iraq.)<br>
 &nbsp;</div><br></div><br>
 
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