From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ricardo Wurmus Subject: bug#27217: texlive is too big Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2019 12:01:15 +0100 Message-ID: <87k1j3h7k4.fsf@elephly.net> References: <87tw3w7v1m.fsf@elephly.net> <87po1g2g43.fsf@gmail.com> <87fu2chu02.fsf@elephly.net> <87lgc42b7i.fsf@gmail.com> <87va2wdfq8.fsf@gnu.org> <87zhs84urk.fsf@elephly.net> <87h8egd7zd.fsf@gnu.org> <878szooiix.fsf@elephly.net> <87a7jzy6ae.fsf@gnu.org> <87sgxr62p1.fsf@ambrevar.xyz> <87munzh8kj.fsf@elephly.net> <87imynsgxg.fsf@ambrevar.xyz> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:58757) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1glLwi-0000ox-6c for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 20 Jan 2019 17:52:05 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1glLwg-0000lx-D9 for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 20 Jan 2019 17:52:04 -0500 Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:39999) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1glLwf-0000li-Vk for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 20 Jan 2019 17:52:02 -0500 Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1glLwf-00079f-NG for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 20 Jan 2019 17:52:01 -0500 Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-Message-ID: In-reply-to: <87imynsgxg.fsf@ambrevar.xyz> List-Id: Bug reports for GNU Guix List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-guix-bounces+gcggb-bug-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "bug-Guix" To: Pierre Neidhardt Cc: 27217@debbugs.gnu.org Pierre Neidhardt writes: > What I meant is that with the tlpdb approach, we would base our build sys= tem on > a centralized authority with regard to what constitute a package and whic= h files > belong to them. Then we would not have to worry about file conflicts. Ah, I see. I was struggling to see how this would help us in this case, so I looked up =E2=80=9Cpalatino=E2=80=9D in the texlive.tlpdb. We can find this snippet in the texlive.tlpdb (which is part of the texlive-bin package): --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- name palatino category Package revision 31835 catalogue urw-base35 shortdesc URW "Base 35" font pack for LaTeX longdesc A set of fonts for use as "drop-in" replacements for Adobe's longdesc basic set, comprising: Century Schoolbook (substituting for longdesc Adobe's New Century Schoolbook); Dingbats (substituting for longdesc Adobe's Zapf Dingbats); Nimbus Mono L (substituting for Abobe's longdesc Courier); Nimbus Roman No9 L (substituting for Adobe's Times); longdesc Nimbus Sans L (substituting for Adobe's Helvetica); Standard longdesc Symbols L (substituting for Adobe's Symbol); URW Bookman; URW longdesc Chancery L Medium Italic (substituting for Adobe's Zapf longdesc Chancery); URW Gothic L Book (substituting for Adobe's Avant longdesc Garde); and URW Palladio L (substituting for Adobe's Palatino). execute addMap upl.map runfiles size=3D388 texmf-dist/dvips/palatino/config.upl texmf-dist/fonts/afm/adobe/palatino/pplb8a.afm texmf-dist/fonts/afm/adobe/palatino/pplbi8a.afm texmf-dist/fonts/afm/adobe/palatino/pplr8a.afm texmf-dist/fonts/afm/adobe/palatino/pplri8a.afm texmf-dist/fonts/afm/urw/palatino/uplb8a.afm texmf-dist/fonts/afm/urw/palatino/uplbi8a.afm texmf-dist/fonts/afm/urw/palatino/uplr8a.afm texmf-dist/fonts/afm/urw/palatino/uplri8a.afm texmf-dist/fonts/map/dvips/palatino/upl.map texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/eurbo10.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/eurmo10.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplb.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplb7t.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplb8c.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplb8r.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplb8t.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplb9c.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplb9d.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplb9e.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplb9o.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplb9t.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplbc.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplbc7t.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplbc8t.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplbi.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplbi7t.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplbi8c.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplbi8r.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplbi8t.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplbi9c.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplbi9d.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplbi9e.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplbi9o.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplbi9t.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplbij8r.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplbj8r.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplbo.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplbo7t.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplbo8c.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplbo8r.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplbo8t.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplbu.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplbu8r.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplr.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplr7t.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplr8c.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplr8r.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplr8rn.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplr8t.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplr9c.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplr9d.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplr9e.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplr9o.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplr9t.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplrc.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplrc7t.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplrc8r.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplrc8t.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplrc9d.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplrc9e.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplrc9o.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplrc9t.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplri.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplri7t.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplri8c.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplri8r.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplri8t.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplri9c.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplri9d.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplri9e.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplri9o.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplri9t.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplrij8r.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplro.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplro7t.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplro8c.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplro8r.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplro8t.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplrr8re.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplrre.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplrrn.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplru.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/pplru8r.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/zppleb7m.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/zppleb7t.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/zppleb7y.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/zppler7m.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/zppler7t.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/zppler7v.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/palatino/zppler7y.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/urw35vf/palatino/uplb7t.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/urw35vf/palatino/uplb8c.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/urw35vf/palatino/uplb8r.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/urw35vf/palatino/uplb8t.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/urw35vf/palatino/uplbc7t.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/urw35vf/palatino/uplbc8t.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/urw35vf/palatino/uplbi7t.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/urw35vf/palatino/uplbi8c.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/urw35vf/palatino/uplbi8r.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/urw35vf/palatino/uplbi8t.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/urw35vf/palatino/uplbo7t.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/urw35vf/palatino/uplbo8c.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/urw35vf/palatino/uplbo8r.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/urw35vf/palatino/uplbo8t.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/urw35vf/palatino/uplr7t.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/urw35vf/palatino/uplr8c.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/urw35vf/palatino/uplr8r.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/urw35vf/palatino/uplr8t.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/urw35vf/palatino/uplrc7t.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/urw35vf/palatino/uplrc8t.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/urw35vf/palatino/uplri7t.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/urw35vf/palatino/uplri8c.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/urw35vf/palatino/uplri8r.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/urw35vf/palatino/uplri8t.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/urw35vf/palatino/uplro7t.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/urw35vf/palatino/uplro8c.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/urw35vf/palatino/uplro8r.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/urw35vf/palatino/uplro8t.tfm texmf-dist/fonts/type1/urw/palatino/uplb8a.pfb texmf-dist/fonts/type1/urw/palatino/uplb8a.pfm texmf-dist/fonts/type1/urw/palatino/uplbi8a.pfb texmf-dist/fonts/type1/urw/palatino/uplbi8a.pfm texmf-dist/fonts/type1/urw/palatino/uplr8a.pfb texmf-dist/fonts/type1/urw/palatino/uplr8a.pfm texmf-dist/fonts/type1/urw/palatino/uplri8a.pfb texmf-dist/fonts/type1/urw/palatino/uplri8a.pfm texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplb.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplb7t.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplb8c.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplb8t.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplb9c.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplb9d.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplb9e.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplb9o.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplb9t.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplbc.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplbc7t.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplbc8t.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplbi.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplbi7t.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplbi8c.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplbi8t.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplbi9c.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplbi9d.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplbi9e.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplbi9o.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplbi9t.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplbo.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplbo7t.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplbo8c.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplbo8t.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplbu.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplr.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplr7t.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplr8c.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplr8t.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplr9c.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplr9d.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplr9e.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplr9o.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplr9t.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplrc.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplrc7t.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplrc8t.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplrc9d.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplrc9e.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplrc9o.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplrc9t.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplri.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplri7t.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplri8c.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplri8t.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplri9c.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplri9d.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplri9e.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplri9o.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplri9t.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplro.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplro7t.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplro8c.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplro8t.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplrre.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplrrn.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/pplru.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/zppleb7m.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/zppleb7t.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/zppleb7y.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/zppler7m.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/zppler7t.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/zppler7v.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/adobe/palatino/zppler7y.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/urw35vf/palatino/uplb7t.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/urw35vf/palatino/uplb8c.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/urw35vf/palatino/uplb8t.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/urw35vf/palatino/uplbc7t.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/urw35vf/palatino/uplbc8t.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/urw35vf/palatino/uplbi7t.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/urw35vf/palatino/uplbi8c.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/urw35vf/palatino/uplbi8t.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/urw35vf/palatino/uplbo7t.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/urw35vf/palatino/uplbo8c.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/urw35vf/palatino/uplbo8t.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/urw35vf/palatino/uplr7t.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/urw35vf/palatino/uplr8c.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/urw35vf/palatino/uplr8t.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/urw35vf/palatino/uplrc7t.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/urw35vf/palatino/uplrc8t.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/urw35vf/palatino/uplri7t.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/urw35vf/palatino/uplri8c.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/urw35vf/palatino/uplri8t.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/urw35vf/palatino/uplro7t.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/urw35vf/palatino/uplro8c.vf texmf-dist/fonts/vf/urw35vf/palatino/uplro8t.vf texmf-dist/tex/latex/palatino/8rupl.fd texmf-dist/tex/latex/palatino/omlupl.fd texmf-dist/tex/latex/palatino/omsupl.fd texmf-dist/tex/latex/palatino/ot1upl.fd texmf-dist/tex/latex/palatino/t1upl.fd texmf-dist/tex/latex/palatino/ts1upl.fd catalogue-also tex-gyre catalogue-ctan /fonts/urw/base35 catalogue-date 2016-06-24 19:18:15 +0200 catalogue-license gpl catalogue-topics font font-type1 font-collection --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- This tells us what files are installed (=E2=80=9Crunfiles=E2=80=9D) and it = shows us that there is no source file we can use to generate them (there is no =E2=80=9Csrcfiles=E2=80=9D). Compare that to 12many, for example: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- name 12many category Package revision 15878 catalogue one2many shortdesc Generalising mathematical index sets longdesc In the discrete branches of mathematics and the computer longdesc sciences, it will only take some seconds before you're faced longdesc with a set like {1,...,m}. Some people write $1\ldotp\ldotp m$, longdesc others $\{j:1\leq j\leq m\}$, and the journal you're submitting longdesc to might want something else entirely. The 12many package longdesc provides an interface that makes changing from one to another a longdesc one-line change. docfiles size=3D98 texmf-dist/doc/latex/12many/12many.pdf details=3D"Package documentation" texmf-dist/doc/latex/12many/README details=3D"Readme" srcfiles size=3D6 texmf-dist/source/latex/12many/12many.dtx texmf-dist/source/latex/12many/12many.ins runfiles size=3D1 texmf-dist/tex/latex/12many/12many.sty catalogue-ctan /macros/latex/contrib/12many catalogue-date 2016-06-24 19:18:15 +0200 catalogue-license lppl catalogue-topics maths catalogue-version 0.3 --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- Here we do have =E2=80=9Csrcfiles=E2=80=9D and we can use those to generate =E2=80=9C12many.sty=E2=80=9D. I think this would be a good source of infor= mation for the importer. We just need to be smart about handling the =E2=80=9Csrcfile= s=E2=80=9D field so that it won=E2=80=99t result in too large downloads from SVN (e.g. parent directory) or too many small svn-fetch origins (one origin per file). -- Ricardo