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auctex package

auctex uses xpdf by default but does not depend on the package

Bug #379874 reported by Atanas Atanasov
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Bug Description

I just noticed that auctex uses xpdf by default when in pdf mode. However, the xpdf package is not required when installing auctex. It is even not officially supported. I am running Jaunty.

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Håvard Berland (berland) wrote :

The attached patch to the auctex 11.85 source will fix this

Changed in auctex (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Atanas Atanasov (thenasko) wrote :

Wouldn't a better solution be to still use xpdf and require it from auctex? Both xpdf & xdvi are faster than evince from experience, and also conform to the look & feel of auctex.

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Håvard Berland (berland) wrote :

I guess it depends on personal preferences. For AucTeX upstream version, it might be appropriate to stick with xpdf, but for a tailored Ubuntu version, going for evince is not a bad idea.

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Reinhard Tartler (siretart) wrote :

 auctex (11.84-0ubuntu3) karmic; urgency=low
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   * use xdg-open instead of hard-coded, LP: #379874
   * add dependency alternative on emacs23, LP: #434688

Changed in auctex (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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David Benjamin (davidben) wrote :

Can an attempt to made to upstream this change, to minimize deviation from upstream?

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