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[PATCH] gnu: texlive-scripts: add mktexfmt

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Message #10 received at 71602-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Nicolas Goaziou <mail <at> nicolasgoaziou.fr>
To: spencerpeters via Guix-patches via <guix-patches <at> gnu.org>
Cc: "rekado <at> elephly.net" <rekado <at> elephly.net>, 71602-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 "andreas <at> enge.fr" <andreas <at> enge.fr>,
 spencerpeters <spencerpeters <at> protonmail.com>
Subject: Re: [bug#71602] [PATCH] gnu: texlive-scripts: add mktexfmt
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2024 09:18:59 +0200

Hello,

spencerpeters via Guix-patches via <guix-patches <at> gnu.org> writes:

> * gnu/packages/tex.scm (texlive-scripts): add mktexfmt

Good catch.

> Hello. I have noticed while using a modular TeX Live installation that the texlive-scripts package
> lacks mktexfmt, which is necessary for creating TeX fmts.

Actually, it is not strictly necessary. Guix uses "fmtutil-sys" to
generate such fmts.  But you're right, the script should be installed anyway.

> #:link-scripts
> - (find-files "scripts")))))))))
> + (find-files "scripts"))))))
> + (add-after 'link-scripts 'link-mktexfmt
> + (lambda _
> + (let ((fmtutil (string-append #$output "/bin/fmtutil")))
> + (symlink fmtutil
> + (string-append #$output "/bin/mktexfmt" ))))))))

I integrated this in the `link-scripts' phase, and pushed to "tex-team"
branch. "mktexfmt" should be available once this branch is merged.

Regards,
-- 
Nicolas Goaziou

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