Re: Updating pdfeTeX to a newer version

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>----- Original Message ----
>From: Neal Becker <ndbecker2@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx
>Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 8:12:39 AM
>Subject: Re: Updating pdfeTeX to a newer version
>

>George N. White III wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 23 Nov 2007, Paul Smith wrote:
>> 
>>> How can one update pdfeTeX to a newer version? The package microtype
>>> gives errors because the current F7 version of  pdfeTeX is too old.
>> 
>> Install TeX Live 2007.  TL is designed to be installed in a single
>> directory tree, so it can coexist with your existing tetex -- just
>> change the PATH to include the TL bin directory when you want to use
>> TL.
>> 
>> You can't just install the current pdftex (pdfetex is now deprecated
 --
>> the "e" functionality is in pdftex) without updating the texmf trees.
>> There have been changes in the way pdftex configuration is handled.
>> Current distributions use pdftex to produce both .dvi and .pdf, so
 macros
>> that assume tex--dvi and pdftex->pdf had to be updated.
>> 
>> btw -- I find microtype has become essential.  Without it, too many
>> paragraphs have hyphens at the end of many lines.  Microtype
>> invariable reduces the number of hyphens, and in a long document
>> can save several pages.  I don't see any adverse effects on
 readability
>> and fewer hyphens is a big plus for readability.
>> 
>
>texlive is now being packaged for fedora.  I believe you can find the
>not-yet released version and try it.
>
>-- 


http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/FeatureTexLive

TeXLive 2007 would have been in Fedora had it not been for some licensing issues.  I do not know which ones, Rahul knows which ones sorry to put you on the spot.  TeTeX which is on Fedora 8 has seen some updates despite "it not being updtated" by JindrichNovy 
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/JindrichNovy


Regards,

Antonio 



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