Changeset a48a3d2 for pst/typesetting

Timestamp:

03/20/2024 07:12:31 PM (7 months ago)

Author:

Ken Moffat <zarniwhoop@…>

Branches:

12.2, gimp3, lazarus, trunk, xry111/for-12.3, xry111/spidermonkey128

Children:

73089ed3

Parents:

50745626

Message:

biber - clarify net space usage.

The only installed files are perl maodules and their manpages,
it appears those should still be present when updating from the
previous year.

Location:

pst/typesetting

Files:

• biber.xml (modified) (1 diff)
• texlive.xml (modified) (1 diff)

pst/typesetting/biber.xml

@@ -19 +19 @@
     minimal. Copy full texmf to somewhere for working, measure with du -shm,
     then install biblatex over the top of it and remeasure.
-    For 3.16, texmf grows by 3MB -->
-  <!ENTITY biber-buildsize     "16 MB"> <!-- only include biblatex size if texmf grows -->
+    For 3.16, texmf grew by 3MB -->
+  <!ENTITY biber-buildsize     "16 MB (installs 1.6MB of perl modules)"> <!-- only include biblatex size if texmf grows -->
   <!ENTITY biber-time          "0.4 SBU including tests">
 

pst/typesetting/texlive.xml

@@ -248 +248 @@
         If you wish to upgrade to current <application>texlive</application>
         on an older system where extra packages (<application>asymptote</application>,
-        <application>biber</application>, <application>dvisvgm</application>, or
+        <!-- Ken: comment biber - usually a new texyear has brought a new version
+        but not so far for 2024. Looking at what it installs it is only perl
+        modules and their man pages so those ought to still exist after the
+        previous year's texlive has been removed.
+        <application>biber</application>, -->
+                                          <application>dvisvgm</application>, or
         <application>xindy</application>) have been installed, you will need to
         reinstall those as well as fixing up your <literal>PATH</literal> for