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From: "Andrew Cottrell" <acottrel AT ihug DOT com DOT au>
To: <djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com>
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Subject: DJGPP DOC zip [Was Re: binutils-2.12.1 [WAS: Re: Clio 2.04 packages]]
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2002 16:03:56 +1000
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> Uploaded bnu2121b.zip, bnu2121s.zip, bnu2121a.zip (BFD)
>
> About documentation package:
>
> built (under Linux) all DOCS included in HTML, PS, DVI and PDF formats.
> TeX temporary files are not included as I think they are not needed for
> end user and also one needs to have source archive to rebuild docs
> anyway.

Sorry if I start a flame war, but I have my doubts that people use all of
the different formats that are included in the doc zip files. Below is what
I think, this is my thoughts, I will agree that everyone has there own
opinions and ways or working, but overall we may be able to remove some of
the files and therefore shrink the size of the doc packages.

My thoughts:-

1) Do we need to supply all the different doc formats considering the vast
majority of DJGPP users have either MS-DOS/FreeDOS or Windows?
2) I do not think we need to include PDF as PDF is only readable on Windows
(not MS-DOS or FreeDOS) and I don't know any Windows user who cannot read a
HTML file.
3) Now for printing PS is used to send to a PS printer (or ghostscript aka
Windows). How many people have a PS printer and don't have Windows?  I don't
think many so therefore PS files could also be removed.
4) Does anyone use DVI?

Andrew