bug#49472: closed ([PATCH core-updates] gnu: texlive-bin: Use ‘--with-banner-add’ configure option)

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> [PATCH core-updates] gnu: texlive-bin: Use ‘--with-banner-add’ configure option
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> Date: 
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> Thu,  8 Jul 2021 19:13:19 -0300
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> The “Building TeX Live” manual has a section about configure options for
> distro builds¹. They mention this option:
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>     --with-banner-add=/SomeDistro
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>     This isn’t technically required, but is strongly recommended, so your
>     build and your distro can be distinguished from others.
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> Therefore add it to texlive-bin. This is how it appears on LuaTeX, for
> example (it also shows up in other engines’ banners):
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>     $ luatex
>     This is LuaTeX, Version 1.13.0 (TeX Live 2021/GNU Guix)
>     restricted system commands enabled.
>     **
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> The other options mentioned in that section are already being used.
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> ¹ http://www.tug.org/texlive/doc/tlbuild.html#Distro-builds
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> * gnu/packages/tex.scm (texlive-bin)[arguments]: Add ‘--with-banner-add’
> option.
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>  gnu/packages/tex.scm | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
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> Hello,
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> This is something I saw on the TeX Live build manual after I sent the
> TeX Live 2021 patches. I’m tracking it in a separate bug because it’s
> orthogonal to whether the 2021 update is applied.
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> The patch applies cleanly both on core-updates and on top of the
> TeX Live 2021 patches in bug 49408.
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> FWIW, Debian and Ubuntu also use this option:
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> $ luatex
> This is LuaTeX, Version 1.12.0 (TeX Live 2020/Debian)
>  restricted system commands enabled.
> **
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> Thanks,
> Thiago
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> diff --git a/gnu/packages/tex.scm b/gnu/packages/tex.scm
> index e4144e00edbe..5ea1921dc2a5 100644
> --- a/gnu/packages/tex.scm
> +++ b/gnu/packages/tex.scm
> @@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ files from LOCATIONS with expected checksum HASH.  CODE is 
> not currently in use.
>         '("--disable-static"
>           "--disable-native-texlive-build"
>           "--enable-shared"
> +         "--with-banner-add=/GNU Guix"
>           "--with-system-cairo"
>           "--with-system-freetype2"
>           "--with-system-gd"
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> Re: bug#49472: [PATCH core-updates] gnu: texlive-bin: Use ‘--with-banner-add’ configure option
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> Sat, 24 Jul 2021 16:17:18 +0200
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> Hi,
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> Thiago Jung Bauermann <bauermann@kolabnow.com> skribis:
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> > The “Building TeX Live” manual has a section about configure options for
> > distro builds¹. They mention this option:
> >
> >     --with-banner-add=/SomeDistro
> >
> >     This isn’t technically required, but is strongly recommended, so your
> >     build and your distro can be distinguished from others.
> >
> > Therefore add it to texlive-bin. This is how it appears on LuaTeX, for
> > example (it also shows up in other engines’ banners):
> >
> >     $ luatex
> >     This is LuaTeX, Version 1.13.0 (TeX Live 2021/GNU Guix)
> >     restricted system commands enabled.
> >     **
> >
> > The other options mentioned in that section are already being used.
> >
> > ¹ http://www.tug.org/texlive/doc/tlbuild.html#Distro-builds
> >
> > * gnu/packages/tex.scm (texlive-bin)[arguments]: Add ‘--with-banner-add’
> > option.
>
> Applied, thanks!
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> Ludo’.
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