FS#67685 - [texlive-latexextra] Add Inkscape as optional dep for SVG package

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Eldred Habert (ISSOtm) - Sunday, 23 August 2020, 05:33 GMT
Last edited by Rémy Oudompheng (remyoudompheng) - Monday, 21 March 2022, 06:55 GMT
Task Type Feature Request
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Rémy Oudompheng (remyoudompheng)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 1
Private No

Details

The SVG LaTeX package requires Inkscape to function, but it is not listed as an optional depencency:

```
issotm@sheik-kitty ~% pacman -Qo /usr/share/texmf-dist/tex/latex/svg/svg.sty
/usr/share/texmf-dist/tex/latex/svg/svg.sty is owned by texlive-latexextra 2020.55418-1
issotm@sheik-kitty ~% pacman -Qi texlive-latexextra
Name : texlive-latexextra
(...)
Optional Deps : python2-pygments: for pygmentex
texlive-genericextra: to use the calctab package [installed]
texlive-pictures: to use the package overpic
java-environment: to use pdfannotextractor [installed]
Required By : texlive-gantt texlive-humanities
```

From https://ctan.crest.fr/tex-archive/graphics/svg/doc/svg.pdf :

> An working installation of **Inkscape** is required for the automated integration of SVG graphics, whereby the installation path must be known to the operating system.
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Closed by  Rémy Oudompheng (remyoudompheng)
Monday, 21 March 2022, 06:55 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Additional comments about closing:  texlive-latexextra 2021.62806-1

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