[tex4ht] [tex-live] TeX4ht does not work properly with default TeXLiveWindows install

[Beuthe, Thomas]

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>> Tomek on the other hand seems to feel that perhaps gs is all that's really needed to
>> have TeX4ht working properly, and points out that it is in fact already provided
>> with the install, albeit hidden.
>
>Tomek is our Windows Master, so if he says so I trust him. But from what
>I udnerstood and read in the tex4ht docs on quick glance is that it
>uses convert, and if "convert" is not installed, and it is shipped
>by *Magick then it will not work.

Perhaps there's something can be done then, but it sounds like some
development and testing would be needed.  Here's hoping!

>> My own question is a more general one.  If the TeXLive distribution provides a certain
>> package like TeX4ht, should this package not work out of the box without further
>> user intervention requiring the installation of other packages?
>
>That would be nice, but there are limits of what we can do. We do not
>and will not provide a full operating environment.

Understandable.

>We tried to fix that for many programs requiring ghostscript by including
>a hidden copy of it. But this is already a pain. Adding more and more
>programs seems not to be a feasable option for me.

You also make very productive hidden use of Perl I believe.
In any case, the TeX4ht package managers will have to chime in.
Who's "responsible" for TeX4ht right now?
I'm fully intending on stress testing the package with some
reasonably heavy documentation in the near future, and I suspect
I'll be running across certain weaknesses...

Thomas
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