feat: reduce LaTeX dependency to minimal required packages#45
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feat: reduce LaTeX dependency to minimal required packages#45sincerelyyyash wants to merge 3 commits intogambitproject:mainfrom
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Replace texlive-full (~1.5 GB) with a minimal set of packages that provides exactly what draw_tree needs: texlive-latex-base - pdflatex engine and core LaTeX texlive-latex-extra - standalone document class texlive-pictures - PGF/TikZ with shapes and arrows.meta libraries texlive-fonts-recommended - Latin Modern fonts (lmodern) Also switch the font in latex_wrapper() from newpxtext/newpxmath (which requires texlive-fonts-extra, ~650 MB) to lmodern, which is available in the much smaller texlive-fonts-recommended package. Update README.md to reflect the minimal install commands for Ubuntu and add brew install --cask basictex as a lightweight macOS option. Closes gambitproject#41
TikZ implicitly depends on packages in texlive-latex-recommended (such as xcolor) which were excluded by --no-install-recommends. Adding this package resolves the pdflatex compilation failure in CI.
Remove the explicit font package from latex_wrapper() entirely. Computer Modern is LaTeX's built-in default font and is always bundled with texlive-latex-base — no additional font package needed. Also remove texlive-fonts-recommended from the CI install list. The minimal set is now 4 packages: texlive-latex-base - pdflatex + Computer Modern fonts texlive-latex-recommended - xcolor and common TikZ dependencies texlive-latex-extra - standalone document class texlive-pictures - PGF/TikZ + shapes/arrows.meta libraries
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Replace texlive-full (~1.5 GB) with a minimal set of packages that provides exactly what draw_tree needs:
texlive-latex-base - pdflatex engine and core LaTeX
texlive-latex-extra - standalone document class
texlive-pictures - PGF/TikZ with shapes and arrows.meta libraries
texlive-fonts-recommended - Latin Modern fonts (lmodern)
Also switch the font in latex_wrapper() from newpxtext/newpxmath (which requires texlive-fonts-extra, ~650 MB) to lmodern, which is available in the much smaller texlive-fonts-recommended package.
Update README.md to reflect the minimal install commands for Ubuntu and add brew install --cask basictex as a lightweight macOS option.
Closes #41
Note: Submitting this as part of my GSoC 2026 application for Project 2 (GameInterpreter), as suggested in the outreach email.