Norbert Preining wrote:
On Mo, 19 Mai 2008, Mojca Miklavec wrote:
Any ideas if getting rid of dependency on environmental variables is doable?
And please also of that *stupid* user-specific luatex-cache. There must be a way to run-time merge a system-wide luatex-cache with a luatex-cache only for the user files.
i'll look into that when i have time (keep in mind that mkiv/luate xis rather fresh and not finished)
like mktexlsr. Please do NOT reinvent the wheel formed like a rectangle... see my other email.
actually, i *wanted* to get rid of mktexlsr cum suis ... for several reasons (1) more control (2) different file daabase models (at some point running from one zip file) (3) more speed (4) less platform issues kind trying to convert a square wheel to an elipse (much in tds/kpse is driven by 20 year old file systems and systems, kind of steam engine while now we have electricity) although it will not be noticeable in public distributions i want to support flatter file systems too (i.e. all files for a font in one path and so) but that should not bother you (hopefully) Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------