Following Taco's release of the new luatex here is now the announcement
of new packages for context and luatex.
Both have been uploaded to Debian/experimental, but can be obtained
directly via:
deb http://people.debian.org/~preining/TeX/ context/
deb http://people.debian.org/~preining/TeX/ luatex-sid/
Version: luatex 0.30.3, context 2008.10.31
Any comments are appreciated.
I hope to get the MarkIV stuff sorted out sooner or later...
Best wishes
Norbert
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Dr. Norbert Preining
Following Taco's release of the new luatex here is now the announcement of new packages for context and luatex.
Good news, thanks!
Both have been uploaded to Debian/experimental Version: luatex 0.30.3, context 2008.10.31
CONTEXT ======= The new context passed my usual tests: compiling a couple of 100+-page books with math and physics equations and figures. It didn't pass a new test, mixing Palatino and Euler: ========== start test.tex =============== \usetypescript[palatino] [ec] \definetypeface [palatino] [mm] [math] [euler] [euler] [rscale=1.03] \setupbodyfont[palatino,11pt] \starttext \startformula c^2 = a^2 + b^2. \stopformula \stoptext ========== end test.tex =============== This test also did not work with my previous context installation (the 2008.05.21 packages). With either the current or previous packages, the equation comes out in Euler but as "a^2 b^2 + c^2:" (i.e. missing equals sign, and the period replaced by a colon). The test works on live.contextgarden.net (context 2008.11.10), and it worked with an older set of context minimals a month or so ago. So I suspect a problem in my font map files (I'm using lmodern 1.010x-5). The problem might be caused by something silly that I did; however, as far as I know I run a vanilla tex setup from your Debian 'unstable' packages. Let me know if you have the same problem. LUATEX ====== I couldn't find luatex in Debian/experimental. I tried two methods to find it. The first method is: $ aptitude update # with experimental in my sources.list $ aptitude install luatex/experimental It produced: Unable to find an archive "experimental" for the package "luatex" Which was strange, since I also have your line deb http://people.debian.org/~preining/TeX/ luatex-sid/ in my sources.list, and it wasn't picked up there either. For the second method, I visited http://packages.debian.org/search?suite=experimental&keywords=luatex which lists these luatex packages * experimental (tex): next generation TeX engine 0.30.3-1: amd64 hppa ia64 kfreebsd-amd64 kfreebsd-i386 sparc So, there's no i386 package. I'm using a TP T60, so that's why the first method didn't find the new luatex. I've just downloaded the source package and, as a check, will try to build the binary package. -Sanjoy `Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunters.' --African Proverb
Hi Sanjoy, thanks for testing. On So, 30 Nov 2008, Sanjoy Mahajan wrote:
The new context passed my usual tests: compiling a couple of 100+-page books with math and physics equations and figures. It didn't pass a new
That is *really* great. In fact, as stated, if you don't mind me having it on my computer (but I guarantee that I will not use it for anything but testing context) I would be happy to have a big fat test document. You already sent me one, that is one of those I test before uploading.
========== start test.tex =============== \usetypescript[palatino] [ec] \definetypeface [palatino] [mm] [math] [euler] [euler] [rscale=1.03] \setupbodyfont[palatino,11pt]
\starttext \startformula c^2 = a^2 + b^2. \stopformula \stoptext ========== end test.tex ===============
This test also did not work with my previous context installation (the
Strange. I am running it here on my laptop and it comes out fine, Debian packages: context 2008.10.31-1 lmodern 1.010x-5
worked with an older set of context minimals a month or so ago. So I suspect a problem in my font map files (I'm using lmodern 1.010x-5).
Pity that -recorder cannot be passed to texexec so that it records *all* loaded files. This is the best way to find interfering files. Maybe texexec has something similar?
I couldn't find luatex in Debian/experimental. I tried two methods to
It hasn't been compiled for x86 till now, I uploaded amd64 binaries.
Thanks a lot for all your tests, much appreciated.
Best wishes
Norbert
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Dr. Norbert Preining
Norbert Preining wrote:
Pity that -recorder cannot be passed to texexec so that it records *all* loaded files. This is the best way to find interfering files.
Maybe texexec has something similar?
texexec --passon='-recorder' (but it doesn't list ruby files) Best wishes, Taco
On Mo, 01 Dez 2008, Taco Hoekwater wrote:
texexec --passon='-recorder' (but it doesn't list ruby files)
Great to hear, thanks.
Best wishes
Norbert
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Dr. Norbert Preining
In fact, as stated, if you don't mind me having it on my computer (but I guarantee that I will not use it for anything but testing context) I would be happy to have a big fat test document. You already sent me one, that is one of those I test before uploading.
One of my two tests is a slightly newer version of the mathematics textbook that I sent you. I can send you the newer math textbook if that's useful. Now that the Euler problem is fixed (see below), I'll probably use Euler for the equations, so you'll have a test suite using Palatino and Euler. The other test is the physics textbook ("Art of Approximation"). The physics textbook uses two Python scripts that I wrote plus mercurial. If you don't mind testing Python as a side effect of testing the Debian packages, I can send you a version of the physics textbook that still uses Python but doesn't depend on mercurial (or I can send you the vanilla version with all those deps).
Strange. I am running it here on my laptop and it comes out fine, Debian packages: context 2008.10.31-1 lmodern 1.010x-5
worked with an older set of context minimals a month or so ago. So I suspect a problem in my font map files (I'm using lmodern 1.010x-5).
Pity that -recorder cannot be passed to texexec so that it records *all* loaded files. This is the best way to find interfering files.
that suggestion solved the problem. You can pass -recorder as follows: texexec --passon=-recorder test.tex pdftex then gets the -recorder option, and test.fls will have the magic info. I did so and looked for any loaded files that begin with /home/sanjoy. And found the culprit: INPUT /home/sanjoy/texmf/tex/context/math-eul.tex So I had an interfering version of math-eul.tex. When I deleted it, the test file compiled fine. Sorry for the noise. -Sanjoy `Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunters.' --African Proverb
Hi Sanjoy, On Mo, 01 Dez 2008, Sanjoy Mahajan wrote:
One of my two tests is a slightly newer version of the mathematics textbook that I sent you. I can send you the newer math textbook if that's useful. Now that the Euler problem is fixed (see below), I'll probably use Euler for the equations, so you'll have a test suite using Palatino and Euler.
Great!!!
The other test is the physics textbook ("Art of Approximation"). The physics textbook uses two Python scripts that I wrote plus mercurial. If you don't mind testing Python as a side effect of testing the Debian packages, I can send you a version of the physics textbook that still uses Python but doesn't depend on mercurial (or I can send you the vanilla version with all those deps).
I have mercurial 1.0.1-5.1 installed, but I guess you were talking about access to the mercurial repository you are using. In any case I am happy with *any* test docuemnt, and I don't mind testing python on the way ;-)
texexec --passon=-recorder test.tex
Yup, I have also seen Taco's email. That is good, the most important option in life ;-)
So I had an interfering version of math-eul.tex. When I deleted it, the test file compiled fine. Sorry for the noise.
Good to hear it resolved, and what is coming from you is never noise,
you *do* real testing, while others complain without testing and trying
to fix it themselves. Please continue with that noise!
Best wishes
Norbert
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