Re: [NTG-context] ConTeXt ultraminimals (was re: Perl/Ruby dependency)

Joel C. Salomon wrote:

On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 4:22 PM, Hans Hagen wrote:

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luatex + context mkiv is indeed independent [of Ruby]

- index sorting takes place in mkiv - job control is done with mtxrun/mtx-context

Now that I've been told the idea is at least possible, I've been thinking about how to generate a micro-minimal mkiv distribution: no fonts except the LM set, no engines except luaTeX, no kpathsea, & preferably no external dependencies (perl, ruby, &c.).

So how to best go about this? I'm downloading the current minimals (or should I use the .zips at http://www.pragma-ade.nl/download-1.htm?); what can I cut out?

use the minimals from the garden .. the zips will go away (apart from the cont-* zips) one option is to write a dedicated fetch script, load the minimals for luatex use only (is an option) and then look at the files you need i wonder if it's worth the trouble because all you get extra on top of lm is tex gyre open type ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------