Re: [NTG-context] Make LMTX load a custom library
On 3/1/2021 6:38 PM, Lukas/ConTeXt wrote:
Hello Hans,
is it possible to keep wincon.dll outside the LMTX installation tree?
I'd rather avoid anything in E:\tex-context\tex\* (or the installation
dir in my comp).
I keep Lua DLLs (and other extensions) independently as they need to be
accessible for many programs.
Or - is it possible to tell "mtxrun --generate" somehow to scan a
specific directory, too (be it d:\Lukas\Lua\54\* in my case)?
The installer doesn't wipe the bin tree. In windows you can have the dll
in some system path too and there's also
package.extralibpath("d:/Lukas/Lua/54")
or you can add stuff to the configuration file. I admit that I haven't
tested that in a while (I only occasionally use(d) the mysql library but
either with ffi (mkiv) or with the built in one (lmtx), not some
external lua specific wrapper).
The mentioned tracker shows you all the places where libs are searched.
Hans
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Re: [NTG-context] Make LMTX load a custom library
On 3/1/2021 11:03 AM, Lukas/ConTeXt wrote: Hello, suppose having a custom DLL (actualy a Lua module) in: d:\Lukas\Lua\54\WinCon.dll How exactly should I alter the path specification so LMTX be able to load WinCon.dll? normally in something: E:\tex-context\tex\texmf-win64\bin\lib\luametatex\wincon\wincon.dll (mtxrun --generate) maybe \enabletrackers[resolvers.libraries] gives you a clue Hans - Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | www.pragma-ade.nl | www.pragma-pod.nl - ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://context.aanhet.net archive : https://bitbucket.org/phg/context-mirror/commits/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
[NTG-context] Make LMTX load a custom library
Hello, suppose having a custom DLL (actualy a Lua module) in: d:\Lukas\Lua\54\WinCon.dll How exactly should I alter the path specification so LMTX be able to load WinCon.dll? My trials - without success so far - are: 1. Alter LUA_CPATH before running Ctx, so something like: (command line) set LUA_CPATH=d:\Lukas\Lua\54\?.dll;%LUA_CPATH% context.exe test.tex ... 2. Alter LUAINPUTS before running Ctx, so something like: (command line) set LUAINPUTS=%LUAINPUTS%;d:\Lukas\Lua\54\?.dll;%LUA_CPATH% context.exe test.tex ... 3. Changing the path at runtime, so something like: test.tex \startluacode package.cpath = package.cpath .. ";d:/Lukas/Lua/54/?.dll" require "MyLib" \stopluacode But I'm still getting errors like: " ... token call, execute: ...TX/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkiv/l-sandbox.lua:180: module 'WinCon' not found: no field package.preload['WinCon'] no file 'd:\Lukas\Lua\WinCon.lua' no file 'd:\Lukas\Common\Statics\WinCon.lua' no file 'd:\Lukas\Lua\3rdParty\WinCon.lua' no file 'd:\Lukas\Lua\3rdParty\stdlib\modules\WinCon.lua' no file 'd:\Lukas\Lua\3rdParty\LuaXML\WinCon.lua' no file 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Lua\5.1\lua\WinCon.luac' no file 'd:\Lukas\Lua\Geom' ... " Surprisingly, loader tries to locate a *.lua* only, whilst here I nedd to load a .dll; and in genereal case, .lua, .luac and .dll may be required. So - how to specify the path correctly, be it on the command line or within a .tex (LMTX run-time)? Best regards, Lukas ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://context.aanhet.net archive : https://bitbucket.org/phg/context-mirror/commits/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
