Re: [NTG-context] perl/Ruby dependency -- how deep?
On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 8:37 PM, Joel C. Salomon wrote: Two questions came up when I was looking into putting ConTeXt on a USB stick (i.e., as a portable app): 1. Is perl still required for a ConTeXt installation (say, under Windows)? I know texexec is now written in Ruby, but are there other programs in Stand-alone or the Minimals that require perl? mptopdf at least ... But it might be possible to do without (I'm not sure - you need to try). If you put things on usb, it should be enough to set PATH properly, that's all. Neither perl nor ruby need a proper installation. 2. I vaguely recall some mention of eventually replacing texexec with a Lua version. Is this actually being planned, and would that eliminate the external language dependencies of ConTeXt? Yes. You can already use context (see mtx-context.lua), though there is no stub yet (you can easily make one), and it's not so well tested yet. Mojca ___ 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://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] perl/Ruby dependency -- how deep?
Joel C. Salomon wrote: Two questions came up when I was looking into putting ConTeXt on a USB stick (i.e., as a portable app): 1. Is perl still required for a ConTeXt installation (say, under Windows)? I know texexec is now written in Ruby, but are there other programs in Stand-alone or the Minimals that require perl? perl is not needed, unless you want to run mptopdf, and even that is not needed because texexec can do the same 2. I vaguely recall some mention of eventually replacing texexec with a Lua version. Is this actually being planned, and would that eliminate the external language dependencies of ConTeXt? luatex + context mkiv is indeed independent - index sorting takes place in mkiv - job control is done with mtxrun/mtx-context 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 - ___ 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://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
Re: [NTG-context] perl/Ruby dependency -- how deep?
Mojca Miklavec wrote: Yes. You can already use context (see mtx-context.lua), though there is no stub yet (you can easily make one), and it's not so well tested yet. it works ok, but at this moment has less options than texexec, but those are not needed for runs - 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 - ___ 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://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___
