On Sun, Jan 28, 2024 at 08:15:33PM +0000, Gavin Smith wrote: > Below is a patch to introduce a new variable to avoid using the > Unicode::Collate module. Turning the module off shortens run times by > about 5% (depending on the size of indices in the document). > > Users can use this if they don't find texi2any fast enough, if they > don't care about having the indices sorted correctly, if they don't > have many non-ASCII characters in index entry text, or just for working > on a manual. > > I propose that USE_UNICODE_COLLATE is on by default, as is currently > the case, to have correct index sorting by default, as the impact is > relatively small.
With not unicode collation, the index sorting could be done in C, and my guess is that the impact would be important. > Patrice, is this the correct way to add a customization variable (as > I am not familiar with the new Texinfo/options_data.txt file). Yes, it looks good. As a side note, shouldn't the variable name rather be USE_UNICODE_COLLATION? -- Pat
