On 2/04/19 10:05 PM, Hans Hagen wrote: > Hi, > > So, for those who hesitate to check out lmtx, here is some information. > > - In order to achieve long term stability context will use a lean and > mean variant of luatex (although for now context will keep running on > luatex too; i might drop support for luajittex). Eventually the source > code will be part of the context distribution so that one can always > compile a binary that matches an archived context version. > > - This version also permits us to experiment (even very extreme) without > interupting the parent program luatex, which is now used by other macro > packages too and therefore needs to be frozen in functionality. Some > features might trickle back into luatex eventually (unless it breaks > compatibility). > > - As a direct effect it means that context does a bit more: creating the > pdf file (already most is done anyway in mkiv), dealing with font > embedding, handling image inclusion, etc. For sure there can be issues > with that but it has run on my machine already for quite a while. > > - It is hard to be conclusive about performance but for instance the > luatex manual processes a bit faster with lmtx as does the test suite. A > gain in performance on very demanding documents is also observed by Alan > and Thomas. Normally one can expect a similar performance. However, the > memory footprint could be a bit smaller. > > - The current somewhat hybrid codebase of context will stepwise be > adapted so that at some point we can start experimenting with some > pending ideas. (Which is why i sometimes answer "later this year".)
Where can I find the C sources for the luametatex engine? > > Anyway, it might not look like it, but it is a conceptual change in how > context evolves. > > 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 > ___________________________________________________________________________________ > ___________________________________________________________________________________ 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 ___________________________________________________________________________________
