Re: [NTG-context] Generating smallest possible format file

2006-01-09 Thread Taco Hoekwater


Hi Willi,


Willi Egger wrote:

Hello gurus!

I want to use context as a backend-typesetting engine in a 
server-ennvironment. In order to minimize compilation time I want to 
make the format files as small as
possible. E.g. I would like to remove all pattern files which are 
unnecessary for the purpose of the application.


That is as simple as commenting (some of) the \installlanguage
calls in the cont-XX.tex file you want to use (and don't use
the --all switch of texexec!).

Removing some of the other files can be a bit harder and require
editing core include files:

 * font encodings are loaded in enco-ini.tex
   \useencoding[ans,il2,ec,tbo,pdf,uc,pol,qx,t5,cyr]

 * regimes are loaded in regi-ini:
   \useregime[def,uni,lat,win,il1,mac]

 * unicode tables are loaded in unic-ini:
   \useunicodevector[0,1,2,3,4,5,30,32,33,34,39]

It would be easier if these could be moved to the cont-XX.tex
(or perhaps context.tex) file in a future release.


Also, you can gain some speed by

* dropping the memory array settings in texmf.cnf to as low as you
  can get away with, based on your typical input files;
* and by pruning your texmf tree(s) of as many  files as possible
  (every file and directory in the tree slows down kpathsea
  initialization just a little bit, and it can add up to a
  noticeable delay).
* disabling kpathsea disk searches


Cheers, Taco


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Re: [NTG-context] Generating smallest possible format file

2006-01-09 Thread Willi Egger

Beste Taco,

thanks indeed for all this information. I believe, that herewith I can 
gain one or the other second!


Willi

Taco Hoekwater wrote:



Hi Willi,


Willi Egger wrote:


Hello gurus!

I want to use context as a backend-typesetting engine in a 
server-ennvironment. In order to minimize compilation time I want to 
make the format files as small as
possible. E.g. I would like to remove all pattern files which are 
unnecessary for the purpose of the application.



That is as simple as commenting (some of) the \installlanguage
calls in the cont-XX.tex file you want to use (and don't use
the --all switch of texexec!).

Removing some of the other files can be a bit harder and require
editing core include files:

 * font encodings are loaded in enco-ini.tex
   \useencoding[ans,il2,ec,tbo,pdf,uc,pol,qx,t5,cyr]

 * regimes are loaded in regi-ini:
   \useregime[def,uni,lat,win,il1,mac]

 * unicode tables are loaded in unic-ini:
   \useunicodevector[0,1,2,3,4,5,30,32,33,34,39]

It would be easier if these could be moved to the cont-XX.tex
(or perhaps context.tex) file in a future release.


Also, you can gain some speed by

* dropping the memory array settings in texmf.cnf to as low as you
  can get away with, based on your typical input files;
* and by pruning your texmf tree(s) of as many  files as possible
  (every file and directory in the tree slows down kpathsea
  initialization just a little bit, and it can add up to a
  noticeable delay).
* disabling kpathsea disk searches


Cheers, Taco


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[NTG-context] Generating smallest possible format file

2006-01-07 Thread Willi Egger

Hello gurus!

I want to use context as a backend-typesetting engine in a 
server-ennvironment. In order to minimize compilation time I want to 
make the format files as small as
possible. E.g. I would like to remove all pattern files which are 
unnecessary for the purpose of the application.


How do I achieve this?

Cheers
Willi
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