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Peter Münster

29 Dec 2007 29 Dec '07

11:22 p.m.

Hello, What methods do exist, to change the default engine for texexec (for example luatex instead of pdftex)? Cheers, Peter -- http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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Idris Samawi Hamid

30 Dec 30 Dec

12:04 a.m.

Hi, On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 15:22:37 -0700, Peter Münster wrote:

Hello,

What methods do exist, to change the default engine for texexec (for example luatex instead of pdftex)?

================== % luatex \starttext Hi \stoptext ================== Best wishes Idris -- Professor Idris Samawi Hamid, Editor-in-Chief International Journal of Shi`i Studies Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523 -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/

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Peter Münster

9:29 a.m.

On Sat, Dec 29, 2007 at 04:04:43PM -0700, Idris Samawi Hamid wrote:

On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 15:22:37 -0700, Peter Münster wrote:

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What methods do exist, to change the default engine for texexec (for example luatex instead of pdftex)?

================== % luatex

Hello Idris, With "default" I mean, that this is the engine, that will be used if I don't specify any engine in the file or on the command line. When I typeset for example the file \starttext Hi \stoptext with the command "texexec file", I want luatex to be used. And with the command "texexec --pdftex file" I want pdftex to be used. Cheers, Peter -- http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/

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Idris Samawi Hamid

7:17 p.m.

Hi Peter, On Sun, 30 Dec 2007 01:29:46 -0700, Peter Münster wrote:

with the command "texexec file", I want luatex to be used. And with the command "texexec --pdftex file" I want pdftex to be used.

IIRC there used to be an ini file with those options, but it's gone now. For one thing, older engines like tex and omega are no longer supported (no etex), luatex is still experimental, and aleph is obsolete (except for testing for relevant luatex bugs). So pdftex is the only really solid engine (I don't know anything about xetex). So maybe Hans is waiting till mkiv stabilizes before giving us that option back? Best Idris -- Professor Idris Samawi Hamid, Editor-in-Chief International Journal of Shi`i Studies Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523 -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/

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Hans Hagen

10:16 p.m.

Peter Münster wrote:

On Sat, Dec 29, 2007 at 04:04:43PM -0700, Idris Samawi Hamid wrote:

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On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 15:22:37 -0700, Peter Münster wrote:

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What methods do exist, to change the default engine for texexec (for example luatex instead of pdftex)? ================== % luatex

Hello Idris,

With "default" I mean, that this is the engine, that will be used if I don't specify any engine in the file or on the command line.

When I typeset for example the file \starttext Hi \stoptext

with the command "texexec file", I want luatex to be used. And with the command "texexec --pdftex file" I want pdftex to be used.

because eventually mkiv will provide new functionality adding the % lines makes sense; texexec will always default to pdftex because otherwise we break compatibility when used in scripts mtxrun --script context .... which wil become the luatex replacemenent for texexec for luatex 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------

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