From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: <9front-bounces@9front.inri.net> X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: from 9front.inri.net (9front.inri.net [168.235.81.73]) by inbox.vuxu.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0426D2477B for ; Tue, 30 Jan 2024 08:22:31 +0100 (CET) Received: from mail-cy.bbox.fr ([194.158.98.48]) by 9front; Tue Jan 30 02:21:31 -0500 2024 Received: from cauchy.polynum.local (213-44-244-59.abo.bbox.fr [213.44.244.59]) by mail-cy.bbox.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id A990433 for <9front@9front.org>; Tue, 30 Jan 2024 08:21:27 +0100 (CET) Received: from cauchy.polynum.local (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by cauchy.polynum.local (8.16.1/8.15.2) with ESMTP id 40U7KCul004427 for <9front@9front.org>; Tue, 30 Jan 2024 08:20:12 +0100 (CET) Received: (from tlaronde@localhost) by cauchy.polynum.local (8.16.1/8.14.9/Submit) id 40U7KCkd005174 for 9front@9front.org; Tue, 30 Jan 2024 08:20:12 +0100 (CET) X-Authentication-Warning: cauchy.polynum.local: tlaronde set sender to laronde.thierry@bbox.fr using -f Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2024 08:20:11 +0100 From: tlaronde@kergis.com To: 9front@9front.org Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-VADE-SPAMSTATE: clean X-VADE-SPAMSCORE: 0 X-VADE-SPAMCAUSE: gggruggvucftvghtrhhoucdtuddrgedvkedrfedthedguddtgecutefuodetggdotefrodftvfcurfhrohhfihhlvgemuceuqfgfjgfifgfgufdpucfqfgfvpdcuggftfghnshhusghstghrihgsvgenuceurghilhhouhhtmecufedttdenucenucfjughrpeffhffvuffkfhggtggujgesthdtredttddtvdenucfhrhhomhepthhlrghrohhnuggvsehkvghrghhishdrtghomhenucggtffrrghtthgvrhhnpeffudevudeggeegvddtuefgueevieeiiefgieejgeehheekffetueeitdfhvddukeenucffohhmrghinhepkhgvrhhgihhsrdgtohhmpdgtthgrnhdrohhrghenucfkphepvddufedrgeegrddvgeegrdehleenucevlhhushhtvghrufhiiigvpedtnecurfgrrhgrmhepihhnvghtpedvudefrdeggedrvdeggedrheelpdhhvghloheptggruhgthhihrdhpohhlhihnuhhmrdhlohgtrghlpdhmrghilhhfrhhomheplhgrrhhonhguvgdrthhhihgvrhhrhiessggsohigrdhfrhdpnhgspghrtghpthhtohepuddprhgtphhtthhopeelfhhrohhntheslehfrhhonhhtrdhorhhg List-ID: <9front.9front.org> List-Help: X-Glyph: ➈ X-Bullshit: secure self-signing singleton storage Subject: Re: [9front] kerTeX packages framework update Reply-To: 9front@9front.org Precedence: bulk Please note that by: http://kertex.kergis.com/{fr,en}/pkg.html I mean whether the french version: http://kertex.kergis.com/fr/pkg.html or the (sort of) english one: http://kertex.kergis.com/en/pkg.html {fr,en} is not a subdir ;-) On Tue, Jan 30, 2024 at 07:54:57AM +0100, tlaronde@kergis.com wrote: > I have made a significant update to the extensions framework of kerTeX > (installing packages, typically things on CTAN). > > What is of special interest to plan9 and derived systems users: > > - When a recipe downloads sources from CTAN, the URL is not specified. > The definition of the env variable KERTEX_PKG_SRC_SRV is used, > defaulting to 'http://mirrors.ctan.org/'. The problem is that this > last is a CDN and redirection does not work with every client or one > can make a better choice of a reliable mirror near location. It is > then possible to simply redefine the variable to download from the > preferred server. This URL can also be a > 'file:///some/dir/with/CTAN/like/tree/' so there is the following > utility; > > - pkg_bulk_get is provided that can download all the sources > (mirroring) needed by the recipes in KERTEX_PKG_RCP_DIR (a dir; not an > URL) that defaults to $KERTEX_LIBDIR/pkg/rcp/. If one wants only > sources for the recipes one uses, just define the variable to the dir > where the selected recipes are (one can also see the dependencies of > recipes in order to have a complete set); > > - An utility pkg_rcp_sketch is provided that sketches a recipe for a > LaTeX contrib macros package on CTAN. The recipe provided should work > as is in a fair amount of cases (in this case, no need to provide it: > this lightens the burden for me to have to maintain recipes). > > All explanations are in: > > http://kertex.kergis.com/{fr,en}/pkg.html > > as well as in LISEZ.MOI or README. > > -- > Thierry Laronde > http://www.kergis.com/ > http://kertex.kergis.com/ > Key fingerprint = 0FF7 E906 FBAF FE95 FD89 250D 52B1 AE95 6006 F40C -- Thierry Laronde http://www.kergis.com/ http://kertex.kergis.com/ Key fingerprint = 0FF7 E906 FBAF FE95 FD89 250D 52B1 AE95 6006 F40C