Re: How can I make a Gentoo Linux package for ConTeXt LMTX?

[Alan via ntg-context <ntg-context@ntg.nl>]

On Wed, 17 Aug 2022 17:42:18 +0200
Hans Hagen via ntg-context <ntg-context@ntg.nl> wrote:

> sorry, i just can't spent time on all the possible variant ways of 
> installation .. that is up to volunteers

OS distribution packages are the responsibility of maintainers.
"Upstream" developers can, and do, respond to requests for changes that
might make packaging for a particular OS easier, but this is not
directly the responsibility of developers.

Most OS packages require patches for particularities of that OS
environment. LMTX Context, being minimal and fully portable, should be
very easy to package as most paths, fonts, etc. are determined
dynamically. The Context distribution follows the TeX directory tree
structure, and this might not be the practice of some OS, which, for
example, might locate different resources on different branches of the
system directory structure. Some OS distributions are very particular
about this.

I cannot understand the thrust of this thread.

It appears that the only issue for now concerns the distribution of the
luametatex source tree. This is not yet the case as luametatex has been
undergoing much experimentation. A classic opensource depository
would disrupt this experimentation as more people get involved in
wanting to make modifications. I believe the intention is to make a
release once luametatex development settles into a normal state.

Alan
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