On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 8:57 PM, Alan Stone wrote: > On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 6:54 PM, Wolfgang Schuster < > schuster.wolfgang@googlemail.com> wrote: > >> >> Am 23.02.2009 um 18:16 schrieb Alan Stone: >> >> - does using \doifundefined{myMacro}{...} shorten tex runs/compile time ? >>> >> >> In which way? > > > As I don't know/understand what happens between (Lua)TeX runs, to keep > macro definitions in memory. > Correction: to avoid spending time redefining macros in case their definitions are kept in memory between Lua(TeX) runs. > > > - what are the features to avoid for shortest compile times ? >> >> Depends on your document and what do you want. > > > My question was intended in a generic way, aka if you use > > - these features ... expect longer or significant longer compile times, or > - these features ... generate the longest compile times. > > >> To give you a better answer speak in complete sentences. >> >> Wolfgang >> >>