[NTG-context] Re: LuaMetaTeX code

[Taco Hoekwater <taco@bittext.nl>]

Hi Shiv,

Can you move this discussion to the dev-context list, please? https://mailman.ntg.nl/mailman3/lists/dev-context.ntg.nl/

Best wishes,
Taco


> On 19 Jan 2024, at 09:31, Shiv Shankar Dayal <shivshankar.dayal@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I see code like
> 
> # define luametatex_version          210
> # define luametatex_revision         10
> # define luametatex_release          10
> # define luametatex_version_string   "2.10.10"
> 
> starting with C99 these become unnecessary. Rather they should be like const int luametatex_version=210; const char* luametatex_version_string="2.10.10";
> 
> These ensure type-safety in the code and are good coding practice.
> 
> On Fri, Jan 19, 2024 at 1:56 PM Shiv Shankar Dayal <shivshankar.dayal@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Hans,
> 
> I saw the C code of LuaMetaTeX and I saw a lot of gotos which is not good coding practice. These potions of code which have goto should be refactored.
> 
> I am a C programmer, but I know very little of TeX. If you can point me towards where should I start for TeX(perhaps TeX Book or TeX for the Impatient), I can help with refactoring of code to make is more efficient/easier.
> 
> -- 
> Respect,
> Shiv Shankar Dayal
> 
> 
> -- 
> Respect,
> Shiv Shankar Dayal
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