From: Taco Hoekwater <taco@elvenkind.com>
Subject: Re: updating ConTeXt to latest on openbsd-current
Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 23:01:37 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <440CB141.3060004@elvenkind.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20060306211742.GN21773@obiit.org>
frantisek holop wrote:
>
> the first step to upgrade context is:
>
> --\startquote---------------------------------------------------
> Fix texmf.cnf
> --\stopquote----------------------------------------------------
>
> i deliberately skipped this one, and the new context worked without it.
> what does this precisely do?
See the answer to #2, already posted
> but it turned out that that this new line comes up anyway. could anyone comment on it?
That line from texexec comes from paranoia in texexec, I think it
is displayed always.
> the next tip is to
>
> --\startquote---------------------------------------------------
> shell_escape = t
> --\stopquote----------------------------------------------------
>
> in the default openbsd package this line says:
>
> shell_escape = f
>
> what is the difference? and what is it for anyway?
> some external execution of the legends are true? :)
It allows tex to start programs on-the-fly. Most imprtantly metapost,
for the creation of graphics. It works fine without, but with the
'f' setting, usually an extra tex run is needed, loosing you valuable
time.
Cheers, Taco
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-03-06 22:01 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-03-06 21:17 frantisek holop
2006-03-06 22:01 ` Taco Hoekwater [this message]
2006-03-06 22:04 ` Thomas A. Schmitz
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