Hello, Max: 

As suggested, I have installed the "standalone" version of ConTeXt
alongside my full TeXlive installation. 

Now: 

	* How can I be sure that the standalone version is the one being
implemented?
 	* How do I update the standalone version (I assume that, as of today,
it is already the most up-to-date version--Yes? No?), if and when it is
required or desired to do so?

Lynx 

On 2023-04-27 01:32, Max Chernoff via ntg-context wrote:

> Hi Hans,
> 
>> I actually dont' know the rules for updating texlive but there are
>> definitely updates.
> 
> The rules are:
> 
> - Packages and formats are updated about 24 hours after a new version
> is uploaded to CTAN.
> 
> - Binaries are only updated once-per-year.
> 
> But there are also some special cases:
> 
> - The luatex binary will be updated shortly for "reasons" (details to 
> be made public later).
> 
> - The luametatex binary is allowed to be updated whenever.
> 
> https://tug.org/pipermail/tex-live/2023-March/049058.html
> 
> - I have no idea how ConTeXt is added to TL, but it doesn't appear to 
> be through the usual automatic CTAN sync. 
> 
>> Basically tex live is the yearly snapshot.
> 
> Because you're allowed to update luametatex at will and luatex hardly
> changes, you could update the ConTeXt in TL more than once per year.
> There's no need for it to get as many updates as the standalone
> distribution, but it would be nice to get an update every 3 months or
> so. (I have no idea how much work this is for you+Mojca, so it's maybe
> not worth the effort).
> 
>> But you can just install the lmtx installation alongside (it's small
>> compared to tex live) and have the best of both worlds. The lmtx
>> installation also has mkiv. It also comes with the fonts that match
>> what we expect in context (as fonts get updated or changed).
> 
> Lynx, I'll second this recommendation. The standalone lmtx distribution
> is updated weekly-ish, uses less than 400MB disk space when installed,
> and coexists happily with TL. The only downside is that it doesn't have
> a friendly installation GUI like TL does. Even then, I personally find
> it easier to install than TL.
> 
> Installation instructions:
> 
> https://wiki.contextgarden.net/Installation
> 
> Thanks,
> -- Max
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