From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/83234 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Bill Meahan Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: Re: Overriding pdfview Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 19:02:55 -0400 Message-ID: <51CB731F.8020400@meahan.net> References: <51CAF274.9050503@meahan.net> <51CB0614.5030208@meahan.net> <51CB4133.7060707@wxs.nl> <51CB5CC0.8090505@meahan.net> <51CB6A37.9030509@wxs.nl> Reply-To: mailing list for ConTeXt users NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============0664000931==" X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1372287798 16652 80.91.229.3 (26 Jun 2013 23:03:18 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 23:03:18 +0000 (UTC) To: ntg-context@ntg.nl Original-X-From: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Thu Jun 27 01:03:20 2013 Return-path: Envelope-to: gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl ([195.12.62.10]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1UrykC-0008LM-2P for gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org; Thu, 27 Jun 2013 01:03:20 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 900F9101EA; Thu, 27 Jun 2013 01:03:19 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at balder.ntg.nl Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (balder.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 3H6skzKSDdKf; Thu, 27 Jun 2013 01:03:17 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id C7E5C101E5; Thu, 27 Jun 2013 01:03:17 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6DC2C101E8 for ; Thu, 27 Jun 2013 01:03:16 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at balder.ntg.nl Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (balder.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id yxD4gjw1q3KH for ; Thu, 27 Jun 2013 01:03:12 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from filter3-utr.mf.surf.net (filter3-utr.mf.surf.net [195.169.124.154]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id B7043101E4 for ; Thu, 27 Jun 2013 01:03:02 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from mail14c40.carrierzone.com (mail68c40.carrierzone.com [209.235.156.208]) by filter3-utr.mf.surf.net (8.14.3/8.14.3/Debian-9.4) with ESMTP id r5QN2xur003329 for ; Thu, 27 Jun 2013 01:03:01 +0200 X-Authenticated-User: subscribed_lists.meahan.net Original-Received: from [192.168.1.114] (d27-96-221-12.nap.wideopenwest.com [96.27.12.221]) (authenticated bits=0) by mail14c40.carrierzone.com (8.13.6/8.13.1) with ESMTP id r5QN2unl022446 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-CAMELLIA256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Wed, 26 Jun 2013 23:02:57 +0000 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:17.0) Gecko/20130620 Thunderbird/17.0.7 In-Reply-To: <51CB6A37.9030509@wxs.nl> X-CSC: 0 X-CHA: v=2.0 cv=DemgXIRW c=1 sm=1 a=gQI4EhXLwm578WU9SoM/2Q==:17 a=WIJ4OnAGe2cA:10 a=5gaxmJSfiX8A:10 a=Olzf91-8vUEA:10 a=wBJZxVaMAAAA:8 a=nfIsEgzAeWUA:10 a=PHPaemu0ZFedJn6tuJYA:9 a=wPNLvfGTeEIA:10 a=3GcojpcS4g4Z5czO:21 a=Z_YxYtZhGnem_rFp:21 a=EAswuqCDApQW0dl_Y8MA:9 a=_W_S_7VecoQA:10 a=LRIo20tF3DQ9x2Ul:21 a=gQI4EhXLwm578WU9SoM/2Q==:117 X-CTCH-RefID: str=0001.0A020206.51CB7321.00E5, ss=1, re=0.000, recu=0.000, reip=0.000, cl=1, cld=1, fgs=0 X-CTCH-VOD: Unknown X-CTCH-Spam: Unknown X-CTCH-Score: 0.000 X-CTCH-Rules: X-CTCH-Flags: 0 X-CTCH-ScoreCust: 0.000 X-Bayes-Prob: 0.0037 (Score 0, tokens from: @@RPTN) X-CanIt-Geo: ip=209.235.156.208; country=US; region=FL; city=Fort Lauderdale; postalcode=33301; latitude=26.1209; longitude=-80.1273; metrocode=528; areacode=954; http://maps.google.com/maps?q=26.1209,-80.1273&z=6 X-CanItPRO-Stream: uu:ntg-context@ntg.nl (inherits from uu:default, base:default) X-Canit-Stats-ID: 08JRb2XzE - a5f67fcfd90a - 20130627 (trained as not-spam) X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaringpenguin . com) on 195.169.124.154 X-BeenThere: ntg-context@ntg.nl X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: mailing list for ConTeXt users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Original-Sender: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.comp.tex.context:83234 Archived-At: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --===============0664000931== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------070304070108020203080105" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------070304070108020203080105 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On 6/26/2013 6:24 PM, Hans Hagen wrote: ........................[snip]......................... If there is one thing I have learned in developing software since 1965 (not a typo), it is to never depend on /any /third-party application being present. If it is not part of the base system install, it probably won't be there. I've even met Unix systems without /make/. Requiring the user to use some flag or other seldom flies and results in many nastygrams and late-night phone calls. If you need it, include it. I pass on this group of scars on my butt for what it's worth and declare the topic closed. -- Bill Meahan Westland, Michigan "The nice thing about standards is there are so many of them." -- Henry Spencer --------------070304070108020203080105 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
On 6/26/2013 6:24 PM, Hans Hagen wrote:
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If there is one thing I have learned in developing software since 1965 (not a typo), it is to never depend on any third-party application being present. If it is not part of the base system install, it probably won't be there. I've even met Unix systems without make. Requiring the user to use some flag or other seldom flies and results in many nastygrams and late-night phone calls. If you need it, include it.

I pass on this group of scars on my butt for what it's worth and declare the topic closed.

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Bill Meahan
Westland, Michigan

"The nice thing about standards is there are so many of them."  -- Henry Spencer




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