Re: win2k and context

[Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl>]

On 6/28/2014 1:02 PM, Wolfgang Werners-Lucchini wrote:
> Hallo Hans,
>
>> Any reason to stick to windows 2000? Do you want to run old
>> experimental luatex?
>
> There is no question without a reason!
>
> At least mtxrun.exe should work with older Windows versions!

The problem is that at some point a different network related library 
was introduced and most programs (not only luatex) after some years end 
up using the new stuff. Windows has a quite good track record for long 
term support of binaries but there are limits. Compiling binaries 
themselves is normally not on the user's agenda.

> So I could do
>
> mtxrun --script ./bin/mtx-update.lua --force --update --make --
> context=2012-12-09 --texroot=%CONTEXTROOT% %*
>
> to fetch an older version.

Hans

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