* where luatex cache?
@ 2008-04-19 6:51 Hans van der Meer
2008-04-19 7:22 ` Taco Hoekwater
2008-04-19 12:41 ` Hans Hagen
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From: Hans van der Meer @ 2008-04-19 6:51 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: NTG ConTeXt
I have a setup with several users, one acting as system administrator,
the others as users.
What can be said regarding the setup of the luatex cache?
The possibilities I see are:
(1) central cache in the /usr/local/texlive tree;
(2) decentralized cache per user in its local texmf tree
(3) decentralized cache per user in some unrelated directory
(4) decentralized cache per user in /tmp (cleaned out by the system on
restart, i think)
Can someone comment on the merits of these alternatives?
Hans van der Meer
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* Re: where luatex cache?
2008-04-19 6:51 where luatex cache? Hans van der Meer
@ 2008-04-19 7:22 ` Taco Hoekwater
2008-04-19 12:42 ` Hans Hagen
2008-04-19 12:41 ` Hans Hagen
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From: Taco Hoekwater @ 2008-04-19 7:22 UTC (permalink / raw)
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Hi,
Hans van der Meer wrote:
> I have a setup with several users, one acting as system administrator,
> the others as users.
> What can be said regarding the setup of the luatex cache?
First advise: use a local disk. Caches on network paths are
a bad idea.
> The possibilities I see are:
> (1) central cache in the /usr/local/texlive tree;
The cache will also contain files downloaded at runtime from the
internet (if any). Truly paranoid security people would be against
a central cache for that reason, but otherwise this is best.
> (2) decentralized cache per user in its local texmf tree
> (3) decentralized cache per user in some unrelated directory
Whether the tree is within or outside of texmf doesn't matter
to the system. Choose your location based on personal preference.
> (4) decentralized cache per user in /tmp (cleaned out by the system on
> restart, i think)
Just like the old /var/tex tree, most of the files in the cache are
supposed to be long-lived (formats, preprocessed fonts). Ram-based
or auto-cleaned filesystems are a decidedly bad idea (unless your
disk is continually at 99%)
Best wishes,
Taco
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* Re: where luatex cache?
2008-04-19 6:51 where luatex cache? Hans van der Meer
2008-04-19 7:22 ` Taco Hoekwater
@ 2008-04-19 12:41 ` Hans Hagen
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From: Hans Hagen @ 2008-04-19 12:41 UTC (permalink / raw)
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Hans van der Meer wrote:
> I have a setup with several users, one acting as system administrator,
> the others as users.
> What can be said regarding the setup of the luatex cache?
> The possibilities I see are:
> (1) central cache in the /usr/local/texlive tree;
if users share the tree, this is an option
> (2) decentralized cache per user in its local texmf tree
also ok, but more resources
> (3) decentralized cache per user in some unrelated directory
could be hard to locate in case of wanted cleanups
> (4) decentralized cache per user in /tmp (cleaned out by the system on
> restart, i think)
depends on how often you restart ...
> Can someone comment on the merits of these alternatives?
here i use c:/temp, i.e. just the global windows temp path; this has the
advantage that in case of a manual cleanup of temp files, the cashe also
get erased
btw, there is:
mtxrun --script cache
for cache managing and inspection
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