\registerctxluafile vs \ctxloadluafile

\registerctxluafile vs \ctxloadluafile

[Sietse Brouwer]

Hi all,

To load the lua functions in a file mycode.lua, I can use one of these
two commands:
    \registerctxluafile{mycode}{0.1}
    \ctxloadluafile{mycode}\
Here 0.1 is the version number, which is only recorded if
`environment.initex` is true.

As far as I can tell they differ only in this: the second command
registers mycode.lua as having version number `nil`. Questions:
1. Can these commands be used ad-hoc, or should they be reserved for
module-writing?
(1b. If reserved, what alternative for users?)
2. Is anything ever done with the version number?
3. When is `initex.environment` true? (Approximate answer is okay.)

Cheers,

Sietse
Sietse Brouwer
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Re: \registerctxluafile vs \ctxloadluafile

[Hans Hagen]

On 25-7-2012 16:28, Sietse Brouwer wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> To load the lua functions in a file mycode.lua, I can use one of these
> two commands:
>      \registerctxluafile{mycode}{0.1}
>      \ctxloadluafile{mycode}\
> Here 0.1 is the version number, which is only recorded if
> `environment.initex` is true.

> As far as I can tell they differ only in this: the second command
> registers mycode.lua as having version number `nil`. Questions:
> 1. Can these commands be used ad-hoc, or should they be reserved for
> module-writing?

both

> (1b. If reserved, what alternative for users?)
> 2. Is anything ever done with the version number?

not yet (only reported in cont-en.log when making a format)

> 3. When is `initex.environment` true? (Approximate answer is okay.)

the \ctx* and \cld* commands are the ones to be used normally, so best use:

\ctxloadluafile

but the other one will stay

Hans

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