Re: [NTG-context] upload

[Aditya Mahajan via ntg-context <ntg-context@ntg.nl>]

On Fri, 5 May 2023, Hans Hagen via ntg-context wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I uploaded a version that provides
> 
>   mtxrun --script install-tikz
> 
> that when run in the tex root (.../tex) will fetch some tikz stuff from ctan
> and puts is in texmf-modules. After installing it wipes the files that make no
> sense (or can interfere or might be harmful) but I didn't check that
> extensively. Finally it remakes the file dastabase. I don't know if more needs
> to be installed. It assumes curl to be present (as library or binary). It's a
> rather stupid script but (I guess) good enough for what it is supposed to do.

Works fine at my end. I also adapted the arch AUR package to use the install-tikz option (earlier I was installing these packages by wget as part of the installation process). 

> I can add more (like other modules) in which case it will be renamed.

Would it make sense to add a similar script to install context modules from modules.contextgarden.net? 

Thanks,
Aditya
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