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diff --git a/scripts/context/stubs/source/readme.txt b/scripts/context/stubs/source/readme.txt index 72892ee2f..354d85b09 100644 --- a/scripts/context/stubs/source/readme.txt +++ b/scripts/context/stubs/source/readme.txt @@ -1,40 +1,36 @@ Copyright: -The originally 'runscript' program was written by in 2009 by T.M.Trzeciak and is -public domain. This derived mtxrun program is an adapted version by Hans Hagen and -Luigi Scarso. +The originally 'runscript' program was written by in 2009 by +T.M.Trzeciak and is public domain. This derived mtxrun program +is an adapted version by Hans Hagen. Comment: -In ConTeXt MkIV we have two core scripts: luatools.lua and mtxrun.lua where the -second one is used to launch other scripts. The mtxrun.exe program calls luatex.exe. - +In ConTeXt MkIV we have two core scripts: luatools.lua and +mtxrun.lua where the second one is used to launch other scripts. Normally a user will use a call like: - mtxrun --script font --reload - -Here mtxrun is a lua script. In order to avoid the usage of a cmd file on windows this -runner will start texlua directly. In TeXlive a runner is added for each cmd file but -we don't want that overhead (and extra files). By using an exe we can call these -scripts in batch files without the need for using call. - -The mtxrun.exe file can be copied to a mtxrunjit.exe file in which case luajittex.exe -is called. +mtxrun --script font --reload - mtxrunjit --script font --reload +Here mtxrun is a lua script. In order to avoid the usage of a cmd +file on windows this runner will start texlua directly. In TeXlive +a runner is added for each cmd file but we don't want that overhead +(and extra files). By using an exe we can call these scripts in +batch files without the need for using call. -We also don't want to use other runners, like those that use kpse to locate the script -as this is exactly what mtxrun itself is doing already. Therefore the runscript program -is adapted to a more direct approach suitable for mtxrun. +We also don't want to use other runners, like those that use kpse +to locate the script as this is exactly what mtxrun itself is doing +already. Therefore the runscript program is adapted to a more direct +approach suitable for mtxrun. Compilation: with gcc (size optimized): - gcc -Os -s -shared -o mtxrun.dll mtxrun_dll.c - gcc -Os -s -o mtxrun.exe mtxrun_exe.c -L./ -lmtxrun +gcc -Os -s -shared -o mtxrun.dll mtxrun_dll.c +gcc -Os -s -o mtxrun.exe mtxrun_exe.c -L./ -lmtxrun with tcc (ver. 0.9.24), extra small size - tcc -shared -o runscript.dll runscript_dll.c - tcc -o runscript.exe runscript_exe.c runscript.def +tcc -shared -o runscript.dll runscript_dll.c +tcc -o runscript.exe runscript_exe.c runscript.def |