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diff --git a/luaotfload-tool.rst b/luaotfload-tool.rst index 26f830b..abe5ed7 100644 --- a/luaotfload-tool.rst +++ b/luaotfload-tool.rst @@ -221,11 +221,17 @@ FILES The font name database is usually located in the directory ``texmf-var/luatex-cache/generic/names/`` (``$TEXMFCACHE`` as set in -``texmf.cnf``) of your *TeX Live* distribution as -``luaotfload-names.lua``. The experimental lookup cache will be -created as ``luaotfload-lookup-cache.lua`` in the same directory. -Both files are safe to delete, at the cost of regenerating them with -the next run of *LuaTeX*. +``texmf.cnf``) of your *TeX Live* distribution as a zlib-compressed +file ``luaotfload-names.lua.gz``. +The experimental lookup cache will be created as +``luaotfload-lookup-cache.lua`` in the same directory. +These Lua tables are not used directly by Luaotfload, though. +Instead, they are compiled to Lua bytecode which is written to +corresponding files with the extension ``.luc`` in the same directory. +When modifying the files by hand keep in mind that only if the bytecode +files are missing will Luaotfload use the plain version instead. +Both kinds of files are safe to delete, at the cost of regenerating +them with the next run of *LuaTeX*. SEE ALSO ======================================================================= |