[tex-live] lambda, omega, latex.ini
Thomas Esser
te at dbs.uni-hannover.de
Mon May 10 17:12:24 CEST 2004
> Specifically, I think latex.ini (and others) should say \input
> pdftex-dvi.tex, where pdftex-dvi.tex is the following.
Whatever will be decided now or later about hiding pdftex related
primitives, I suggest to use the following skeleton for the formats that
default to dvi mode:
\ifx\pdfoutput\undefined
\else
\ifx\pdfoutput\relax
\else
% here goes the pdftex related code, e.g.
% disable primitives, load defaults...
...
\fi
\fi
% here goes the usual format initialization, e.g.
\scrollmode
\input latex.ltx
\endinput
That way, people can switch to a different engine if they want.
> Have we reached consensus on this?
Speaking for myself (and only for myself) I would do it differently,
but I can live with the suggestion (plus my improvements).
Thomas
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