[luatex] User manual archive (0.80, 0.85)?

[Shachar Itzhaky]

Indeed, I have originally installed BasicTeX. Although I was under the impression that when I install packages (via `tlmgr install luatex`) they are installed from the main TeX Live repository — which includes docs as well.
Thanks for clarifying!

> On Jul 16, 2016, at 16:51, Herbert Schulz <herbs at wideopenwest.com> wrote:
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>> On Jul 16, 2016, at 3:41 PM, Shachar Itzhaky <corwin.amber at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> TeXlive 2015. As I mentioned, LuaTeX is 0.80. According to `tlmgr info luatex`, it’s revision 39057.
>> If texdoc only works for the latest version, then it’s not very useful for this particular purpose.
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>>> On Jul 16, 2016, at 08:18, Herbert Schulz <herbs at wideopenwest.com> wrote:
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>>>> On Jul 16, 2016, at 1:04 AM, Shachar Itzhaky <corwin.amber at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Thank you Luigi and Markus!
>>>> I know, I have been too lazy to upgrade to 2016 — but to my defense, even the website says that TeXlive 2016 will have 0.85.
>>>> Also, I have been using TeXlive for several years and it’s the first time I hear about texdoc! However it seems broken in my distribution (MacTeX, which is based on TeXlive):
>>>> 
>>>> % texdoc luatex
>>>> Sorry, no documentation found for luatex.
>>>> If you are unsure about the name, try searching CTAN's TeX catalogue at
>>>> http://ctan.org/search.html#byDescription.
>>>> 
>>>> Of course, when I search in CTAN, I find the doc for 0.95 (this I still know how to do). Does texdoc usually manage to locate the version corresponding to your installed package?
>>>> 
>>>> Since people tend to be pretty slow on updating their TeX distros (most TeX packages have not updated for years), how about extending the <ul> on the website with links to manuals of some key versions from the past? I am willing to write a script that pulls links from tags on https://foundry.supelec.fr.
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>>>>> On Jul 16, 2016, at 01:53, Markus Kohm <komascript at gmx.info> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Am Samstag, 16. Juli 2016, 00:12:36 schrieb Shachar Itzhaky:
>>>>>> Yes, I am still using TeXLive so my release is 0.80.
>>>>> 
>>>>> With TeX Live 2016 LuaTeX is
>>>>> 
>>>>> | This is LuaTeX, Version 0.95.0 (TeX Live 2016)
>>>>> 
>>>>>> But where can I find the copy that does?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Usually as for other parts of TeX Live with `texdoc luatex'. See 
>>>>> <https://www.tug.org/texdoc/doc/texdoc.pdf>
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>>> How old is you installation? No problem with `texdoc luatex` under TeX Live 2016.
>>> 
>>> Good Luck,
>>> 
>>> Herb Schulz
>>> (herbs at wideopenwest dot com)
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> Howdy,
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> It should work with TL2015. When I run `texdoc luatex` under TL2015 I get the documentation for luatex 0.80.
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> Did you install the full MacTeX or the BasicTeX which is missing the documentation to save space?
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> Good Luck,
> 
> Herb Schulz
> (herbs at wideopenwest dot com)
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