[OS X TeX] Changing (memory) settings for pdfTeX (was: bigpdflatex)

[Gerben Wierda]

>>Maybe that was
>>because in the past the memory settings were overwritten with any entry
>>that came later while for other settings (like PATHS) it is the other way
>>around (what has already been set will not be set in a later found
>>texmf.cnf file). That would also explain why mem_pdf_size.pdflatex would
>>work (is not overwitten because it does not exist in
>>/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/web2c/texmf.cnf, while mem_pdf_size sec in
>>/usr/local/teTeX/texmf.cnf does not work because it is available in
>>/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/web2c/texmf.cnf and is thus overwritten.
>>
>>Can someone confirm my guess that this is the situation?
>
> Somewhat.  But please note, that pdf_memsize doesn't occur in
> /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/web2c/texmf.cnf!
>
> I've ran 3 scenarios:
>
>
> 1) Set pdf_mem_size = 1000000 in
> /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/web2c/texmf.cnf only: it works.
>
> 2) Set pdf_mem_size = 1000000 in /usr/local/teTeX//texmf.cnf without
> altering /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/web2c/texmf.cnf: doesn't work.

What if one has 1000000 and the other 1500000 and the other way around?

> 3) Set pdf_mem_size.pdflatex = 1000000 in /usr/local/teTeX/texmf.cnf
> witout altering /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/web2c/texmf.cnf: works.

What if one has 1000000 and the other has 1500000 and the other way around?

G

>
> Michael
>
>>Maybe I must ad an explanatory note in /usr/local/teTeX/temx.cnf
>
> Maybe one should add a value of pdf_mem_size in
> /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/web2c/texmf.cnf at all?
>
> Michael
>
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