[tex-k] Web2C: "-parse-first-line" does not work in on-line file prompt.

Arthur Reutenauer arthur.reutenauer at normalesup.org
Mon Sep 24 10:53:21 CEST 2018


	Igor,

On Sun, Sep 23, 2018 at 12:13:06PM +0700, Igor Liferenko wrote:
> This is the example of the exceptional case where logic does not work:
> 
>     $ tex -ini plain \\dump
>     $ tex \&plain story
>     This is TeX, Version 3.14159265 (preloaded format=tex)

  Karl already explained why in his reply from three days ago
(https://tug.org/pipermail/tex-k/2018-September/002901.html): the
wording of the banner in this particular case was explicitly requested
by Donald Knuth, and is not going to change.

	Best,

		Arthur


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