[tlbuild] LuaMetaTeX for TeX Live

[Mojca Miklavec]

Dear Dick,

I didn't actually try it out (I can), but I would imagine that simply
downloading CMake.app in the current build directory and running
./CMake.app/Contents/bin/cmake should do the job without the need to
install anything. Microsoft Visual Studio ships with CMake integrated into
the tool, while Apple would probably refuse this idea.

If writing build recipes was easier, I would in fact much prefer to have
the whole TL build in CMake. At the moment Windows builds require a lot of
extra work and maintenance and I'm not sure how many people beyond Akira
know how to handle that at all.

It shouldn't be a problem to write autofoo magic for luametatex in
principle, it's just extra work that probably nobody really enjoys doing.

Both autofoo and CMake are a pain, but CMake is at least Windows friendly.

Mojca

V ned., 18. sep. 2022 14:59 je oseba Richard Koch <koch at uoregon.edu>
napisala:

> Mojca,
>
> A minor comment that shouldn't play a big role in your plans.
>
> For the Macintosh, it would be best to eliminate cmake and add the program
> to the regular build system. Since I create TeXShop, I have a rule that my
> Mac must always be in a plain vanilla state, with no system altering
> installations and no additions to the compile tools. I am able to compile
> asy and stick with these rules, but Cmake would be a step too far.
>
> Dick
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