On Thu, 21 Dec 2023 at 08:55, Henrik Mannerström < henrik.mannerst...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 20, 2023 at 9:57 PM Hans Hagen <j.ha...@xs4all.nl> wrote: > >> Did you time how long loading these packagestakes? Things like fonts >> always need to be loaded (and a 8 bit font is way smaller than a 32 bit >> wide font with features). You could try to use latex/luatex with 8 bit >> fonts. >> > > Without a precompiled format, pdflatex takes 1.2s for my four page > example. That lualatex takes 2.5s is not that big a difference. What my > question is about is precompiled formats: If I put everything in the > preample and precompile it, pdflatex takes only 0.56s. /Here/ is the big > difference. When I'm typing a typical technical note, I have over the years > developed a workflow where I use latex + editor as a wysiwyg-setup. With > two windows: one for the pdf and one for the source, recompile almost once > for every sentence or equation. /It is here/ where the difference adds up. > Judging by the other posts sparked by my question, I'm not the only one > that feels the difference. > > I readily admit that luatex is a wonderful piece of software and I really > appreciate the work you have done. Could we make it even better? From a > technical point of view, how hard would it be to have something akin to a > precompiled format in luatex? > I think we should start from https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/324559/guidelines-for-using-mylatexformat-with-luatex (precompiled format it's a bit misleading -- a format it's already a set of compiled macros. I prefer custom format, as the link says) -- luigi
