[dev-context] context program, mtxrun question?

[Oliver Buerschaper]

> Hans and I are extending context in this area right now, so any
> current answer will likely be outdated before much longer.
> So, a little bit of extra patience is required still.

I see. It's just that literally everything about ConTeXt is changing  
on a daily basis and almost every current answer about just any topic  
seems to be outdated within a fortnight.

However, if you want user-friendly ConTeXt distributions to hit the  
main stage at some point you'll have to start somewhere. Refusing to  
explain the details because they're going to change anyway probably  
won't be the best idea ...

On the other hand, if you want ConTeXt distributions to always remain  
almost exact replicas of Hans' machine (like the current minimals  
are), fine. But don't expect them to be widely usable. The average  
user doesn't have the knowhow required to happily juggle with dozens  
of configurations sitting side by side.

Sorry for putting this bluntly but I feel something had to be said  
about this issue. I guess it won't do you any harm if you shared your  
plans about LuaTeX's configuration mechanism with us package  
developers ... thus we wouldn't have to reverse engineer every tiny bit.

Oliver