On Wed, Apr 02 2025, "Rohit Patnaik" <quanti...@quanticle.net> wrote:
> I'm against moving to `luatex' as the default compiler. I'm decently familiar > with LaTeX, having used it to write papers and even my resume. I just tried > to compile a relatively simple LaTeX file using `luatex' on my Fedora Linux > machine with the `texlive-full' package installed. I got a bunch of errors, > having to do with missing `fmt' files and various ini files being > misconfigured. > The same document compiled with `pdflatex' produced a PDF file and no errors. You should use `lualatex' to replace `pdflatex'. > > In other words, I don't think we can count on users to have properly > configured > LuaTex installations if they've installed TeX packages from their Linux > distro's > package manager. Swapping the default compiler would likely break these > users' > usage of LaTeX inside of org-mode. I think it's fine to leave `pdflatex' as > the > default and document how users could switch to LuaLatex if they wish to. Those packages should be basically the same Texlive distribution, and they should work more or less the same. Leo
