On 2/19/2026 11:22 AM, Max Chernoff wrote:
Hi Hans,
On Thu, 2026-02-19 at 10:08 +0100, Hans Hagen wrote:
Instead of adding top level keys, how about:
distribution = {
name = "TeX Live",
version = "2026-A"
url = "https://github.com/gucci-on-fleek/context-packaging";,
comment = "adapted for oneofthemanylinuxes",
private = {
welcome = "My name is Max, how can I help you today?",
prompt = "How do I install TL on my phone?",
}
}
Sure, sounds good to me. I've implemented this here
https://github.com/gucci-on-fleek/context-packaging/blob/031c3f/files/texmfcnf.lua
(with slightly different names for the version fields), so the updated
file will show up whenever the next update is released.
We could of course report the first four (strign entries) in the log
when set.
I went for 'details' as in:
details = {
name = "lmtx reference distribution",
version = "see banner of a context run",
url = "https://contextgarden.net";,
comment = false, -- "change this blob when you derive",
private = { }
},
And added:
>mtxrun --show-details
resolvers | resolving | detail name : lmtx reference distribution
resolvers | resolving | detail url : https://contextgarden.net
resolvers | resolving | detail version : see banner of a context run
so you can overload details and have additional private info which
basically is unseen but you can do
local d = resolvers.getdetails()
print(d.name)
print(d.private)
to get the (merged) details during a tex run.
Hans
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