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authorKarl Berry <karl@freefriends.org>2021-05-18 16:58:12 +0000
committerKarl Berry <karl@freefriends.org>2021-05-18 16:58:12 +0000
commit795f209c807150ac14e95c4f2ded2aa468f0cb9f (patch)
treec35d54676d21e361c3ecb10c53a8ce58721b98a7 /Build/source/texk/web2c/PROJECTS
parent8c427c519c09a5b37bf093cfce57788e1d45af9f (diff)
add url for @tug.org bug reporting addresses
git-svn-id: svn://tug.org/texlive/trunk@59252 c570f23f-e606-0410-a88d-b1316a301751
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diff --git a/Build/source/texk/web2c/PROJECTS b/Build/source/texk/web2c/PROJECTS
index 15fa996c873..2da40735284 100644
--- a/Build/source/texk/web2c/PROJECTS
+++ b/Build/source/texk/web2c/PROJECTS
@@ -1,41 +1,28 @@
-Here are some things left to do. If you would like to contribute, send
-mail to me (olaf@infovore.xs4all.nl) first.
+$Id$
+This file is public domain.
-* Use binary mode for all files (but do obey end-of-line conventions for
- the specific platforms.
+Here are some things left to do. If you would like to contribute, send
+mail to tex-k@tug.org (https://lists.tug.org/tex-k).
-* Give TeX more options:
- output filename:lineno: msg on error
- change prompt from `\n*' (for simpler cut-and-paste)
+* TeX/MF: change prompt from `\n*' (for simpler cut-and-paste).
* Have bibtex -verbose print full pathnames.
-* Make TeX--XeT a configure-time or runtime option?
-
-* Deal with the configure tests that prevent cross-compilation:
- - Remove use of schar (in dvicopy, mf, pktogf, and tangle).
- - Learn endianness at runtime, include both Big and LittleEndian
- versions in code, call appropriate one.
- - Figure out what to do about the sizeof long test.
-
* Reallocate memory arrays as needed instead of just allocating once at
the beginning.
-* Possibly use spiff when doing the triptrap comparisons, so acceptable
- differences can be eliminated.
-
* Make web2c handle fields correctly, i.e., to put the field identifier
in the symbol table of the type, instead of the global symbol table.
This would simplify the GFtoDVI change file a fair amount.
* Make web2c handle variant records. This would make the TeX, Metafont,
- and GFtoDVI change files all simpler.
+ and GFtoDVI change files simpler.
* Implement overflow checking for adding and subtracting dimensions.
According to Knuth "a few dozen checks" would be needed (section 104).
Knuth calls the chances of it occuring unlikely, but unfortunately you
will get a bad DVI file when it does. The following source demonstrates
- the problem.
+ the problem. (Reported many times.)
%
\newcount \loopcount
\newcount \limit
@@ -60,4 +47,3 @@ mail to me (olaf@infovore.xs4all.nl) first.
\iftrue
\repeat
\end
-%