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@@ -1766,16 +1766,22 @@ page~\pageref{sec:debugging}).
\subsubsection{Config files}
-\begingroup\tolerance=3500
\KPS{} reads \emph{runtime configuration files} named \file{texmf.cnf}
for search path and other definitions. The search path used to look
-for these files is named \envname{TEXMFCNF} (by default such a file lives
-in the \file{texmf/web2c} subdirectory). \emph{All}
-\file{texmf.cnf} files in the search path will be read and definitions
-in earlier files override those in later files. Thus, with a search
-path of \verb|.:$TEXMF|, values from \file{./texmf.cnf} override those
-from \verb|$TEXMF/texmf.cnf|.
-\endgroup
+for these files is named \envname{TEXMFCNF}, but we do not recommend
+setting this (or any) environment variable.
+
+Instead, normal installation results in a file
+\file{.../2010/texmf.cnf}. If you must make changes to the defaults
+(not normally necessary), this is the place to put them. The main
+configuration file is in \file{.../2010/texmf/web2c/texmf.cnf}. You
+should not edit this latter file, as your changes will be lost when the
+distributed version is updated.
+
+\emph{All} \file{texmf.cnf} files in the search path will be read and
+definitions in earlier files override those in later files. For
+example, with a search path of \verb|.:$TEXMF|, values from
+\file{./texmf.cnf} override those from \verb|$TEXMF/texmf.cnf|.
\begin{itemize}
\item
@@ -1837,7 +1843,6 @@ expansions are explained in the sections below.
\subsubsection{Default expansion}
\label{sec:default-expansion}
-\tolerance=2500
If the highest-priority search path (see ``Path sources'' on
page~\pageref{sec:path-sources}) contains an \emph{extra colon} (i.e.,
leading, trailing, or doubled), \KPS{} inserts at that point the
@@ -1845,8 +1850,6 @@ next-highest-prio\-rity search path that is defined. If that inserted
path has an extra colon, the same happens with the next highest. For
example, given an environment variable setting
-\tolerance=1500
-
\begin{alltt}
> \Ucom{setenv TEXINPUTS /home/karl:}
\end{alltt}
@@ -2308,7 +2311,7 @@ kdebug:search(cmr10.pfb) => /usr/local/texmf/fonts/type1/public/cm/cmr10.pfb
Another useful feature of \Webc{} is its possibility to control a number
of memory parameters (in particular, array sizes) via the runtime file
\file{texmf.cnf} read by \KPS{}. The memory settings can be found in
-Part 3 of that file in the \TL{} distribution. The more important
+Part~3 of that file in the \TL{} distribution. The more important
are:
\begin{ttdescription}