[tex-live] TL2004: Technical problems and testing

[Olaf Weber]

Hans Hagen writes:
> At 20:15 07/05/2004, Olaf Weber wrote:

>> Actually, it isn't like other writes, and it isn't like \message
>> either.  TeX doesn't ever do ^^-processing for \write18, just like it
>> doesn't do it for \special.

>> Note that we don't even do xord/xchr processing for \write18 or
>> \special, _and never have._

> ok, so no problems there; btw, are these details documented somewhere?
> if not, maybe they should go into the web2c doc o rmaybe in a separate
> doc?

I'm not sure this is adequately documented at the moment.  I suppose
it should go into web2c.texi, at least.

> since pdftex is the main engine now, we can add a section to the
> upcoming updated manual (just send me a paragraph summarizing it some
> day)

> Hans

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Olaf Weber

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