(fwd) [tex-live] hyph_size setting in texmf.cnf
Hi Frank!
What do you think about this:
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> From: Petr Sojka <sojka@fi.muni.cz>
> Subject: [tex-live] hyph_size setting in texmf.cnf
> To: tex-live@tug.org
> Cc: Karl Berry <karl@freefriends.org>
> Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 19:04:53 +0200
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> On Wed, Aug 24, 2005 at 12:00:09PM +0200, tex-live-request@tug.org wrote:
> > Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 01:32:06 +0200
> > From: karl@freefriends.org (Karl Berry)
> > Subject: [tex-live] hyphenation exception list max
> >
> > In the process of updating the hyphenation exception list for the next
> > tugboat (going to the printer later this week, hopefully), Barbara and I
> > discovered that the list, after Werner's hyphenex.sh script is run to
> > produce variants, has grown to about 1025 entries.
> >
> > TL's texmf.cnf sets hyph_size to 1000. So if anyone actually tried to
> > use the list, they'd lose.
> >
> > So I'd like to increase hyph_size to 5000 (at least). Anyone see
> > problems with that, or have a different number to propose? (I'll also
> > ask Christian to do the same with miktex.)
>
> Knuth comment in tex.web (section 12) is that hyph_size
> should be a prime number (but it is not checked in the code).
> I admit I do not now implications (effectiveness of hash function
> for locating the hyphenation exception?) not following this constraints.
> I'd suggest default setting of hyph_size to a prime that is
> higher than sum of biggest expection lists for at least American
> English and German (current dehyphtex.tex has about 800 words).
> A prime around 5000 may suffice for some years.
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THey went for
10007
Do we do the same?
ndex: conf/texmf.d/95NonPath.cnf
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--- conf/texmf.d/95NonPath.cnf (Revision 166)
+++ conf/texmf.d/95NonPath.cnf (Arbeitskopie)
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
% handled within a tenth of this size.
buf_size = 200000
-hyph_size = 10000 % number of hyphenation exceptions, >610 and <32767.
+hyph_size = 10007 % number of hyphenation exceptions, >610 and <32767.
nest_size = 500 % simultaneous semantic levels (e.g., groups)
max_in_open = 15 % simultaneous input files and error insertions
param_size = 5000 % simultaneous macro parameters
Best wishes
Norbert
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