Re: performance issue with TeX Live

[Nicolas Goaziou]

Hello,

Emmanuel Beffara <manu@beffara.org> writes:

> De Nicolas Goaziou le 13/09/2023 à 14:39:

>> It may be interesting to compare location and contents of the ls-R files
>> in both installations.
>
> I tried to explore this but I see no reason why the ls-R files would be
> ignored

I spent some time exploring this, but I cannot tell either. Though, it
is plausible that the problem is related to ls-R files, or, more
accurately, the reason why they are not read.

Note that those files are not installed in every tree. For example
`texlive-updmap.cfg' doesn't create any so, IIUC, any TeX Live tree used
as a build input require to navigate the file system.

I also tried to tweak TEXMFDBS and TEXMF values in "texmf.cnf" from
"texlive-libkpathsea" package, but couldn't find a sweet spot.

At the moment, I'm running out of ideas, and time.

> I do want to contribute to a solution, because right now texlive is
> practically unusable in Guix.

FWIW, I use modular TeX Live regularly, so "unusable" is probably a bit
strong. However, I agree the current situation is frustrating.

Regards,
-- 
Nicolas Goaziou