Chapter 10. Compile Time Defaults

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All TeXMF Programs
All TeX Programs
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METAFONT & MetaPost
METAFONT
MetaPost

All TeXMF Programs

;; Maximum number of characters simultaneously present in
;; current lines of open files and in control sequences between
;; \csname and \endcsname; must not exceed 1073741823.
buf_size=200000

;; Width of context lines on terminal error messages.
error_line=79

;; Width of first lines of contexts in terminal error messages;
;; should be between 30 and (error_line - 15).
half_error_line=50

;; Width of longest text lines output; should be at least 60.
max_print_line=79

;; Maximum number of strings; must not exceed 1073741823.
max_strings=100000

;; Smallest index in the mem array dumped by INITEX;
;; must not be less than mem_min.
mem_bot=0

;; Greatest index in TeX's internal mem array; must be strictly less than
;; 1073741823.
mem_max=2000000

;; Smallest index in TeX's internal mem array; must be 0 or more;
;; must be equal to mem_bot in INITEX, otherwise <=mem_bot.
mem_min=0

;; Largest index in the mem array dumped by INITEX; must be substantially
;; larger than 0 and not greater than mem_max.
mem_top=1048576

;; Maximum number of simultaneous macro parameters.
param_size=10000

;; Maximum number of characters in strings, including all
;; error messages and help texts, and the names of all fonts and
;; control sequences; must exceed string_vacancies by the total
;; length of TeX's own strings, which is currently about 23000.
pool_size=1250000

;; Maximum number of simultaneous input sources.
stack_size=5000

;; The minimum number of characters that should be
;; available for the user's control sequences and font names,
;; after TeX's own error messages are stored.
string_vacancies=400000