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SubjectRe: [PATCH v3 2/2] docs/conf.py: Respect env variable SPHINX_IMGMATH
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On 8/27/22 20:47, Akira Yokosawa wrote:
> Hi Randy, thank you for looking into this!
>
> On Sat, 27 Aug 2022 17:38:41 -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
>> Hi Akira,
>>
>> On 8/26/22 21:38, Akira Yokosawa wrote:
>>> On some distros with coarse-grained packaging policy, dvipng is
>>> installed along with latex. In such cases, math rendering will
>>> use imgmath by default. It is possible to override the choice by
>>> specifying the option string of "-D html_math_renderer='mathjax'"
>>> to sphinx-build (Sphinx >= 1.8).
>>>
>>> To provide developers an easier-to-use knob, add code for an env
>>> variable "SPHINX_IMGMATH" which overrides the automatic choice
>>> of math renderer for html docs.
>>>
>>> SPHINX_IMGMATH=yes : Load imgmath even if dvipng is not found
>>> SPHINX_IMGMATH=no : Don't load imgmath (fall back to mathjax)
>>
>> Please add SPHINX_IMGMATH to Documentation/doc-guide/sphinx.rst
>> (I guess), where other Sphinx environment variables are listed.
>
> Right.
> As I mentioned in the coverletter, (quoted below):
>
>> I mentioned in the thread of [3] that imgmath can generate scalable
>> math images in SVG.
>>
>> My plan was to implement that option as well. But during tests under
>> Fedora/CentOS/openSUSE, I encountered a couple of warnings from dvisvgm.
>> That would be regressions on existing systems which happen to have
>> not-working dvisvgm along with working dvipng. I'm thinking of adding
>> the SVG option later if I can figure out the minimal requirement for
>> dvisvgm under imgmath.
>
> , I'm working on follow-up changes related to SPHINX_IMGMATH.
>
> My plan is to update related docs and help text in Makefile when I manage
> the SVG option. At that time, SPHINX_IMGMATH will have additional options
> like 'svg' and 'png'.
>
> Hopefully, such follow-up changes can make the v6.1 merge window.
>
> Does this plan work for you?

Ok, yes, sure, no problem.

Thanks.

--
~Randy

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