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Zhenyu Wu submitted the

TeXRocks

package.

Version: 0.3.6
License: gpl3

Summary description: A minimal (La)TeX distribution

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TeXRocks is a minimal (La)TeX distribution powered by Luarocks/Lux and LuaTeX. It has the following features:
- virtual environment: all TeX packages are installed to `.lux/5.3/XXXXX-package_name@version/`,
like nodejs's `node_modules/` and python's `.venv/`. After development of PDF, You can
delete it safely, and it will not affect your next development of PDF.

- minimal: we only install required packages

- package version control: when you declare `latex-base == "2025.06.01-1"`, it will install
<https://luarocks.org/modules/freed-wu/latex-base/2025.06.01-1> not other versions! pin the version like nodejs's `package.json` and python's `requirements.txt`

- package installation in parallel: install many packages at the same time

- a server to host compiled TeX packages: <https://ustctug.github.io/texrocks/>

- use lua to develop TeX packages: <https://luarocks.org/m/texmf>

We also provide some related TeX tools, like
kpsewhich and texdef written in lua. See official website <https://texrocks.readthedocs.io/>

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This package is located at
https://mirrors.ctan.org/systems/texrocks

More information is at
https://ctan.org/pkg/texrocks


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