On Mon, Aug 30, 2021 at 11:49 AM Rainer J.H. Brandt via ntg-context < ntg-context@ntg.nl> wrote:
> Hello Luigi, > > you asked: > > On Fri, Aug 27, 2021 at 10:35 AM Rainer J.H. Brandt via ntg-context < > > ntg-context@ntg.nl> wrote: > > > > > Dear experts, > > > > > > I want to use ConTeXt MkIV as supplied by TeXlive 2021. > > > After installation, I ran "mtxrun --generate". > > > I also tried "context --generate". > > > Both create output in the wrong place. > > > > > > The TeXlive documentation says that ConTeXt uses TEXMFCACHE, > > > which uses the default $TEXMFSYSVAR;$TEXMFVAR in my texmf.cnf. > > > My TEXMFSYSVAR is /var/opt/texlive, but ConTeXt doesn't use it. > > > Instead, it creates /opt/texmf-var and creates its output there. > > > I don't understand why it used that path; I've never used or configured > > > it. > > > > > > How can I convice ConTeXt to use TEXMFSYSVAR? > > > [...] > > > > What does > > $> tlmgr conf > > say ? > > The output is appended below and looks reasonable. In particular, it shows > that I installed under /opt/local/share/texlive and doesn't mention the > "mtxrun --generate" output path /opt/texmf-var at all. > > Please note that I don't use tlmgr and also that I didn't use the TeX Live > installer. I built the binaries from their sources and then installed > the rest from the texmf archive file. I use other engines on a daily basis, > mostly pdflatex, and they work flawlessly. > > Thanks, Rainer > > hm, my $> mtxrun --variables says resolvers | lists | TEXMFCACHE resolvers | lists | env: unset resolvers | lists | var: TEXMFCACHE resolvers | lists | exp: selfautoparent:texmf-var;home:.texlive2021/texmf-var and it's ok. So perhaps your selfautoparent it's not ok. -- luigi
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