Re: [NTG-context] new problem (context update and miktex)
On 3/10/07, R. Ermers wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> I still have a large problem with the newest context update which is
> incompatible with the latest MikTeX installation. Many files are not
> regularly processed anymore.
>
> Does anybody have any suggestions as to how to clean up the right
> Context files and reinstall an older version?
> I prefer not to make a mess of my Miktex installation. Latex still works.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Robert
>
>
> This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.30.6-2.2 (MiKTeX 2.5) (preloaded
> format=cont-en 2007.3.4) 9 MAR 2007 18:00
> entering extended mode
> **facturen.tex \emergencyend
> (facturen.tex
>
> ConTeXt ver: 2006.12.20 23:52 MK II fmt: 2007.3.4 int: english/english
>
> language: language en is active
> system : cont-new loaded
>
> ("D:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
> Data\MiKTeX\2.5\tex\context\b
> ase\cont-new.tex"
>
> FatalError : Your format does not match the base files!
>
> FormatVersion : 2006.12.20 23:52 MK II
> FilesVersion: 2007.02.21 11:55
I don't have MikTeX here right now, but there is one thing to
consider: it might be that you won't be able to run the latest ConTeXt
out-of-the-box (without some additional settings) because the latest
versions only support pdfTeX 1.40 and higher. But I'm speculating now.
Perhaps it nevertheless works.
I really should test MikTeX a bit more (I switched my OS recently).
Automated updater has (or at least had) a few problems:
- ConTeXt doesn't necessary place the unzipped files into the right
directory (it's a bit messy under MikTeX -)
- ConTeXt doesn't necessary copy the formats to the proper place
I would suggest you to try the following two proposals (first a, then b):
a) Make sure that the files were copied into the proper place, you can
also try to unzip cont-tfm.zip into C:\Program Files\MikTeX manually.
After that, use the "MikTeX Options" or something similar, refresh
database, remake formats, refresh database (you have to click a button
because "texexec --make" might not be adapted well enough for MikTeX)
b) Uninstall the context package and install it again. That way the
new context will be deleted and the old one from MikTeX will be
installed again. (It might be that after uninstalling some leftovers
will remain in the texmf tree - you can also check manually if
everything has been deleted.)
General remark: on MikTeX it's usually best to run MikTeX's updater
(for ctxtools --update there is no reliable uninstaller). If you need
the latest and greatest features of ConTeXt, you may run the
standalone ConTeXt in parallel. That's what I always did. What appered
to work on one distribution sometimes failed on the other (or vice
versa). That way I always had a "plan B" when something has failed.
Mojca
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Re: [NTG-context] new problem (context update and miktex)
On Sat, 10 Mar 2007 10:36:07 +0100
"R. Ermers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> I still have a large problem with the newest context update which is
> incompatible with the latest MikTeX installation. Many files are not
> regularly processed anymore.
>
> Does anybody have any suggestions as to how to clean up the right
> Context files and reinstall an older version?
> I prefer not to make a mess of my Miktex installation. Latex still works.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Robert
>
>
> This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.30.6-2.2 (MiKTeX 2.5) (preloaded
> format=cont-en 2007.3.4) 9 MAR 2007 18:00
> entering extended mode
> **facturen.tex \emergencyend
> (facturen.tex
>
> ConTeXt ver: 2006.12.20 23:52 MK II fmt: 2007.3.4 int: english/english
>
> language: language en is active
> system : cont-new loaded
>
> ("D:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
> Data\MiKTeX\2.5\tex\context\b
> ase\cont-new.tex"
Hi Robert,
can look if there is also a texmf-local directory (or something
similiar) in the path from your MikTeX installation.
Wolfgang
>
> FatalError : Your format does not match the base files!
>
> FormatVersion : 2006.12.20 23:52 MK II
> FilesVersion: 2007.02.21 11:55
>
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Re: [NTG-context] new problem (context update and miktex)
Thanks Taco, I updated with the command ctxtools --updatecontext. I know where to find the old versions, but I don't know which files of the new distribution I need to remove. Or should I simply remove all context directories, install a less recent context version (from the zip-file) and refresh the FNDB? Is there a risk that Miktex gets so confused that I will need to reinstall it as well? Another question is which version is still compatible with Miktex 2.5? Regards, Robert ___ ntg-context mailing list [email protected] http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
Re: [NTG-context] new problem (context update and miktex)
R. Ermers wrote: > Dear All, > > I still have a large problem with the newest context update which is > incompatible with the latest MikTeX installation. Many files are not > regularly processed anymore. > > Does anybody have any suggestions as to how to clean up the right > Context files and reinstall an older version? > I prefer not to make a mess of my Miktex installation. Latex still works. I don't know what you had to do to install the new ConTeXt (you have to undo those steps, obviously). All known old versions of context are archived in the museum: https://foundry.supelec.fr/frs/?group_id=14 Cheers, Taco ___ ntg-context mailing list [email protected] http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
Re: [NTG-context] new problem
On Sun, 4 Mar 2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> While my other files process normally, others don't anymore.
> Find relevant snippets from the log file below.
>
> The problem begins arising here:
>
> (D:\tex\texmf\tex\context\base\spec-fdf.tex
> ! Undefined control sequence.
> l.3282 \loadmarkfile{spec-fdf}
>
> Does anyone have a solution?
This is strange. For some reason, you did not get all the files. I am
assuming that you updated using Miktex's update wizard (guessing from
the date of the files). Try the following:
ctxtools --updatecontext
This will download the latest cont-tmf files from pragma-ade's website
and install them on your machine. Then go to Miktex Options and press
"Refresh FNDB" and "Update Formats" and hopefully, everything should
work.
Another option is to download the mswinstandalone files from
pragma-ade, and unzip them on your computer. Then you need to run
E:\isoimage\usr\local\context\tex\setuptex.bat E:\isoimage\usr\local\context\tex
on the command line to set up the path. With this you can be sure of
having the most up to date context version.
Aditya
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Re: [NTG-context] new problem
On Sun, 4 Mar 2007, Aditya Mahajan wrote:
> On Sun, 4 Mar 2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> While my other files process normally, others don't anymore.
>> Find relevant snippets from the log file below.
>>
>> The problem begins arising here:
>>
>> (D:\tex\texmf\tex\context\base\spec-fdf.tex
>> ! Undefined control sequence.
>> l.3282 \loadmarkfile{spec-fdf}
>>
>> Does anyone have a solution?
>
> This is strange. For some reason, you did not get all the files. I am
> assuming that you updated using Miktex's update wizard (guessing from the
> date of the files).
Actually, try using Miktex's update wizard once again before you try
the manual steps. Right now, with Miktex's update wizard says "There
are currently no intact repositories". I guess that is because things
are shifting to texlive 2007.
> Try the following:
>
> ctxtools --updatecontext
>
> This will download the latest cont-tmf files from pragma-ade's website and
> install them on your machine. Then go to Miktex Options and press "Refresh
> FNDB" and "Update Formats" and hopefully, everything should work.
>
> Another option is to download the mswinstandalone files from pragma-ade, and
> unzip them on your computer. Then you need to run
>
> E:\isoimage\usr\local\context\tex\setuptex.bat
> E:\isoimage\usr\local\context\tex
>
> on the command line to set up the path. With this you can be sure of having
> the most up to date context version.
>
> Aditya
>
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