Re: [NTG-context] ConTeXt does not execute MetaPost (in debian experimental)

2011-01-14 Thread Arthur Reutenauer
> For *some* particular users, ConTeXt *is* already a replacement for > LaTeX Yes, for me too. But you're missing the point. Arthur ___ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry

Re: [NTG-context] ConTeXt does not execute MetaPost (in debian experimental)

2011-01-14 Thread Hans Hagen
On 14-1-2011 9:57, Jonas Stein wrote: Its so sad to read this but no other reply on this thread till now. As far i have looked into the .deb packages the bug should be in the current stable versions too. The ideas behind context are so nice and could save us from so much latex-pain. If there ar

Re: [NTG-context] ConTeXt does not execute MetaPost (in debian experimental)

2011-01-14 Thread Peter Münster
Arthur Reutenauer writes: >>> Is there any hope that context will become a replacement of latex? >> >> I don't think this have been a goal. > > Maybe Jonas means that for *some* particular users, ConTeXt could be a > replacement for LaTeX, For *some* particular users, ConTeXt *is* already a r

Re: [NTG-context] ConTeXt does not execute MetaPost (in debian experimental)

2011-01-14 Thread Arthur Reutenauer
>> Is there any hope that context will become a replacement of latex? > > I don't think this have been a goal. Maybe Jonas means that for *some* particular users, ConTeXt could be a replacement for LaTeX, and that we could, for example, use it to introduce newcomers to TeX-based typesetting sys

Re: [NTG-context] ConTeXt does not execute MetaPost (in debian experimental)

2011-01-14 Thread Khaled Hosny
On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 09:57:32PM +0100, Jonas Stein wrote: > >> In that case one should better run mtxrun instead of luatools (they > >> are equivalent at the moment, but luatools is becomming obsolete). > > > > Ahhh ... I guess that needs some divine inspiration to know ... > > > >> And yes, tex

Re: [NTG-context] ConTeXt does not execute MetaPost (in debian experimental)

2011-01-14 Thread Jonas Stein
>> In that case one should better run mtxrun instead of luatools (they >> are equivalent at the moment, but luatools is becomming obsolete). > > Ahhh ... I guess that needs some divine inspiration to know ... > >> And yes, texmfcnf.lua should be carefully designed to match the >> structure of texmf

Re: [NTG-context] ConTeXt does not execute MetaPost (in debian experimental)

2011-01-11 Thread Norbert Preining
Hi Mojca, On Di, 11 Jan 2011, Mojca Miklavec wrote: > > 2010.07.30, according to http://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=context > > In that case one should better run mtxrun instead of luatools (they > are equivalent at the moment, but luatools is becomming obsolete). Ahhh ... I guess that n

Re: [NTG-context] ConTeXt does not execute MetaPost (in debian experimental)

2011-01-11 Thread Mojca Miklavec
On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 17:45, Aditya Mahajan wrote: > On Tue, 11 Jan 2011, Mojca Miklavec wrote: > >> And yes, texmfcnf.lua should be carefully designed to match the >> structure of texmf trees in debian. > > Wouldn't just copying the texmfcnf.lua from texlive work? Mine (/usr/local/texlive/2010/

Re: [NTG-context] ConTeXt does not execute MetaPost (in debian experimental)

2011-01-11 Thread Aditya Mahajan
On Tue, 11 Jan 2011, Mojca Miklavec wrote: 2011/1/11 Vedran Miletić : 2011/1/11 Mojca Miklavec It should probably be called texmfcnf.lua instead of contextcnf.lua. And there's also a high chance that the settings in that file are wrong if you just took the file from distribution. The setting

Re: [NTG-context] ConTeXt does not execute MetaPost (in debian experimental)

2011-01-11 Thread Mojca Miklavec
2011/1/11 Vedran Miletić : > 2011/1/11 Mojca Miklavec >> >> It should probably be called texmfcnf.lua instead of contextcnf.lua. >> And there's also a high chance that the settings in that file are >> wrong if you just took the file from distribution. The settings should >> somehow match the conte

Re: [NTG-context] ConTeXt does not execute MetaPost (in debian experimental)

2011-01-11 Thread Vedran Miletić
2011/1/11 Mojca Miklavec > It should probably be called texmfcnf.lua instead of contextcnf.lua. > And there's also a high chance that the settings in that file are > wrong if you just took the file from distribution. The settings should > somehow match the contents in texmf.cnf. > > (What version

Re: [NTG-context] ConTeXt does not execute MetaPost (in debian experimental)

2011-01-11 Thread Mojca Miklavec
On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 06:00, Norbert Preining wrote: > Hi Aditya, hi all, > > On Mo, 10 Jan 2011, Aditya Mahajan wrote: >> Assuming that Norbert packaged ConTeXt package in debian testing, I am >> CCing this message to him. > > So it seems that current Context has changed something, anyone can he

Re: [NTG-context] ConTeXt does not execute MetaPost (in debian experimental)

2011-01-10 Thread Norbert Preining
Hi Aditya, hi all, On Mo, 10 Jan 2011, Aditya Mahajan wrote: > Assuming that Norbert packaged ConTeXt package in debian testing, I am > CCing this message to him. So it seems that current Context has changed something, anyone can help me here? Up to now I did: export TEXMFCNF=/usr/shar

Re: [NTG-context] ConTeXt does not execute MetaPost (in debian experimental)

2011-01-10 Thread Aditya Mahajan
On Mon, 10 Jan 2011, Hilmar Preuße wrote: Renaud AUBIN nibua-r.org> writes: Hi all, I assume from minimals install script that you need to generate the format with mtxrun --generate --tree="xxx" --some --options but failed at this point… Maybe Mojca or Arthur (as authors of bin/mtx-update.lu

Re: [NTG-context] ConTeXt does not execute MetaPost (in debian experimental)

2011-01-10 Thread Jonas Stein
> I assume from minimals install script that you need to generate the > format with mtxrun --generate --tree="xxx" --some --options but failed > at this point… > Maybe Mojca or Arthur (as authors of bin/mtx-update.lua) could complete? > > Anyway, the post-install script packaged with that .deb does

Re: [NTG-context] ConTeXt does not execute MetaPost (in debian experimental)

2011-01-10 Thread Hilmar Preuße
Renaud AUBIN nibua-r.org> writes: Hi all, > I assume from minimals install script that you need to generate the > format with mtxrun --generate --tree="xxx" --some --options but failed > at this point… > Maybe Mojca or Arthur (as authors of bin/mtx-update.lua) could complete? > > Anyway, the po

Re: [NTG-context] ConTeXt does not execute MetaPost (in debian experimental)

2011-01-10 Thread Jonas Stein
> Now, I have installed the pointed package for testing and I confirm the > result: Thank you for testing. I made a bugreport for Norbert. http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=609600 -- Jonas Stein ___

Re: [NTG-context] ConTeXt does not execute MetaPost (in debian experimental)

2011-01-10 Thread Renaud AUBIN
I assume from minimals install script that you need to generate the format with mtxrun --generate --tree="xxx" --some --options but failed at this point… Maybe Mojca or Arthur (as authors of bin/mtx-update.lua) could complete? Anyway, the post-install script packaged with that .deb doesn't seem to

Re: [NTG-context] ConTeXt does not execute MetaPost (in debian experimental)

2011-01-10 Thread Aditya Mahajan
Hi Renaud, On Mon, 10 Jan 2011, Renaud AUBIN wrote: Hum… OK, my english is not so good but "Tested on the following **ConTeXt minimals** version on an up-to-date debian" seems clear to me. I am sorry. I misread it. And, you are right: /usr/local is one of the place to install stuff **not**

Re: [NTG-context] ConTeXt does not execute MetaPost (in debian experimental)

2011-01-10 Thread Renaud AUBIN
Hi Aditya, Hum… OK, my english is not so good but "Tested on the following **ConTeXt minimals** version on an up-to-date debian" seems clear to me. And, you are right: /usr/local is one of the place to install stuff **not** installed by the debian package manager. ;) Now, I have installed the poi

Re: [NTG-context] ConTeXt does not execute MetaPost (in debian experimental)

2011-01-10 Thread Aditya Mahajan
On Mon, 10 Jan 2011, Renaud AUBIN wrote: \stoptext % (missing in your code snippet) Tested on the following ConTeXt minimals version on an up-to-date debian (amd64 unstable/experimental hybrid). MTXrun | main context file: /usr/local/ConTeXt_version_2010.11.26/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base

Re: [NTG-context] ConTeXt does not execute MetaPost (in debian experimental)

2011-01-10 Thread Renaud AUBIN
Hi, \starttext % \systemcommandmode % (doesn't work here, i.e. strange ^ char with texexec and not defined by mkiv) \startMPcode draw fullcircle scaled 3cm; \stopMPcode \stoptext % (missing in your code snippet) Tested on the following ConTeXt minimals version on an up-to-date debian (amd64 unsta

Re: [NTG-context] ConTeXt does not execute MetaPost (in debian experimental)

2011-01-10 Thread Taco Hoekwater
Hi, My linux is not Debian-based so I cannot help much further (but I have changed the title of this reply in the hope that more debian people will read it) Best wishes, Taco On 01/10/2011 04:42 PM, Jonas Stein wrote: On 2011-01-10, Taco Hoekwater wrote: On 01/10/2011 03:50 PM, Jonas Stein