Re: FW: [NTG-context] install help
> if you download the latest alpha release, the engine subpath stuff > should work; if not, run: Please pardon my tedious questions. I have tried doing what you suggest, but I must be doing something wrong. I downloaded the alpha cont-tmf.zip. Then I unzipped it into an empty ~/texmf. Then I ran texhash and saw that it updated ~/texmf/ls-R. > ctxtools --make --all(ruby script) To invoke ctxtools, I ran ruby ~/texmf/scripts/context/ruby/ctxtools.rb --make --all Nothing happened except the following output: CtxTools | version 1.2.2 - 2004/2005 - PRAGMA ADE/POD CtxTools | --bbeditinterfacegenerate bbedit syntax files [--pipe] CtxTools | --contextversion report context version CtxTools | --documentation generate documentation file [--type=] [filename]CtxTools | --jeditinterface generate jedit syntax files [--pipe] CtxTools | --patternfiles generate pattern files [languagecode|all] CtxTools | --purgefiles remove temporary files [--all] [basename] CtxTools | --rawinterface generate raw syntax files [--pipe] CtxTools | --sciteinterface generate scite syntax files [--pipe] CtxTools | --touchcontextfile update context version CtxTools | --translateinterface generate interface files (xml) [nl de ..] Inovking texexec on my tex file in either of the following incantations results in an error: perl ~/texmf/scripts/context/perl/texexec.pl --pdf myfile.tex /usr/TeX/bin/i386-linux/texexec --pdf myfile.tex This is a summary of all `failed' messages and warnings: `pdfetex -ini -jobname=cont-en -progname=context -8bit *cont-en.ini' failed warning: kpathsea: mktexpk output `! I can't read pdfetex.pool; bad path?' instead of a filename. Sorry, I can't find the format `cont-en.fmt'; will try `context.fmt'. kpathsea: Running mktexfmt context.fmt fmtutil: no info for format `context'. I can't find the format file `context.fmt'! So perhaps there are some other steps I am missing? Do I need to move updated scripts into /usr/TeX/bin/i386-linux ? Skip ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
Re: [NTG-context] install help
Skip Collins wrote: Sorry for rambling. I guess this goes with the territory when living on the bleeding edge. As you can see, I am in need of some basic guidance for getting a newish context working properly. I have spent some time looking for step-by-step instructions, but all I get is more confused. The contextgarden wiki could be updated with more complete instructions. I would be happy to help with this if I could only figure out the correct recipe. if you download the latest alpha release, the engine subpath stuff should work; if not, run: ctxtools --make --all(ruby script) and process your document with: texexec --pdf yourfile.tex (perl script) there is also a rather up to date minimal context for linux on the website Hans - Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl - ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
Re: [NTG-context] install help
Hi Skip, Though I am not a direct Linux user, I might make some suggestions: It appears that the latest Context versions put the format file into a /pdftex subdirectory in /web2c. Did you check where the format went after generating it with texexec --make? In order to have finally a correctly running Context you should enable \write18 in texmfcnf. Beyond the language related formats you should generate also the metafun.fmt en the mptopdf.fmt (Otherwise you can run texexec --make --all). Humble did you run texhash after installation of the new Context? Kind regards Willi Skip Collins wrote: I am a tex/latex veteran user who would like to start using context to test the waters on some small projects. I have a lightly enhanced texlive 2004 full installation on my fedora linux box. So I already have a version of context installed. But since I noticed some problems with mathml output, I thought it might be a good idea to get the latest and greatest from pragma. This is where things got confusing. Are there simple instructions somewhere for upgrading context for texlive in a minimally invasive way? The installation guide at http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/minstall.pdf does not seem to capture all the necessary steps for getting things working right with new versions. The sparse instructions at http://contextgarden.net/Linux_Installation leave me with a non-functioning context and a corrupted /usr/TeX/texmf tree. Am I missing something? I downloaded cont-tmf.zip (which should I choose? current? beta? alpha?) and installed it in ~/texmf. But I ran into problems with latin modern font names (ec vs. cork). So I installed the latest lm font distribution in ~/texmf (lots of manual labor). Then I found that texexec could not find my formats and kept trying to rebuild cont-en.fmt (using 2005-04-28 alpha). When I run texexec as root, this problem does not occur(!?). Checking the mailing lists, it looks like I need to patch texexec. What is the right way to do this? Currently, I am invoking scripts installed in the texlive bin directory. I have not replaced them with the updated versions in the alpha distribution. Do I need to do something like texmfstart --make and manually move each and every script? Sorry for rambling. I guess this goes with the territory when living on the bleeding edge. As you can see, I am in need of some basic guidance for getting a newish context working properly. I have spent some time looking for step-by-step instructions, but all I get is more confused. The contextgarden wiki could be updated with more complete instructions. I would be happy to help with this if I could only figure out the correct recipe. ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
[NTG-context] install help
I am a tex/latex veteran user who would like to start using context to test the waters on some small projects. I have a lightly enhanced texlive 2004 full installation on my fedora linux box. So I already have a version of context installed. But since I noticed some problems with mathml output, I thought it might be a good idea to get the latest and greatest from pragma. This is where things got confusing. Are there simple instructions somewhere for upgrading context for texlive in a minimally invasive way? The installation guide at http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/minstall.pdf does not seem to capture all the necessary steps for getting things working right with new versions. The sparse instructions at http://contextgarden.net/Linux_Installation leave me with a non-functioning context and a corrupted /usr/TeX/texmf tree. Am I missing something? I downloaded cont-tmf.zip (which should I choose? current? beta? alpha?) and installed it in ~/texmf. But I ran into problems with latin modern font names (ec vs. cork). So I installed the latest lm font distribution in ~/texmf (lots of manual labor). Then I found that texexec could not find my formats and kept trying to rebuild cont-en.fmt (using 2005-04-28 alpha). When I run texexec as root, this problem does not occur(!?). Checking the mailing lists, it looks like I need to patch texexec. What is the right way to do this? Currently, I am invoking scripts installed in the texlive bin directory. I have not replaced them with the updated versions in the alpha distribution. Do I need to do something like texmfstart --make and manually move each and every script? Sorry for rambling. I guess this goes with the territory when living on the bleeding edge. As you can see, I am in need of some basic guidance for getting a newish context working properly. I have spent some time looking for step-by-step instructions, but all I get is more confused. The contextgarden wiki could be updated with more complete instructions. I would be happy to help with this if I could only figure out the correct recipe. ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
