Re: [NTG-context] texmfstart newbie
Hello Gerben, [texmfstart on OS X not in PATH] I will fix (but I have no idea if I can do it before my vacation) the ConTeXt updater such that texmfstart is supported out of the box. If you write instructions, make sure you remove them after I have fixed this. are you back from your vacation? Any news on this one? Patrick -- ConTeXt wiki and more: http://contextgarden.net ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
Re: [NTG-context] texmfstart newbie
On 6/27/06, David Arnold wrote: OK, I've updated to the latest context via Gerben's i-installer on my mac osx 10.4.6. I have no idea what texmfstart is nor do I understand its purpose. I imagine the first thing I have to do is configure, because it is certainly not found on my system. ... For example: tmp $ texexec --version TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005 texexec : TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005 texutil : TeXUtil 9.0.1 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1992-2006 tex : pdfeTeX, 3.141592-1.30.4-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.5) context : ver: 2006.06.23 20:39 cont-en : ver: 2006.06.23 20:39 fmt: 2006.6.27 mes: english cont-nl : ver: 2006.06.23 20:39 fmt: 2006.6.27 mes: dutch total run time : 3 seconds warning : use 'texmfstart texexec' instead Now for questions: 1. How do I configure my system to use texmstart? Under windows it comes as an executable, under linux I sometimes created an executable file named texexec (in the bin folder of course) with the content ruby path-to-context-ruby-scripts/texmfstart.rb Here's a citation from a mac user: On 5/25/06, Hans van der Meer wrote: I did some digging in the .../context/ruby script directory and found a small problem with the script, at least for some users. On my MacOSX system the script file(s) needed the execute bits set, so I did: cd /context/ruby (sudo) chmod -R a+x *.rb And of course an alias texmfstart=texmfstart.rb comes in handy. I hope this helps others who might be struggling to get texmfstart running. Hans van der Meer Something should be automated here I suppose. The MikTeX guy wasn't extremely responsive to it, tetex isn't maintained any more, perhaps at least you Mac guys could/should do something about it. Can someone write a note to the contextgarden about how to do configure the texmfstart properly? 2. What are some of the usual uses I should be employing of texmfstart? As a regular user you shouldn't note it's presence once you set it up properly. But generally you can use it to run stuff such as texmfstart mptopdf without having to worry whether mptopdf is a perl or ruby program, you can use it to edit config files, open documentation and so on, but the list is way to long (and I don't know it all/don't know how to use all its features) ... Most notable the modern modules which call external programs are written in such a way that they execute texmfstart name-of-the-script, for example texmfstart pstopdf some-ps-file instead of pstopdf some-ps-file. This means that the user doesn't need pstopdf to be present on the system as an executable command and means better portability. How will it improve performance? Just as George N. White said: performance in terms of how-many-seconds-per-run is not really the question, but I guess that it might improve performance since it might use more clever methods to execute things. I know that Hans has somehow rewritten the kapathsea and mpto, but I don't really know which scripts are responsible for calling them and for faster execution. However: you don't need to worry about performance. Hans does. If you care about performance in mp labels, you can improve it considerable by using texexec.rb (and texmfstart to start it) an by switching from btex ... etex to textext(...) and \sometxt (aproximately ten times faster on my examples and able to do some crazy things that have never been possible with btex ... etex or textext). But well ... the presence of texmfstart is essential in this case. How will it simplify my work? Etc? I.e what are the advantages? Portability. Support: sooner or later you'll figure out that the old texexec.pl doesn't do what it's supposed to do (mp labels being one of the problems for example). Hans is willing to work on improving the texexec.rb, but not on fixing the old stuff that will become obsolete one day anyway. Mojca ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
Re: [NTG-context] texmfstart newbie
Mojca Miklavec wrote: with the content ruby path-to-context-ruby-scripts/texmfstart.rb What I have is this simple script (and it should work on MacOSX just as well). Name it 'texfmstart', make it executable, fill in the correct path and put it in a binaries directory. #!/bin/sh ruby path-to-context-ruby-scripts/texmfstart.rb $@ Cheers, taco ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
Re: [NTG-context] texmfstart newbie
Taco, Mojca, Thanks, on my Mac OSX 10.4.6 with Gerben's TeX, I: cd /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/scripts/context/ruby/ sudo chmod -R a+x *.rb Then I wrote in .bash_profile: alias texmfstart='/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/scripts/context/ ruby/texmfstart.rb' Now I have: chapter1 $ texmfstart --help version : 2.0.0 - 2003/2006 - www.pragma-ade.com usage: texmfstart [switches] filename [optional arguments] switches : --verbose --report --browser --direct --execute --locate -- iftouched --ifchanged --program --file --page --arguments --batch --edit -- report --clear --make --lmake --wmake --path --stubpath --indirect -- before --after --tree --autotree --environment --showenv example : texmfstart pstopdf.rb cow.eps texmfstart --locate examplex.rb texmfstart --execute examplex.rb texmfstart --browser examplap.pdf texmfstart showcase.pdf texmfstart --page=2 --file=showcase.pdf texmfstart --program=yourtex yourscript.rb arg-1 arg-2 texmfstart --direct xsltproc kpse:somefile.xsl somefile.xml texmfstart --direct ruby rel:wn-cleanup-1.rb oldfile.xml newfile.xml texmfstart bin:xsltproc env:somepreset path:somefile.xsl somefile.xml texmfstart --iftouched=normal,lowres downsample.rb normal lowres texmfstart --ifchanged=somefile.dat --direct processit somefile.dat texmfstart bin:scite kpse:texmf.cnf texmfstart --exec bin:scite *.tex texmfstart --edit texmf.cnf texmfstart --edit kpse:texmf.cnf texmfstart --serve texmfstart --stubpath=/usr/local/bin [--make --remove] -- verbose all texmfstart --stubpath=auto [--make --remove] all I can now run: chapter1 $ texmfstart texexec section1.tex Is there anything else I should do now? On Jun 28, 2006, at 6:11 AM, Taco Hoekwater wrote: Mojca Miklavec wrote: with the content ruby path-to-context-ruby-scripts/texmfstart.rb What I have is this simple script (and it should work on MacOSX just as well). Name it 'texfmstart', make it executable, fill in the correct path and put it in a binaries directory. #!/bin/sh ruby path-to-context-ruby-scripts/texmfstart.rb $@ Cheers, taco ___ 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
Re: [NTG-context] texmfstart newbie
On 6/28/06, David Arnold wrote: Taco, Mojca, Thanks, on my Mac OSX 10.4.6 with Gerben's TeX, I: cd /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/scripts/context/ruby/ sudo chmod -R a+x *.rb Then I wrote in .bash_profile: alias texmfstart='/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/scripts/context/ ruby/texmfstart.rb' Now I have: chapter1 $ texmfstart --help version : 2.0.0 - 2003/2006 - www.pragma-ade.com ... Is there anything else I should do now? 1. either alias texexec='/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/scripts/ context/stubs/unix/texexec or copy the content of that folder somewhere to PATH. Just make sure that texexec resolves to texmfstart texexec unless you really like writing it the long way. 2. write a page on the wiki about how you did it (or at least one of the mac users should do that) Mojca ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
Re: [NTG-context] texmfstart newbie
On Jun 28, 2006, at 20:24, Mojca Miklavec wrote: 1. either alias texexec='/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/scripts/ context/stubs/unix/texexec or copy the content of that folder somewhere to PATH. Just make sure that texexec resolves to texmfstart texexec unless you really like writing it the long way. 2. write a page on the wiki about how you did it (or at least one of the mac users should do that) I will fix (but I have no idea if I can do it before my vacation) the ConTeXt updater such that texmfstart is supported out of the box. If you write instructions, make sure you remove them after I have fixed this. G ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
Re: [NTG-context] texmfstart newbie
G, Nah, I'll hold of on instructions. Much better your way. Thanks. On Jun 28, 2006, at 2:46 PM, Gerben Wierda wrote: On Jun 28, 2006, at 20:24, Mojca Miklavec wrote: 1. either alias texexec='/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/scripts/ context/stubs/unix/texexec or copy the content of that folder somewhere to PATH. Just make sure that texexec resolves to texmfstart texexec unless you really like writing it the long way. 2. write a page on the wiki about how you did it (or at least one of the mac users should do that) I will fix (but I have no idea if I can do it before my vacation) the ConTeXt updater such that texmfstart is supported out of the box. If you write instructions, make sure you remove them after I have fixed this. G ___ 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] texmfstart newbie
OK,
I've updated to the latest context via Gerben's i-installer on my mac
osx 10.4.6.
I have no idea what texmfstart is nor do I understand its purpose.
I imagine the first thing I have to do is configure, because it is
certainly not found on my system.
tmp $ which texmfstart
tmp $ texmfstart
-bash: texmfstart: command not found
Here is my path:
tmp $ echo $PATH
/sw/bin:/sw/sbin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/
local/teTeX/bin/powerpc-apple-darwin-current:/opt/local/bin:/usr/
local/mysql/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin
For example:
tmp $ texexec --version
TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005
texexec : TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005
texutil : TeXUtil 9.0.1 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1992-2006
tex : pdfeTeX, 3.141592-1.30.4-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.5)
context : ver: 2006.06.23 20:39
cont-en : ver: 2006.06.23 20:39 fmt: 2006.6.27 mes:
english
cont-nl : ver: 2006.06.23 20:39 fmt: 2006.6.27 mes:
dutch
total run time : 3 seconds
warning : use 'texmfstart texexec' instead
tmp $ which texexec
/usr/local/teTeX/bin/powerpc-apple-darwin-current/texexec
Which appears to be some sort of shell script.
tmp $ cat /usr/local/teTeX/bin/powerpc-apple-darwin-current/texexec
#!/bin/sh
test -f /bin/sh5 test -z $RUNNING_SH5 \
{ UNAMES=`uname -s`; test x$UNAMES = xULTRIX; } 2/dev/null \
{ RUNNING_SH5=true; export RUNNING_SH5; exec /bin/sh5 $0 ${1
+$@}; }
unset RUNNING_SH5
test -f /bin/bsh test -z $RUNNING_BSH \
{ UNAMES=`uname -s`; test x$UNAMES = xAIX; } 2/dev/null \
{ RUNNING_BSH=true; export RUNNING_BSH; exec /bin/bsh $0 ${1
+$@}; }
unset RUNNING_BSH
export PATH
# hack around a bug in zsh:
test -n ${ZSH_VERSION+set} alias -g '${1+$@}'='$@'
what=`echo $0 | sed '[EMAIL PROTECTED]/@@'`
p=`kpsewhich -format=texmfscripts $what.pl`
{ test -n $p test -f $p; } \
|| { echo \`$what.pl' not found.; exit 1; }
perl $p ${1+$@}
Ruby is installed:
tmp $ which ruby
/usr/bin/ruby
tmp $ ruby --version
ruby 1.8.2 (2004-12-25) [powerpc-darwin8.0]
And here is the location of texmfstart:
/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/scripts/context/ruby/texmfstart.rb
/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/scripts/context/stubs/lib/texmfstart
/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/scripts/context/stubs/lib/
texmfstart/base
/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/scripts/context/stubs/lib/
texmfstart/base/kpse
Now for questions:
1. How do I configure my system to use texmstart?
2. What are some of the usual uses I should be employing of
texmfstart? How will it improve performance? How will it simplify my
work? Etc? I.e what are the advantages?
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Re: [NTG-context] texmfstart newbie
On 6/27/06, David Arnold [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
OK,
I've updated to the latest context via Gerben's i-installer on my mac
osx 10.4.6.
I have no idea what texmfstart is nor do I understand its purpose.
I imagine the first thing I have to do is configure, because it is
certainly not found on my system.
tmp $ which texmfstart
tmp $ texmfstart
-bash: texmfstart: command not found
Here is my path:
tmp $ echo $PATH
/sw/bin:/sw/sbin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/
local/teTeX/bin/powerpc-apple-darwin-current:/opt/local/bin:/usr/
local/mysql/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin
For example:
tmp $ texexec --version
TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005
texexec : TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005
texutil : TeXUtil 9.0.1 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1992-2006
tex : pdfeTeX, 3.141592-1.30.4-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.5)
context : ver: 2006.06.23 20:39
cont-en : ver: 2006.06.23 20:39 fmt: 2006.6.27 mes:
english
cont-nl : ver: 2006.06.23 20:39 fmt: 2006.6.27 mes:
dutch
total run time : 3 seconds
warning : use 'texmfstart texexec' instead
tmp $ which texexec
/usr/local/teTeX/bin/powerpc-apple-darwin-current/texexec
Which appears to be some sort of shell script.
Yes, it is a wrapper that uses kpsewhch to search for what.pl and
then fires up perl with the full path to the script. The same trick
works for ruby (.rb) and java (.jar). I've made 3 scripts, called
runtexmfXX, where XX={pl,rb,jar}:
- runtexmfrb
#! /bin/sh
# runtexmfrb -- run ruby scripts with ruby pathtexmfstart.rb ..
# Author: George N. White III [EMAIL PROTECTED]
# Date: 2006-06-25
# to use: link (ln -s) to the names of ConTeXt scripts in your tex bin
# directory.
# cd .../bin/arch
# for f in texmfstart texexec pstopdf textools texutil ctxtools
pdftools rlxtools texsync ; do ln -s runtexmfrb $f ; done
#
# requires:
# ruby, sed, kpsewhich
what=`echo $0 | sed '[EMAIL PROTECTED]/@@'`
p=`kpsewhich -format=texmfscripts texmfstart.rb`
{ test -n $p test -f $p; } \
|| { echo \`texmfstart.rb' not found.; exit 1; }
# for texmfstart just
case $what in
texmfstart)
exec ruby $p ${1+$@}
;;
*)
q=`kpsewhich -format=texmfscripts $what.rb`
{ test -n $q test -f $q; } \
|| { echo \`$what.rb' not found.; exit 1; }
exec ruby $p $what.rb ${1+$@}
;;
esac
- end runtexmfrb --
- runtexmfjar
#!/bin/sh
# runtexmfjar -- run texmf Java app
# Author: George N. White III [EMAIL PROTECTED]
# Date: 2006-06-25
# to use: link to the names of the apps:
# e.g., ln -s runtexmfjar JabRef
java=/usr/java/jre1.5.0/bin/java
what=`echo $0 | sed '[EMAIL PROTECTED]/@@'`
p=`kpsewhich -format=texmfscripts $what.jar`
{ test -n $p test -f $p; } \
|| { echo \`$what.jar' not found.; exit 1; }
exec $java -jar $p ${1+$@}
- end runtexmfjar --
- runtexmfpl
#!/bin/sh
# runtexmfpl -- run texmf perl script
# to use: link to the names of the apps:
# e.g., ln -s runtexmfpl epstopdf
what=`echo $0 | sed '[EMAIL PROTECTED]/@@'`
p=`kpsewhich -format=texmfscripts $what.pl`
{ test -n $p test -f $p; } \
|| { echo \`$what.pl' not found.; exit 1; }
exec perl $p ${1+$@}
- end runtexmfpl --
[...]
Ruby is installed:
tmp $ which ruby
/usr/bin/ruby
tmp $ ruby --version
ruby 1.8.2 (2004-12-25) [powerpc-darwin8.0]
And here is the location of texmfstart:
/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/scripts/context/ruby/texmfstart.rb
/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/scripts/context/stubs/lib/texmfstart
/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/scripts/context/stubs/lib/
texmfstart/base
/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/scripts/context/stubs/lib/
texmfstart/base/kpse
Now for questions:
1. How do I configure my system to use texmstart?
in the bin directory with texexec, rename texexec to texexec.orig, create the
2 or 3 scripts you want to use, do chmod +x runtexmf*, and decide
which names are perl (.pl) and which are ruby (.rb). Create symbolic
links: ln -s runtexmfrb texmfstart, etc. for the ruby scripts. You
can also do this for other perl scripts such as epstopdf, but be
careful, as the bin directory may contain newer versions than the
texmf trees.
2. What are some of the usual uses I should be employing of
texmfstart? How will it improve performance? How will it simplify my
work? Etc? I.e what are the advantages?
Performance for scripts like this is not much af an issue these days
-- if you want performance, buy better hardware. What is an issue is
the ability of the developers to find and fix bugs. Perl is old and
tricky. There are lots of old buggy perl versions installed.
Hopefully ruby will turn out to be more robust (lessons learned,
etc.).
The advantages to us are that you will use it and report bugs before we do.
