Re: Setting up Context under MikTeX

["Jannie Hofmeyr" <jhsh@iafrica.com>]

David Arnold wrote in response to my query on problems with texexec.pl under
Miktex.

<snip>

>           used setting : TeXShell = miktex
>           used setting : SetupPath = f:/texmf/tex/context/config
>           used setting : UserInterface = en
>           used setting : UsedInterfaces = en,nl,de,uk
>           used setting : MpExecutable = mpost
>           used setting : MpToTeXExecutable = mpto
>           used setting : DviToMpExecutable = dvitomp
>           used setting : TeXProgramPath =
>           used setting : TeXFormatPath = f:/localtexmf/miktex/fmt
>           used setting : ConTeXtPath = f:/texmf/tex/context/base
>           used setting : TeXScriptsPath = f:/texmf/context/perltk
>           used setting : TeXExecutable = pdftex
>           used setting : TeXVirginFlag = --initialize
>           used setting : TeXPassString =
>           used setting : TeXFormatFlag = &
>
>                 --help   show this or more, e.g. '--help interface'
>
> Note --initialize, not --ini as shown in your response.

I rechecked. Here is the full output of texexec --verbose

 TeXExec 1.6 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-1999

     locating ini file : kpsewhich not found in path
     locating ini file : found by searching
               reading : C:\TEXMFLOCAL\MIKTEX\BIN\texexec.ini
               setting : 'TeXShell' to 'miktex' for 'all'
               setting : 'UsedInterfaces' to 'en,nl,de,uk' for 'all'
               setting : 'UserInterface' to 'en' for 'all'
               setting : 'TeXExecutable' to 'tex' for 'all'
               setting : 'MpExecutable' to 'mpost' for 'all'
               setting : 'MpToTeXExecutable' to 'mpto' for 'all'
               setting : 'DviToMpExecutable' to 'dvitomp' for 'all'
               setting : 'UsedInterfaces' to 'en,nl,de,uk' for 'miktex'
               setting : 'UserInterface' to 'en' for 'miktex'
               setting : 'TeXExecutable' to 'pdftex' for 'miktex'
               setting : 'TeXFormatFlag' to '&' for 'miktex'
               setting : 'TeXVirginFlag' to '--initialize' for 'miktex'
               setting : 'TeXFormatPath' to 'c:/texmflocal/miktex/fmt' for
'miktex'
               setting : 'ConTeXtPath' to 'c:/texmflocal/tex/context/base'
for 'miktex'
               setting : 'SetupPath' to 'c:/texmflocal/tex/context/config'
for 'miktex'
               setting : 'TeXScriptsPath' to 'c:/texmflocal/context/perltk'
for 'miktex'

          used setting : TeXShell = miktex
          used setting : SetupPath = c:/texmflocal/tex/context/config
          used setting : UserInterface = en
          used setting : UsedInterfaces = en,nl,de,uk
          used setting : MpExecutable = mpost
          used setting : MpToTeXExecutable = mpto
          used setting : DviToMpExecutable = dvitomp
          used setting : TexProgramPath =
          used setting : TeXFormatPath = c:/texmflocal/miktex/fmt
          used setting : ConTeXtPath = c:/texmflocal/tex/context/base
          used setting : TeXScriptsPath = c:/texmflocal/context/perltk
          used setting : TeXExecutable = pdftex
          used setting : TexVirginFlag = -ini
          used setting : TeXFormatFlag = &

                --help   show this or more, e.g. '--help interface'

Note:

1. I still have TeXExec 1.6, whereas you use 1.7 (I searched the mailing
list and found that Hans announced a new beta on 3 November. However, the
cont-tmf.zip in the beta section of the Pragma website still contains 1.6).
Where can I get 1.7? Do you think this may make the difference (Hans
mentions a new 'filename regime').

2. Although TeXVirginFlag  is correctly set to '--initialize' for 'miktex'
in texexec.ini, this seems to be reset to -ini (whereas yours remains
unchanged)

> I am attaching my texexec.ini. did you change
>
> %set  TeXShell  to  tetex
> %set TeXShell  to  fptex
> set TeXShell  to
> miktex
> %set TeXShell  to  private

Yes. I also checked my texexec.ini against yours. The only difference is
that I installed context in my local texmf tree, whereas you put it in the
main texmf tree (where I hope it will reside in future, but which I avoid
for the moment in order to simplify future updating of miktex).

> Also, did you refresh the filename database?

Yes, repeatedly (just to be sure :-)

So, I am still confused, but very thankful for your help, David.

Best regards
Jannie Hofmeyr

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