On Fri, 2011-12-09 at 20:26 +0100, Hans Hagen wrote: > I only see > > cont-en.fmt : format file, sits in the cache and stays there > cont-en.lui : lua startup stub, idem > > handbook.tex : your file, is kept where it is > > Hans Then I am not sure what file it is missing then since all of those files exist. $ ls -s /home/kip/.texmf-var/luatex-cache/context/e570cb3e0e3ab0118ca08dd148bbec7d/formats/cont-en.fmt /home/kip/.texmf-var/luatex-cache/context/e570cb3e0e3ab0118ca08dd148bbec7d/formats/cont-en.lui Source/Handbook.tex 7868 /home/kip/.texmf-var/luatex-cache/context/e570cb3e0e3ab0118ca08dd148bbec7d/formats/cont-en.fmt 32 /home/kip/.texmf-var/luatex-cache/context/e570cb3e0e3ab0118ca08dd148bbec7d/formats/cont-en.lui 32 Source/Handbook.tex Here is the full console output: $ luatex --file-line-error --interaction=batchmode --fmt="/home/kip/.texmf-var/luatex-cache/context/e570cb3e0e3ab0118ca08dd148bbec7d/formats/cont-en.fmt" --lua="/home/kip/.texmf-var/luatex-cache/context/e570cb3e0e3ab0118ca08dd148bbec7d/formats/cont-en.lui" --backend="pdf" "Source/Handbook.tex" This is LuaTeX, Version beta-0.71.0-2011112616 (rev 4358) \write18 enabled. This went wrong: cannot open : No such file or directory system > Handbook.top loaded fonts > latin modern fonts are not preloaded languages > language en is active fonts > preloading latin modern fonts (second stage) fonts > preloading latin modern fonts (third stage) Clearly the message is ambiguous since I am not sure which file it is referring to. -- Kip Warner -- Software Engineer OpenPGP encrypted/signed mail preferred http://www.thevertigo.com