From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/11475 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Simon Pepping Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: Re: Re: ConTeXt beta installation issue Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 20:54:47 +0100 Sender: ntg-context-admin@ntg.nl Message-ID: <20030317195447.GC737@scaprea> References: <55E7D66E-5809-11D7-856F-000A959F0E52@muohio.edu> <72B46FCA-5858-11D7-81A8-0003930AD8A4@rna.nl> Reply-To: ntg-context@ntg.nl NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1047932346 14264 80.91.224.249 (17 Mar 2003 20:19:06 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 20:19:06 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: ntg-context-admin@ntg.nl Mon Mar 17 21:19:04 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from ref.vet.uu.nl ([131.211.172.13] helo=ref.ntg.nl) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18v14Z-0003hv-00 for ; Mon, 17 Mar 2003 21:19:03 +0100 Original-Received: from ref.ntg.nl (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by ref.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9096F10B44; Mon, 17 Mar 2003 21:19:55 +0100 (MET) Original-Received: from hgatenl.hobby.nl (ns.hobby.nl [212.72.224.8]) by ref.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id CC30710B33 for ; Mon, 17 Mar 2003 21:15:57 +0100 (MET) Original-Received: from hgatenl.hobby.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by hgatenl.hobby.nl (8.12.6/8.12.2) with ESMTP id h2HKFw4d023209 for ; Mon, 17 Mar 2003 21:15:58 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from spepping@scaprea.hobby.nl) Original-Received: (from uucp@localhost) by hgatenl.hobby.nl (8.12.6/8.12.2/Submit) with UUCP id h2HKFvGP023208 for NTG-context@ntg.nl; Mon, 17 Mar 2003 21:15:57 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from simon by scaprea.salix.nl with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18v0h5-0000QY-00; Mon, 17 Mar 2003 20:54:47 +0100 Original-To: NTG-context@ntg.nl Mail-Followup-To: NTG-context@ntg.nl Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <72B46FCA-5858-11D7-81A8-0003930AD8A4@rna.nl> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i Errors-To: ntg-context-admin@ntg.nl X-BeenThere: ntg-context@ntg.nl X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.13 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: mailing list for ConTeXt users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.comp.tex.context:11475 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.comp.tex.context:11475 On Mon, Mar 17, 2003 at 10:11:33AM +0100, Gerben Wierda wrote: > Whatever install_context.pl does, it seems to override PATH (another > pdfetex on your system is found, not likely) or KPSE settings from > /usr/local/teTeX/texmf.cnf in such a way that TeX stops working. > > Probably it tries to do some guessing itself instead of relying on ???????? > existing settings. What might influence this is that my setup separates > the texmf part that is related to binaries (like pool files that change > when binary versions change) and the stuff that is the fondation (like > ConTeXt, LATeX, etc). /usr/local/teTeX/texmf.cnf starts with: It does its utmost to get all its information from kpathsea. I find its integration with kpathsea its nicest feature. > >% $VARTEXMF is where texconfig writes its local settings > >VARTEXMF = $TEXMFLOCAL I would not like this. TEXMFLOCAL should survive through upgrades of the distribution, VARTEXMF should not. > If you send me the script I can have a quick look at it. www.hobby.nl/~scaprea/context/install_context.pl Regards, Simon -- Simon Pepping email: spepping@scaprea.hobby.nl