* Re: base/tex.rb comments
@ 2006-07-21 12:39 Richard Gabriel
2006-07-21 12:49 ` Taco Hoekwater
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From: Richard Gabriel @ 2006-07-21 12:39 UTC (permalink / raw)
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> I have the same observation. The TeXLive 2005 definition is
>
> TEXFORMATS = .;$TEXMF/web2c/{$engine,}
>
> but it seems to me tex binaries do not set $engine variable. If so, it
> can be locally solved (without changing binaries and supposing not using
> xetex or another engine) by
>
>TEXFORMATS = .;$TEXMF/web2c//
>
> Vit
I'm sorry it doesn't work for me either. (have TL2005 on WinXP)
I still get the message "I can't find the TeX format 'cont-en'" unless I copy it into the 'web2c' directory.
I've noticed this in context.cnf:
TEXMFMAIN = $SELFAUTOPARENT/texmf
TEXMFLOCAL = $SELFAUTOPARENT/texmf-local
TEXMFFONTS = $SELFAUTOPARENT/texmf-fonts
TEXMFEXTRA = $SELFAUTOPARENT/texmf-extra
TEXMFPROJECT = $SELFAUTOPARENT/texmf-project
VARTEXMF = $SELFAUTOPARENT/texmf-var
TEXMF = {!!$TEXMFPROJECT,!!$TEXMFFONTS,!!$TEXMFLOCAL,!!$TEXMFEXTRA,!!$TEXMFMAIN}
% --- cut ---
TEXFORMATS = .;$TEXMF/web2c/{$engine,}
It's strange that there isn't $VARTEXMF included in the TEXMF path. I've tried to add it:
TEXMF = {!!$TEXMFPROJECT,!!$TEXMFFONTS,!!$TEXMFLOCAL,!!$TEXMFEXTRA,!!$TEXMFMAIN,!!$VARTEXMF}
but with no result... :-(
I'm attaching the complete context.cnf file for reference.
-Richard
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* Re: base/tex.rb comments
2006-07-21 12:39 base/tex.rb comments Richard Gabriel
@ 2006-07-21 12:49 ` Taco Hoekwater
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From: Taco Hoekwater @ 2006-07-21 12:49 UTC (permalink / raw)
Richard Gabriel wrote:
>
> I'm attaching the complete context.cnf file for reference.
context.cnf is not actually used by any programs. It is only
provided as a sample of how texmf.cnf could be set up.
Greetings, Taco
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* Re: base/tex.rb comments
@ 2006-07-21 13:34 Richard Gabriel
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From: Richard Gabriel @ 2006-07-21 13:34 UTC (permalink / raw)
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> well, we can use:
>
> def validsomething(str,something)
> if str then
> list = [str].flatten.collect do |s|
> something[s] || s # || s added
Excellent! Could you please add it to the distribution?
Many thanks!
-Richard
P.S. I'll probably have to learn at basics of Ruby... I'm familiar with Perl, PHP, shell scripts... but the Ruby code is totally cryptic for me! :-(((
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From: Hans Hagen [mailto:pragma@wxs.nl]
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Sent: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 13:12:23 +0200
Subject: Re: [NTG-context] base/tex.rb comments
Richard Gabriel wrote:
> Hello Hans and others,
>
> I'd have two comments to the texmf/scripts/context/ruby/base/tex.rb
> script.
>
> 1. I find quite impractical that the formats (cont-en, cont-nl etc.)
> are hardcoded in the scripts. When one wants to add a new format, then
> he must add it on 4 or 5 places in the script, and do it again and
> again everytime when upgrading ConTeXt. :-(
well, we can use:
def validsomething(str,something)
if str then
list = [str].flatten.collect do |s|
something[s] || s # || s added
end .compact.uniq
if list.length>0 then
if str.class == String then list.first else list end
else
false
end
else
false
end
end
and then you can say
texexec --all --make --texformats=cont-xx
given that you have cont-xx.tex
>
> 2. Maybe this is an OS and TeX distribution specific issue...
> I use TeXLive 2005 on Windows XP.
> The TeX formats are located in C:\TeXLive\texmf-var\web2c. [the
> "kpsewhich --show-path=fmt" command also shows this path].
> When generating a format using "texmfstart texexec --make en", the
> generated format is placed into C:\TeXLive\texmf-var\web2c\pdfetex.
> Then, when trying to use the format, it is not found...
>
> This is done on line 547 of tex.rb:
>
> texformatpath = if getvariable('local') then '.' else
> Kpse.formatpath(texengine,true) end
>
> So I've changed it to "Kpse.formatpath(texengine,false)" and
> everything is fine.
>
> But I don't understand why it is set so by default and why it doesn't
> work for me.
> Does anybody experience the same problem?
we really need the engine path so i wonder why the format is not found; maybe an error in the cnf file (should recursively search the web2c path for formats)
Hans
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* Re: base/tex.rb comments
@ 2006-07-21 13:20 Richard Gabriel
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From: Richard Gabriel @ 2006-07-21 13:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
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OH SO!
There was only
TEXFORMATS = .;$TEXMF/web2c
in my texmf-var/web2c/texmf.cnf
I changed it into
TEXFORMATS = .;$TEXMF/web2c/{$engine,}
(as suggested in context.cnf) and IT WORKS!
Many thanks for the hint, Taco!
-Richard
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From: Taco Hoekwater [mailto:taco@elvenkind.com]
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Sent: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 14:49:34 +0200
Subject: Re: [NTG-context] base/tex.rb comments
Richard Gabriel wrote:
>
> I'm attaching the complete context.cnf file for reference.
context.cnf is not actually used by any programs. It is only
provided as a sample of how texmf.cnf could be set up.
Greetings, Taco
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* Re: base/tex.rb comments
2006-07-21 11:12 ` Hans Hagen
@ 2006-07-21 12:05 ` Vit Zyka
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From: Vit Zyka @ 2006-07-21 12:05 UTC (permalink / raw)
Hans Hagen wrote:
> Richard Gabriel wrote:
>> Hello Hans and others,
>>
>> I'd have two comments to the texmf/scripts/context/ruby/base/tex.rb
>> script.
>>
>> 1. I find quite impractical that the formats (cont-en, cont-nl etc.)
>> are hardcoded in the scripts. When one wants to add a new format, then
>> he must add it on 4 or 5 places in the script, and do it again and
>> again everytime when upgrading ConTeXt. :-(
> well, we can use:
>
> def validsomething(str,something)
> if str then
> list = [str].flatten.collect do |s|
> something[s] || s # || s added
> end .compact.uniq
> if list.length>0 then
> if str.class == String then list.first else list end
> else
> false
> end
> else
> false
> end
> end
>
> and then you can say
>
> texexec --all --make --texformats=cont-xx
>
> given that you have cont-xx.tex
>
>> 2. Maybe this is an OS and TeX distribution specific issue...
>> I use TeXLive 2005 on Windows XP.
>> The TeX formats are located in C:\TeXLive\texmf-var\web2c. [the
>> "kpsewhich --show-path=fmt" command also shows this path].
>> When generating a format using "texmfstart texexec --make en", the
>> generated format is placed into C:\TeXLive\texmf-var\web2c\pdfetex.
>> Then, when trying to use the format, it is not found...
>>
>> This is done on line 547 of tex.rb:
>>
>> texformatpath = if getvariable('local') then '.' else
>> Kpse.formatpath(texengine,true) end
>>
>> So I've changed it to "Kpse.formatpath(texengine,false)" and
>> everything is fine.
>>
>> But I don't understand why it is set so by default and why it doesn't
>> work for me.
>> Does anybody experience the same problem?
> we really need the engine path so i wonder why the format
> is not found; maybe an error in the cnf file (should recursively
> search the web2c path for formats)
I have the same observation. The TeXLive 2005 definition is
TEXFORMATS = .;$TEXMF/web2c/{$engine,}
but it seems to me tex binaries do not set $engine variable. If so, it
can be locally solved (without changing binaries and supposing not using
xetex or another engine) by
TEXFORMATS = .;$TEXMF/web2c//
Vit
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* Re: base/tex.rb comments
2006-07-21 9:50 Richard Gabriel
@ 2006-07-21 11:12 ` Hans Hagen
2006-07-21 12:05 ` Vit Zyka
0 siblings, 1 reply; 7+ messages in thread
From: Hans Hagen @ 2006-07-21 11:12 UTC (permalink / raw)
Richard Gabriel wrote:
> Hello Hans and others,
>
> I'd have two comments to the texmf/scripts/context/ruby/base/tex.rb
> script.
>
> 1. I find quite impractical that the formats (cont-en, cont-nl etc.)
> are hardcoded in the scripts. When one wants to add a new format, then
> he must add it on 4 or 5 places in the script, and do it again and
> again everytime when upgrading ConTeXt. :-(
well, we can use:
def validsomething(str,something)
if str then
list = [str].flatten.collect do |s|
something[s] || s # || s added
end .compact.uniq
if list.length>0 then
if str.class == String then list.first else list end
else
false
end
else
false
end
end
and then you can say
texexec --all --make --texformats=cont-xx
given that you have cont-xx.tex
>
> 2. Maybe this is an OS and TeX distribution specific issue...
> I use TeXLive 2005 on Windows XP.
> The TeX formats are located in C:\TeXLive\texmf-var\web2c. [the
> "kpsewhich --show-path=fmt" command also shows this path].
> When generating a format using "texmfstart texexec --make en", the
> generated format is placed into C:\TeXLive\texmf-var\web2c\pdfetex.
> Then, when trying to use the format, it is not found...
>
> This is done on line 547 of tex.rb:
>
> texformatpath = if getvariable('local') then '.' else
> Kpse.formatpath(texengine,true) end
>
> So I've changed it to "Kpse.formatpath(texengine,false)" and
> everything is fine.
>
> But I don't understand why it is set so by default and why it doesn't
> work for me.
> Does anybody experience the same problem?
we really need the engine path so i wonder why the format is not found; maybe an error in the cnf file (should recursively search the web2c path for formats)
Hans
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* base/tex.rb comments
@ 2006-07-21 9:50 Richard Gabriel
2006-07-21 11:12 ` Hans Hagen
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From: Richard Gabriel @ 2006-07-21 9:50 UTC (permalink / raw)
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Hello Hans and others,
I'd have two comments to the texmf/scripts/context/ruby/base/tex.rb script.
1. I find quite impractical that the formats (cont-en, cont-nl etc.) are hardcoded in the scripts. When one wants to add a new format, then he must add it on 4 or 5 places in the script, and do it again and again everytime when upgrading ConTeXt. :-(
2. Maybe this is an OS and TeX distribution specific issue...
I use TeXLive 2005 on Windows XP.
The TeX formats are located in C:\TeXLive\texmf-var\web2c. [the "kpsewhich --show-path=fmt" command also shows this path].
When generating a format using "texmfstart texexec --make en", the generated format is placed into C:\TeXLive\texmf-var\web2c\pdfetex. Then, when trying to use the format, it is not found...
This is done on line 547 of tex.rb:
texformatpath = if getvariable('local') then '.' else Kpse.formatpath(texengine,true) end
So I've changed it to "Kpse.formatpath(texengine,false)" and everything is fine.
But I don't understand why it is set so by default and why it doesn't work for me.
Does anybody experience the same problem?
-Richard
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