Re: texexec ignores switches

[Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl>]

At 09:59 AM 7/7/01 +0200, David Antos wrote:
>
>	Hi all,
>
>I've a small problem with texexec (latest official version, running
>on TeXLive 5).
>My texexec seems to ignore some switches. When I say
>texexec --make --tex=pdftex
>the pdfetex format is generated instead, when I say
>texexec --interface=en --format=cont-cz blah.tex
>the Czech format requires Czech interface (and reports unknown commands).
>I really hate Czech commands so I solved it by changing the
>\defaultinterface in cont-cz.tex. But I consider it to be a really ugly
>solution, very bad on multiuser system.
>
>And texexec --verbose says:
>     locating ini file : found by kpsewhich
>               reading : /usr/TeX/texmf/context/config/texexec.rme
>even if the texexec.ini file exists.
>
>Is there something wrong in my TeX installation? I think that texexec
>command line switches should take precedence over the system (e.g., fmtutil)
>settings.

texexec --make --alone 

will give you the precedence

so you want an english context but with czech defaults?

  texexec --make --alone --language=en,cz --bodyfont=csr en

will do that for you: czech as main language, with czech fonts. 

Hans

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