Re: problem with texmf-local on Vista

[Christopher G D Tipper <chris.tipper@gmail.com>]

OK the problem becomes clearer. The map files are now fixed, and texexec 
now complains it cannot find punr8a.pfb. Copying all pfb and afm files 
to c:\context\texmf-context\font\type1\adobe\univers and refreshing the 
filename database with mktexlsr allows the document to compile.

I have two problems:
(1) (The original problem) putting the pfb and afm files in texmf-local 
and updating filename database does not work. So texmf-local is being 
ignored.

(2) (My real problem, preventing me from using my own setups) \input 
basic-template where basic-template.tex is in the local tree is an error 
and the file will not compile.

However, I get this:
C:\Users\Christopher>kpsewhich basic-template
c:/Users/Christopher/Library/texmf/tex/sources/user/basic-template.tex

C:\Users\Christopher>

So for some reason texexec is not using kpsewhich to find setups. Why not?

Christopher


Mojca Miklavec wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 15:23, Christopher G D Tipper wrote:
>> Hi Mojca,
>>
>> We are talking about a problem with texexec.bat,
>> and I have a feeling that texexec.exe may behave differently, once I can
>> execute it.
> 
> Unlikely.
> 
> I just wanted to say that texexec.exe itself is also working (if I
> copy Taco's mtxrun.exe to texexec.exe).
> 
> 
>> Yes, I forgot to mention that I copied all files to the Desktop (including
>> the tfm and the typescript) and got the same error with texexec.bat.
> 
> If you copied all the files to desktop (including map and enc files
> and removing the directory structure) and tried to compile a tex file
> on desktop ...it could be that there's something wrong with either
> files or ConTeXt, not necessary with wrong tree structure.
> 
> I highly suspect a problem with same map file (missing, failed to load
> or corrupted). The tfm file itself is not enough. You also need to
> load a map file that has the line with that font included (unless it's
> a mf fonts).
> 
>> Also I last had Context working on this PC in May, and the file compiled
>> fine. However, I removed MikTeX 2.7 shortly after that (which was broken)
>> and have been unable to use Context since. Not a problem, as I have a
>> working setup on my Mac, but there is very little reason to upgrade the Mac,
>> as everything I need currently works.
> 
> Mojca
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