From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/6910 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Frans Goddijn" Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: ConTeXt and TeXLive? Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2002 00:12:44 +0100 Sender: owner-ntg-context@let.uu.nl Message-ID: <006201c1b808$9dd1b520$0400a8c0@arnhem.chello.nl> NNTP-Posting-Host: coloc-standby.netfonds.no Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_005F_01C1B810.FD323C80" X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1035397415 14935 80.91.224.250 (23 Oct 2002 18:23:35 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 18:23:35 +0000 (UTC) Original-To: "NTG-ConTeXt mailing list" Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.comp.tex.context:6910 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.comp.tex.context:6910 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_005F_01C1B810.FD323C80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Have some people here on the list used the TeXLive cd to install = ConTeXt? I am trying it now. The reason being that I'd like some standardized = system to update my TeX setup, instead of the way I was running it so = far (an installation of ActivePerl, an installation of fpTeX, files = taken from the ConTeXt homepage and installed into the fpTeX tree, plus = my old 4TEX complete setup for older files...)=20 I find it very hard. The win32 installation program of TeXLive SEEMS = buggy. It defaults to certain destination directories (c:\tex\... = instead of the silly windows-like "c:\ program files\...") that I'd like = to change but if I do, there is no option anymore for a quick-install. = If I do something else than a quick-install, the result is an error = message stating either no specific error on the halted installation or a = message stating that "at least" one other TeX installation was found. I = carefully deleted all other TeX installations to avoid that (so I lost = these alternatives for the time being...) but the result is the same.=20 Some installation files fail, if the web source has changed = URL/name/directory. Now I wonder what I should do. Either move on to try to get this to work = or just scrap it all and try to reconstruct the non-standard mess that I = had (but a mess that worked for me...) PERL seems to be installed, at least lots of perl files are there in = their directory, but if I type PERL on the command line, it is not = found. I can change the path variable to correct that but I would think = the TeXLive installation of their preferent type of Perl would've done = the "installation" for me... To use the texexec.pl for context, I need to get the texutil package, = but I can't seem to find it on Pragma's web site. Is it named something = other than texutil? If using TeXLive means a similarly grueling experience to get stuff to = work, I might be better off wihout it, or today is just not my lucky day = for TeX developments ;=3D}=20 Any tips are welcome! Groet, Frans ------=_NextPart_000_005F_01C1B810.FD323C80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Have some people here on the list used = the TeXLive=20 cd to install ConTeXt?
 
I am trying it now. The reason = being that I'd=20 like some standardized system to update my TeX setup, instead of the way = I was=20 running it so far (an installation of ActivePerl, an installation of = fpTeX,=20 files taken from the ConTeXt homepage and installed into the fpTeX tree, = plus my=20 old 4TEX complete setup for older files...)
 
I find it very hard. The win32 = installation program=20 of TeXLive SEEMS buggy. It defaults to certain destination directories=20 (c:\tex\... instead of the silly windows-like "c:\ program files\...") = that I'd=20 like to change but if I do, there is no option anymore for a = quick-install. If I=20 do something else than a quick-install, the result is an error message = stating=20 either no specific error on the halted installation or a message stating = that=20 "at least" one other TeX installation was found. I carefully deleted all = other=20 TeX installations to avoid that (so I lost these alternatives for the = time=20 being...) but the result is the same.
 
Some installation files fail, if the = web source has=20 changed URL/name/directory.
 
Now I wonder what I should do. Either = move on to=20 try to get this to work or just scrap it all and try to reconstruct the=20 non-standard mess that I had (but a mess that worked for = me...)
 
PERL seems to be installed, at least = lots of perl=20 files are there in their directory, but if I type PERL on the command = line, it=20 is not found. I can change the path variable to correct that but I would = think=20 the TeXLive installation of their preferent type of Perl would've done = the=20 "installation" for me...
 
To use the texexec.pl for context, I = need to get=20 the texutil package, but I can't seem to find it on Pragma's web site. = Is it=20 named something other than texutil?
 
If using TeXLive means a similarly = grueling=20 experience to get stuff to work, I might be better off wihout it, or = today is=20 just not my lucky day for TeX developments ;=3D}
 
Any tips are welcome!
 
Groet,
 
Frans
 
 
------=_NextPart_000_005F_01C1B810.FD323C80-- From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/6912 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Hans Hagen Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: Re: ConTeXt and TeXLive? Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2002 01:37:39 +0100 Sender: owner-ntg-context@let.uu.nl Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.1.20020218013340.038601f0@server-1> References: <006201c1b808$9dd1b520$0400a8c0@arnhem.chello.nl> NNTP-Posting-Host: coloc-standby.netfonds.no Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1035397416 14955 80.91.224.250 (23 Oct 2002 18:23:36 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 18:23:36 +0000 (UTC) Cc: "NTG-ConTeXt mailing list" Original-To: "Frans Goddijn" In-Reply-To: <006201c1b808$9dd1b520$0400a8c0@arnhem.chello.nl> Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.comp.tex.context:6912 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.comp.tex.context:6912 At 12:12 AM 2/18/2002 +0100, Frans Goddijn wrote: >Have some people here on the list used the TeXLive cd to install ConTeXt? > >I am trying it now. The reason being that I'd like some standardized >system to update my TeX setup, instead of the way I was running it so far >(an installation of ActivePerl, an installation of fpTeX, files taken from >the ConTeXt homepage and installed into the fpTeX tree, plus my old 4TEX >complete setup for older files...) > >I find it very hard. The win32 installation program of TeXLive SEEMS >buggy. It defaults to certain destination directories (c:\tex\... instead >of the silly windows-like "c:\ program files\...") that I'd like to change >but if I do, there is no option anymore for a quick-install. If I do >something else than a quick-install, the result is an error message >stating either no specific error on the halted installation or a message >stating that "at least" one other TeX installation was found. I carefully >deleted all other TeX installations to avoid that (so I lost these >alternatives for the time being...) but the result is the same. > >Some installation files fail, if the web source has changed >URL/name/directory. > >Now I wonder what I should do. Either move on to try to get this to work >or just scrap it all and try to reconstruct the non-standard mess that I >had (but a mess that worked for me...) > >PERL seems to be installed, at least lots of perl files are there in their >directory, but if I type PERL on the command line, it is not found. I can >change the path variable to correct that but I would think the TeXLive >installation of their preferent type of Perl would've done the >"installation" for me... > >To use the texexec.pl for context, I need to get the texutil package, but >I can't seem to find it on Pragma's web site. Is it named something other >than texutil? > >If using TeXLive means a similarly grueling experience to get stuff to >work, I might be better off wihout it, or today is just not my lucky day >for TeX developments ;=} > >Any tips are welcome! since you have enough disk space: just copy the whole cdrom to c:\tex\texmf\... and set set TEXMFMAIN=c:\tex\texmf set TEXMFCNF=c:\tex\texmf\web2c [additionally you can set TEXMF-LOCAL, TEXMF-FONTS, VARTEXMF etc] copy the windows binaries and add the win32 bin path to your windows path and things should kind of work then; Hans You can use the setup program to do a more careful and subtle installation -) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE | pragma@wxs.nl Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: +31 (0)38 477 53 69 | fax: +31 (0)38 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- fall-back web server: www.pragma-pod.nl -------------------------------------------------------------------------