How to set paths

How to set paths

[Pawel Jackowski na Onet]

Hello!

In some special cases I need to set paths for input files directly from
ConTeXt code not from config file.
In manuals \setupexternalfigures is described. Is there any similar command
for files that are inputed directly
by \input, \typefile \processXMLfile (the last is the most interesting for
me) and similar commands?

If there isn't any special command for that, how to do that using some
abrakadabra:-)


Regards, Pawe/l

Re: How to set paths

[Hans Hagen]

At 08:40 16/09/2003 +0200, you wrote:
>Hello!
>
>In some special cases I need to set paths for input files directly from
>ConTeXt code not from config file.
>In manuals \setupexternalfigures is described. Is there any similar command
>for files that are inputed directly
>by \input, \typefile \processXMLfile (the last is the most interesting for
>me) and similar commands?
>
>If there isn't any special command for that, how to do that using some
>abrakadabra:-)

you can set the directory (gebied in dutch) with:

   \setupsystem

or pass --path to texexec

Hans
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How to set paths for input files (again)

[Pawel Jackowski na Onet]

Hi all!

Some days ago I asked a question about setting paths to inputed files. Now I
see the question may be
missunderstood. Sorry for that. I'll try to repeat in some other way.

I need to set directories for included files. For some reason I don't want
to say

\input  ./my-dir/my-file

I'd rather setup directory ./my-dir in the begining of the project and than
make it possible to
say just

\input my-file

or

\type my-file

or even

\processXMLfile{my-file} % most important for me

There is a commmand \setupexternalfigures[directory={./my-dir}] which allow
to do that for external figures.
Is it also possible to set directory for included TeXt-files? There is also
\setupsystem command; is it a good trace (I didn't find any example of
usage)?

Give me some hints, please.


Thanks, Pawe/l

Re: How to set paths

[Pawel Jackowski na Onet]

Hello!

> you can set the directory (gebied in dutch) with:
>
>    \setupsystem
>
> or pass --path to texexec

Thanks a lot Hans! Although I can't still use \setupsystem  properly (even
with looking at core-code tricks), --path option seems to be the solution.
I've solve processing XML files in this way. Typing (\typefile) and inputing
(\input) files are still the quest. --path seems not to work with this
commands
or I do something wrong. I'll look closely into it.

Regards, Pawe/l

Re: How to set paths

[Hans Hagen]

At 17:37 17/09/2003 +0200, you wrote:
>Hello!
>
> > you can set the directory (gebied in dutch) with:
> >
> >    \setupsystem
> >
> > or pass --path to texexec
>
>Thanks a lot Hans! Although I can't still use \setupsystem  properly (even
>with looking at core-code tricks), --path option seems to be the solution.
>I've solve processing XML files in this way. Typing (\typefile) and inputing
>(\input) files are still the quest. --path seems not to work with this
>commands
>or I do something wrong. I'll look closely into it.

another option is to use:

   \usepath[list of paths]
   \usesubpath[list of subpaths]

Hans

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Re: How to set paths -- wider view

[Pawel Jackowski na Onet]

Hi!

> another option is to use:
>
>    \usepath[list of paths]
>    \usesubpath[list of subpaths]
>

Thanks again! It works almost like --path option -- files included with
\processXMLfile ARE included, but files included by
\input (or \typefile) ARE NOT. Anyway I've solved the problem already. I
described it below in case somebody have the same pain.

I have to make a package for automatic conversion XML2PDF. I decide to use
ConTeXt for it (neither XSLT nor xmltex, ..., are so suitable) and that is
how our love began! The problem is that the package should be independent
from kpathsea as far as possible. I mean searching paths for macros, fonts,
encodings, ..., must be configurable internaly, without touching texmf.cnf
and any other config files. There are three reasons: one is that my boss is
unfortunately not interested in learnig/configuring/using TeX at all, second
is that it must be portable and work with any(?) kpathsea installation with
ConTeXt.  The last but not least is that there isn't still miniTeX (really
mini!) kpathsea distribution which may be very usefull in such situation...
Of course it's possible to make this by cruel substraction of existing
distributoion but... Anyway I wrote some perl-scripts, which solve
kpathsea-like syntax in independent config file (which is nice training:-).
Variables (i.e TEXINPUTS) defined in this small, external config and are
either temporarly exported to (nested) environment or rewriten to generated
context code (into \setupexternalfigures[directory=...], \usepath[...] and
so on). Script traverse a tree of XML documents and generate context-codes
which are compiled directly to PDF.

It is still experimental and not best solution, but works ok. Meybe somebody
have made this voyage already?


Regards, Pawe/l

Re: How to set paths -- wider view

[Hans Hagen]

At 12:18 18/09/2003 +0200, you wrote:

>I have to make a package for automatic conversion XML2PDF. I decide to use
>ConTeXt for it (neither XSLT nor xmltex, ..., are so suitable) and that is
>how our love began! The problem is that the package should be independent
>from kpathsea as far as possible. I mean searching paths for macros, fonts,
>encodings, ..., must be configurable internaly, without touching texmf.cnf
>and any other config files. There are three reasons: one is that my boss is
>unfortunately not interested in learnig/configuring/using TeX at all, second
>is that it must be portable and work with any(?) kpathsea installation with
>ConTeXt.  The last but not least is that there isn't still miniTeX (really
>mini!) kpathsea distribution which may be very usefull in such situation..

let's tell you a little secret:

   www.pragma-ade.com/context/cont-bas.tex
   www.pragma-ade.com/context/setup
   www.pragma-ade.com/context/setuptex.bat

(also, the example framework --work in progress-- permits you to run 
multiple trees in parallel and make choices depending on a task)

Hans
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Re: How to set paths -- wider view

[Adam Lindsay]

Hans Hagen said this at Thu, 18 Sep 2003 14:46:56 +0200:

>let's tell you a little secret:
>
>   www.pragma-ade.com/context/cont-bas.tex

Yeah, I just noticed cont-bas.zip just yesterday.... how long has that
been there?

For a while I've been asking myself what would the minimal texmf tree for
context look like, and of course Hans already has the answer.

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Re: How to set paths -- wider view

[Hans Hagen]

At 14:30 18/09/2003 +0100, you wrote:
>Hans Hagen said this at Thu, 18 Sep 2003 14:46:56 +0200:
>
> >let's tell you a little secret:
> >
> >   www.pragma-ade.com/context/cont-bas.tex
>
>Yeah, I just noticed cont-bas.zip just yesterday.... how long has that
>been there?
>
>For a while I've been asking myself what would the minimal texmf tree for
>context look like, and of course Hans already has the answer.

for a while, since i need it so set up minimal trees; in addition i have a 
script that takes cont-bas, as well as cont-tfm and generates all the fonts 
and so; resulting in some 50 meg tree which has all you need;

here i use:

tex/texmf         -> current tex live
tex/texmf-local   -> latest context
tex/texmf-fonts   -> extra fonts and metrics
tex/texmf-project -> project specific files
tex/texmf-mswin   -> mem/pool/bin
tex/texmf-darwin  -> mem/pool/bin
tex/texmf-linux   -> mem/pool/bin

and for specific projects:

tex/texmf -> minimal tree
....

the advantage of the small tree is that it runs much faster

(i will put a minimal tree on the server some day soon so that users who 
want can sync with it)

Hans
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Re: How to set paths -- wider view

[Pawel Jackowski na Onet]

 
>    www.pragma-ade.com/context/cont-bas.tex
>    www.pragma-ade.com/context/setup
>    www.pragma-ade.com/context/setuptex.bat
> 
> (also, the example framework --work in progress-- permits you to run 
> multiple trees in parallel and make choices depending on a task)

This secret looks nice! I'll look into it closely. Thanks a lot!


Pawe/l