Re: Instalation ConTeXt to MAC - newbie problem

[Jaroslav Hajtmar <hajtmar@gyza.cz>]

Hello Otared.
Thanks for inspiring advice. Be sure that I will try everything setting 
up so that I ConTeXt work as on my PC and Windows. After 25 years of 
using Windows, I would never say that I will experiment with MacBook and 
OS-X. At the moment, I am pleased that I cease to be dependent on any OS 
platform and freely move between multiple computers with different 
operating systems. It's a super feeling that after twenty years, I feel 
that I am not dependent on a particular computer. With most of the 
software I have no problem, I just ConTeXt still missed on the MacBook. 
Now it's all OK.
Thanks for the advice, perhaps maybe I'll ever for you further advice 
about ConTeXt on OS-X.

Jaroslav Hajtmar

Dne 17.01.16 v 17:57 Otared Kavian napsal(a):
> Hi Jaroslav,
>
> On Mac, you can use TeXShop and your standalone Context very easily.
> First create a specific « .engine » file for this and then in TeXShop 
> use that engine.
> Here is what I have when I typeset a file in TeXShop using mkiv ConTeXt:
>
> %%%%% begin file mkiv.engine
>
> #!/bin/bash
>
> export PATH=/Volumes/OK/context-minimal/tex/texmf-osx-64/bin:$PATH
> context --synctex=zipped --autogenerate "$1" --purgeall
>
> %%%%% end file mkiv.engine
>
> you should replace the line « export PATH=…. » by the path to your 
> installation of ConTeXt. More precisely you should replace
>
> /Volumes/OK/context-minimal
>
> with the path going to the folder where your Context installation sits 
> (in your case it is where you have put the file first-setup.sh).
>
> Then this file « mkiv.engine » should be put in the folder
>
> Library/TeXShop/Engines
>
>
> Once this is done, you have three solutions in order to use TeXShop 
> with your standalone Context. Here they are:
>
> Solution 1: add the following line at the top of your source file:
>
> %!TEX TS-program = mkiv
>
> Note that in the above you may replace « mkiv » with whatever engine 
> name known to your TeXShop installation (for instance « ContextSuite», 
> or any other name you have, or (may God forgive both of us…) even « 
> latex »…).
> When you typeset with ConTeXt, then TeXShop will use the chosen engine.
>
> Solution 2: when your source file is open, you should have, at the top 
> of your window, a small menu named « Program ». Click on that menu and 
> among the programs (that is the engines) choose the one you want.
>
> Solution 3: open the TeXShop Preferences and in the « Typesetting » 
> pane , on the upper left part of the resulting window, choose the 
> radio button « Command listed below » and type the name of your 
> preferred engine. This method makes a general default, so if you use 
> some other typesetting packages for some files you have to modify 
> things for those files.
>
> Best regards: OK
>
>> On 17 Jan 2016, at 16:56, Jaroslav Hajtmar <hajtmar@gyza.cz 
>> <mailto:hajtmar@gyza.cz>> wrote:
>>
>> Hello.
>> Thanks to Otared and Matthias too for their solutions. Otared's 
>> method is working, Mathias method unfortunaly not working. ConTeXt is 
>> already installed on my MacBookAir. I dont know why, but It seems 
>> that for some reason rsync does not download the first-setup.sh file 
>> into my installation directory. After I put first-setup.sh file 
>> manually into install directory and then I run the installation 
>> script, then everything is all right till the end. At this moment, I 
>> still struggle with settings an appropriate environment variables so 
>> that everything worked like on my Windows PC installation. Running at 
>> (for me) an unfamiliar OS-X it is for me still long run (but 
>> adventurous) :-).
>> However installation on my MAC is currently commissioned and 
>> operational. Thanks for the advices.
>>
>> Jaroslav Hajtmar
>>
>>
>>
>> Dne 17.01.16 v 14:38 Otared Kavian napsal(a):
>>> Hello Jaroslav,
>>>
>>> Here is what I do on my Mac:
>>>
>>> 1) While in the Finder, create a folder named Context-standalone
>>>
>>> 2) Put the attached file « first-setup.sh »  in the folder 
>>> Context-standalone
>>>
>>> 3) Open Terminal and issue the command
>>>
>>> cd [Path-to-the-folder-Context-standalone]
>>>
>>> 4) Then in Terminal issue the command
>>>
>>> ls first-setup.sh
>>>
>>> you should see something beginning with:
>>>
>>> -rwxr-xr-x
>>>
>>> that is the file has an « x » in its or your rights, that is it is 
>>> executable.
>>>
>>> If this not the case, using the command below make sure it has that 
>>> right:
>>>
>>> chmod +x first-setup.sh
>>>
>>> 5) Once this is done, issue the command
>>>
>>> sh first-setup.sh
>>>
>>> 6) In principle you should end up with all files necessary for 
>>> Context working in the folder Context-standalone
>>>
>>> 7) If this is not the case, please report at which step things do 
>>> not work as expected.
>>>
>>> Best regards: OK
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> On 17 Jan 2016, at 14:08, Jaroslav Hajtmar <hajtmar@gyza.cz 
>>>> <mailto:hajtmar@gyza.cz>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hello Matthias.
>>>> Thank you for the quick response. During installation, no error 
>>>> occurs, even seems that rsync copied without error message 
>>>> first-setup.sh to my %HOME/context directory. When then I look into 
>>>> this directory, then there is no file. Subsequently command sudo sh 
>>>> ./first-setup.sh reports nonexistent file or directory. I tried to 
>>>> install it into your Applications folder too (I have administrative 
>>>> access), but not in this way I have not done.
>>>>
>>>> (As you say: home directory should be safe and path no occure any 
>>>> problematic characters. My home directory is "hajtmar")
>>>>
>>>> Thanx Jaroslav
>>>>
>>>> Dne 17.01.16 v 13:27 Weber, Matthias napsal(a):
>>>>> Hi Jaroslav,
>>>>>
>>>>> could you explain a bit more what you mean by "the installation 
>>>>> will fail”?
>>>>>
>>>>> What error message do you get at what stage?
>>>>>
>>>>> You need to make sure that you have write permission to the 
>>>>> installation directory; anything inside your home directory should 
>>>>> be safe.
>>>>> Also, as a general precaution, make sure the path to your 
>>>>> installation directory doesn’t contain unusual characters.
>>>>>
>>>>> Matthias
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Jan 17, 2016, at 7:19 AM, Jaroslav Hajtmar <hajtmar@gyza.cz 
>>>>>> <mailto:hajtmar@gyza.cz>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hello ConTeXist.
>>>>>> I am trying to install a standalone ConTeXt on MacBook. I am 
>>>>>> doing everything exactly as instructed on contextgarden.net 
>>>>>> <http://contextgarden.net>, but the installation will fail. It 
>>>>>> seems that the problem is with rsync, with copying the 
>>>>>> installation script first-setup.sh into my Mac. Since I am a 
>>>>>> longtime Windows user and I'm a newbie on OS X, I'd like to find 
>>>>>> out what the problem may be. I dont know nothing about OS X, but 
>>>>>> I suppose that might be a problem with the firewall settings or 
>>>>>> access rights to the directories which  I use to install ConTeXt 
>>>>>> etc. Can someone please advise how to perform the installation? 
>>>>>> There is an option to download the installation package and 
>>>>>> install ConTeXt differently?
>>>>>> Thanks for replies.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jaroslav Hajtmar
>>>>>>
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