Re[2]: getting context going --> feature tool request

[Floris van Manen <vm@klankschap.nl>]

PG> It is not really necessary to run ConTeXt.
PG> 
PG> Did you try your installation? 

i can run texexec but will still get 4.0 instead of the more recent
version  i installed into the texmf-local directory.

i can run texexec --make

if i now try to run texexec test.tex
it will stop at the first line:


Kpathsea released!

 TeXExec 4.0 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2003

            executable : pdfetex
                format : cont-en
             inputfile : testtex
                output : pdftex
             interface : en
          current mode : none
               TeX run : 1

This is pdfeTeXk, Version 3.141592-1.11b-2.1 (Web2c 7.5.2)
 %&-line parsing enabled.
 (c:/TeXLive/texmf/web2c/cp8bit.tcx)
entering extended mode
(./testtex.tex{c:/TeXLive/texmf-var/pdftex/config/pdftex.cfg}

ConTeXt  ver: 2004.6.30  fmt: 2004.8.13  int: english  mes: english

language       : language en is active
<protectionstate 0>
system         : cont-new loaded
(c:/TeXLive/texmf-local/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex
systems        : beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.tex!
color          : palette rollover is available
system (E-TEX) : [line 599]
system (E-TEX) : [line 654]
)
system         : cont-old loaded
(c:/TeXLive/texmf-local/tex/context/base/cont-old.tex
loading        : Context Old Macros
)
system         : cont-fil loaded
(c:/TeXLive/texmf-local/tex/context/base/cont-fil.tex
loading        : Context File Synonyms
)
bodyfont       : 12pt rm is loaded
kpathsea: Running mktextfm msam7
mktextfm: Running mf "\mode:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input msam7"
This is METAFONT, Version 2.71828 (Web2c 7.5.2)
(c:/TeXLive/texmf/web2c/cp8bit.tcx)

kpathsea: Running mktexmf msam7
mktexmf: empty or non-existent rootfile!
! I can't find file `msam7'.
<*> ...e:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input msam7

Please type another input file name
! Emergency stop.
<*> ...e:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input msam7

Transcript written on mfput.log.
mktextfm: warning: can't open log file msam7.log.
mktextfm: `mf "\mode:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input msam7"' failed.
kpathsea: Appending font creation commands to missfont.log.
! Font \*7ptmmma*=msam7 at 7.0pt not loadable: Metric (TFM) file not found.
<to be read again>
                   \relax
\xxdododefinefont ...tspec {#4}\newfontidentifier
                                                  \let \localrelativefontsiz...

\dodosetmathfamilyA ...amily \fontsize \endcsname
                                                  \else \ifcsname \fontbody ...

\dosetmathfamily ...athfamily \scriptscriptfont #1
                                                  \let \fontbody #3\dodosetm...
<inserted text> ...\scriptscriptface \c!ma \empty
                                                  \dosetmathfamily \mbfam \t...

\synchronizemath ...athfonts \the \mathstrategies
                                                  \fam \mrfam \fi
...
l.1
    %% interface=english output=pdftex
?


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as what the feature tool request:
could it be possible to have a simple command line program that you
call from within a specific folder and thereby adding or removing this
folder from some of the indicated tex/context path setttings.

e.g. i copy a new version on context into a folder, i cd to the root
of that folder and run 'AddThisContextToTex' and the script will take
care of the rest. or 'AddThisFolderToFontsList'. you get the picture.

believe me, it is so frustrating to know that context is so powerful
and easy to operate, but not being able to get it running in the first
place...

it must be something very simple to solve...

it would be a nice feature to have tex installed based on context
instead of the other way around...
is there a (hidden) feature in texexec that could do that?


thanks again (over and over :-)

% floris