From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/16081 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Floris van Manen Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: Re[2]: getting context going --> feature tool request Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 14:29:52 +0200 Sender: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Message-ID: <7956861.20040813142952@klankschap.nl> References: <4.3.1.2.20040810101921.00b335b8@cits1.stanford.edu> <1607743656.20040810223551@klankschap.nl> <411A174D.5040705@arcor.de> <169359806.20040811153844@klankschap.nl> <411A267C.2090908@seznam.cz> <93969690.20040811160929@klankschap.nl> <492513952.20040811164447@klankschap.nl> <814197070.20040811172447@klankschap.nl> <713195493.20040811175739@klankschap.nl> <1128638691.20040811200350@klankschap.nl> <1351864947.20040812001727@klankschap.nl> <789122337.20040812132917@klankschap.nl> <411BE8DE.3020509@wxs.nl> <112598324.20040813013248@klankschap.nl> Reply-To: Floris van Manen , mailing list for ConTeXt users NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1092400217 28839 80.91.224.253 (13 Aug 2004 12:30:17 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 12:30:17 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Fri Aug 13 14:30:05 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from ronja.vet.uu.nl ([131.211.172.88] helo=ronja.ntg.nl) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1BvbC9-0001rg-00 for ; Fri, 13 Aug 2004 14:30:05 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id A9A59127B5; Fri, 13 Aug 2004 14:30:04 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from ronja.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (ronja.vet.uu.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 27086-02; Fri, 13 Aug 2004 14:30:02 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from ronja.vet.uu.nl (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7BBB0127B0; Fri, 13 Aug 2004 14:30:02 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id BA04B127B0 for ; Fri, 13 Aug 2004 14:30:01 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from ronja.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (ronja.vet.uu.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 26839-06 for ; Fri, 13 Aug 2004 14:30:00 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from smtp-vbr10.xs4all.nl (unknown [194.109.24.30]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8AA72127AD for ; Fri, 13 Aug 2004 14:30:00 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from vm.lan (213-84-11-60.adsl.xs4all.nl [213.84.11.60]) by smtp-vbr10.xs4all.nl (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i7DCU0fB082329 for ; Fri, 13 Aug 2004 14:30:00 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from vm@klankschap.nl) X-Mailer: The Bat! (v2.10.01) Personal X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Original-To: mailing list for ConTeXt users In-Reply-To: X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at ntg.nl X-BeenThere: ntg-context@ntg.nl X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: mailing list for ConTeXt users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at ntg.nl Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.comp.tex.context:16081 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.comp.tex.context:16081 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 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. \relax \xxdododefinefont ...tspec {#4}\newfontidentifier \let \localrelativefontsiz... \dodosetmathfamilyA ...amily \fontsize \endcsname \else \ifcsname \fontbody ... \dosetmathfamily ...athfamily \scriptscriptfont #1 \let \fontbody #3\dodosetm... ...\scriptscriptface \c!ma \empty \dosetmathfamily \mbfam \t... \synchronizemath ...athfonts \the \mathstrategies \fam \mrfam \fi ... l.1 %% interface=english output=pdftex ? ------------------ 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