Installing Context Minimals on Windows

Installing Context Minimals on Windows

[John Devereux]

Hi,

I normally use linux, but I now need to install context on Windows (7).

Right now the minimals installation fails for me in various ways,
depending on how I do it.

Running the graphical installer I get two dialogs 

"update failed error code 1" and "make failed error code 1".

Using the command line method I get a message about a vtable error when
I try to run context. (It looked like the one mentioned in earlier
postings, sorry I don't have the exact message now).

I want just MKIV + extras (and intend to try TexWorks).

Any hints appreciated.

Thanks,


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John Devereux
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Re: Installing Context Minimals on Windows

[Mojca Miklavec]

On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 12:52, John Devereux wrote:
>
> Using the command line method I get a message about a vtable error when
> I try to run context. (It looked like the one mentioned in earlier
> postings, sorry I don't have the exact message now).

Does it help if you re-download the zip (for the command-line approach)?

Mojca
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Re: Installing Context Minimals on Windows

[John Devereux]

Mojca Miklavec <mojca.miklavec.lists@gmail.com> writes:

> On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 12:52, John Devereux wrote:
>>
>> Using the command line method I get a message about a vtable error when
>> I try to run context. (It looked like the one mentioned in earlier
>> postings, sorry I don't have the exact message now).
>
> Does it help if you re-download the zip (for the command-line approach)?

I tried that.

But I tried it again, and got something different for some reason, the

"unknown script context.lua..." message.

After a few attempts it looks like for me I need to initialise with a plain:

  tex\setuptex.bat (as per wiki)

rather than 

  c:\context\tex\setuptex.bat c:\context\tex

(Which is what I was told to do by first-setup.bat)

And then it is working!

Thanks,

John


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John Devereux
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