Re: Lastest Build on TeXlive 2008 and MikTeX 2.7

["Thomas A. Schmitz" <thomas.schmitz@uni-bonn.de>]

On Aug 13, 2008, at 5:28 PM, abbg770@city.ac.uk wrote:

> Ok so I'm trying to install cont-tmf.zip on a Fedora 9 box with  
> TexLive 2008
> into my local ~/texmf/.
>
> $ kpsexpand '$TEXMFHOME'
> /home/mohamed/texmf
>
> $ ls ~/texmf/ bibtex cont-ext.zip cont-img.zip cont-ppc.zip doc  
> metapost
> tex web2c context cont-fnt.zip cont-mpd.zip cont-tmf.zip fonts  
> scripts tpm
>
> $ su -c 'texhash'
> Password:
> texhash: Updating /etc/texmf/ls-R...
> texhash: Updating /usr/local/share/texmf/ls-R...
> texhash: Updating /usr/share/texmf/ls-R...
> texhash: Updating /var/lib/texmf/ls-R...
> texhash: Done.
>
> But when I try to typeset;
>
> \starttext
> hello
> \stoptext
>
> I get this error;

Did you remake the formats after unzipping cont-tmf.zip? The format  
texexec finds is from 2007/01, so it can't be the one that comes with  
TeXLive 2008, it must be some older stuff that shadows newer formats.  
What does
kpsewhere --engine=pdftex cont-en.fmt
return?

Thomas

>
>
> $ texexec start.tex /usr/bin/texmfstart:1838: warning: Insecure world
> writable dir /home/mohamed/Desktop/scala-2.7.1.final/bin in PATH, mode
> 040777 /home/mohamed/texmf/scripts/context/ruby/base/system.rb:16:  
> warning:
> Insecure world writable dir /home/mohamed/Desktop/scala-2.7.1.final/ 
> bin in
> PATH, mode 040777 TeXExec | processing document 'start.tex' TeXExec  
> | no
> ctx file found TeXExec | tex processing method: context TeXExec |  
> TeX run 1
> TeXExec | writing option file start.top TeXExec | using randomseed 93
> TeXExec | tex engine: pdftex TeXExec | tex format: cont-en This is  
> pdfTeXk,
> Version 3.141592-1.40.3 (Web2C 7.5.6)
> %&-line parsing enabled.
> (/home/mohamed/texmf/web2c/natural.tcx)
> entering extended mode
> (./start.tex
>
> ConTeXt  ver: 2007.01.12 15:56 MKII  fmt: 2008.7.12  int: english/ 
> english
>
> language        : language en is active
> system          : cont-new loaded
> (/home/mohamed/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex
>
> FatalError      : Your format does not match the base files!
>
> FormatVersion   : 2007.01.12 15:56 MKII
> FilesVersion    : 2008.08.05 18:47
>
> TeXUtil | unable to locate start.tui
> TeXUtil | shortcuts : 0
> TeXUtil | expansions: 0
> TeXUtil | reductions: 0
> TeXUtil | divisions : 0
> TeXUtil | loaded files: 0
> TeXUtil | temporary files: 0
> TeXUtil | commands: 0
> TeXUtil | programs: 0
> TeXUtil | tuo file saved
> TeXExec | TeX run 2
> TeXExec | writing option file start.top
> TeXExec | using randomseed 93
> TeXExec | tex engine: pdftex
> TeXExec | tex format: cont-en
> This is pdfTeXk, Version 3.141592-1.40.3 (Web2C 7.5.6)
> %&-line parsing enabled.
> (/home/mohamed/texmf/web2c/natural.tcx)
> entering extended mode
> (./start.tex
>
> ConTeXt  ver: 2007.01.12 15:56 MKII  fmt: 2008.7.12  int: english/ 
> english
>
> language        : language en is active
> system          : cont-new loaded
> (/home/mohamed/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex
>
> FatalError      : Your format does not match the base files!
>
> FormatVersion   : 2007.01.12 15:56 MKII
> FilesVersion    : 2008.08.05 18:47
>
> TeXUtil | unable to locate start.tui
> TeXUtil | shortcuts : 0
> TeXUtil | expansions: 0
> TeXUtil | reductions: 0
> TeXUtil | divisions : 0
> TeXUtil | loaded files: 0
> TeXUtil | temporary files: 0
> TeXUtil | commands: 0
> TeXUtil | programs: 0
> TeXUtil | tuo file saved
> TeXExec | runtime: 0.397965
>

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