In my MacOSX  Ventura 13.2 on M1, ConTeXt work fine.

$ context --version
mtx-context     | ConTeXt Process Management 1.04
mtx-context     |
mtx-context     | main context file: /Users/monty/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkiv/context.mkiv
mtx-context     | current version: 2023.01.15 14:04
mtx-context     | main context file: /Users/monty/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkxl/context.mkxl
mtx-context     | current version: 2023.01.15 14:04

 $ luametatex --version
This is LuaMetaTeX, Version 2.10.05

Execute 'luametatex --credits' for credits and version details.

There is NO warranty. Redistribution of this software is covered by the terms
of the GNU General Public License, version 2 or (at your option) any later
version. For more information about these matters, see the file named COPYING
and the LuaMetaTeX source.

Functionality : level 20230112
Support       : context@ntg.nl
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The LuaMetaTeX project is related to ConTeXt development. This macro package
tightly integrates TeX and MetaPost in close cooperation with Lua. Updates will
happen in sync with ConTeXt and when needed. Don't be fooled by unchanged dates:
long term stability is the objective.

$ context ex100.tex

$ more ex100.log


system          > 

system          > ConTeXt  ver: 2023.02.07 19:06 LMTX  fmt: 2023.2.13  int: english/english

system          > 

system          > 'cont-new.mkxl' loaded

open source     > level 1, order 1, name '/Users/monty/context-osx-64/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkxl/cont-new.mkxl'

...

All in order.

Greetings.

Luis

El lun, 13 feb 2023 a las 2:36, Hans Hagen via ntg-context (<ntg-context@ntg.nl>) escribió:
On 2/12/2023 4:28 PM, Tommaso Gordini via ntg-context wrote:

> The curious thing is that even by launching the ConTeXt present in TeX
> Live, what really works is always MkIV Standalone.
There should be

mtxrun  -> luametatex
context -> luametatex

links plus

mxtrun.lua
context.lua

in the binary path.

I have no mac so i cannot check these things (i can test windows intel
and linux intel/arm but osx is a gamble)

Hans


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