When I change line 317 in strc-not.lua to read
local function notes.deltapage(tag,n)

and run context --make,

I get

system          > tex > error on line 1701 in file
/Applications/ConTeXt/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/strc-not.mkvi:
LuaTeX error  ...

1691       {\let\strc_notes_set_bodyfont\relax
1692        \restoreglobalbodyfont
1693        \switchtobodyfont[\noteparameter\c!bodyfont]%
1694        \setupalign[\noteparameter\c!align]}
1695
1696     %D The footnote mechanism defaults to a traditional one
1697     %D column way of showing them. By default we precede them by
1698     %D a small line.
1699
1700     \definenote [\v!footnote]
1701 >>  \definenote [\v!endnote ] [\c!location=\v!none] % else no break
1702
1703     %D Compatibility macros:
1704
1705     \unexpanded\def\setupfootnotedefinition{\setupnotedefinition
                    [\v!footnote]}
1706     \unexpanded\def\setupfootnotes         {\setupnote
                    [\v!footnote]}
1707                \def\footnotetext           {\setnotetext
                    [\v!footnote]}
1708     \unexpanded\def\placefootnotes
{\dodoubleempty\strc_notes_place_footnotes      [\v!footnote]}
1709     \unexpanded\def\placelocalfootnotes
 {\dodoubleempty\strc_notes_place_local_footnotes[\v!footnote]}
1710     \unexpanded\def\startlocalfootnotes    {\startlocalnotes
                    [\v!footnote]} %  alleen footnote
1711     \unexpanded\def\stoplocalfootnotes     {\stoplocalnotes }


\ctxcommand ...\directlua \zerocount {commands.#1}

<inserted text> ...insertionnumber \currentnote )}
                                                  \ifx \currentnoteparent
\e...
\define_note ...te }\fi \fi \the \everydefinenote
                                                  \let \currentnote
\saved_d...
\syst_helpers_triple_empty_two_spaced ...{#2}][][]

<to be read again>
                   \definenote
l.1701 \definenote
                   [\v!endnote ] [\c!location=\v!none] % else no break
?

Alan

On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 1:03 PM, Sietse Brouwer <sbbrouwer@gmail.com> wrote:

> Sietse wrote (at 17:00):
> >> so I suggest turning L317 into
> >>     local function getdeltapage(tag,n)
>
> Alan Bowen <bowenalan03@gmail.com> wrote (at 17:42):
> > local function getdeltapage(tag,n)
> > seems to mess up \definenote
> > (the error appears when running context --make).
> > And if one plows ahead anyway, the original error remains.
>
> No error here. What \definenote-related error do you get when running
> context --make?
>
> Cheers,
> Sietse
>
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