I can't find the format file `cont-nl.fmt'!

I can't find the format file `cont-nl.fmt'!

[Jan de Ruijter]

Hello,
I just installed context to give it a try.
my "hello world" test-file gave me the following message.
can somebody give me a hint?
thanks
jan


$ texexec context-test.tex
TeXExec | processing document 'context-test.tex'
TeXExec | no ctx file found
TeXExec | tex processing method: context
TeXExec | TeX run 1
TeXExec | writing option file context-test.top
TeXExec | using randomseed 797
TeXExec | tex engine: pdftex
TeXExec | tex format: cont-nl
This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.30.5-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.5)
 (/usr/share/texmf/web2c/natural.tcx)
kpathsea: Running mktexfmt cont-nl.fmt
mktexfmt: no info for format `cont-nl'.
I can't find the format file `cont-nl.fmt'!
TeXExec | runtime: 0.341153

Re: I can't find the format file `cont-nl.fmt'!

[Willi Egger]

Hi,

Just a shot...

After installation you need to generate the formatfiles: (texmfstart)  
texexec --make all
This will also update your database with the filenames.

Willi

On Feb 20, 2007, at 4:33 PM, Jan de Ruijter wrote:

> Hello,
> I just installed context to give it a try.
> my "hello world" test-file gave me the following message.
> can somebody give me a hint?
> thanks
> jan
>
>
> $ texexec context-test.tex
> TeXExec | processing document 'context-test.tex'
> TeXExec | no ctx file found
> TeXExec | tex processing method: context
> TeXExec | TeX run 1
> TeXExec | writing option file context-test.top
> TeXExec | using randomseed 797
> TeXExec | tex engine: pdftex
> TeXExec | tex format: cont-nl
> This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.30.5-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.5)
>  (/usr/share/texmf/web2c/natural.tcx)
> kpathsea: Running mktexfmt cont-nl.fmt
> mktexfmt: no info for format `cont-nl'.
> I can't find the format file `cont-nl.fmt'!
> TeXExec | runtime: 0.341153
> _______________________________________________
> ntg-context mailing list
> ntg-context@ntg.nl
> http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context

Re: I can't find the format file `cont-nl.fmt'!

[Jan de Ruijter]

On Tue, 2007-02-20 at 17:43 +0100, Willi Egger wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Just a shot...
> 
> After installation you need to generate the formatfiles: (texmfstart)  
> texexec --make all
> This will also update your database with the filenames.


didn't work, unfortunately.
jan
> 
> Willi
> 
> On Feb 20, 2007, at 4:33 PM, Jan de Ruijter wrote:
> 
> > Hello,
> > I just installed context to give it a try.
> > my "hello world" test-file gave me the following message.
> > can somebody give me a hint?
> > thanks
> > jan
> >
> >
> > $ texexec context-test.tex
> > TeXExec | processing document 'context-test.tex'
> > TeXExec | no ctx file found
> > TeXExec | tex processing method: context
> > TeXExec | TeX run 1
> > TeXExec | writing option file context-test.top
> > TeXExec | using randomseed 797
> > TeXExec | tex engine: pdftex
> > TeXExec | tex format: cont-nl
> > This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.30.5-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.5)
> >  (/usr/share/texmf/web2c/natural.tcx)
> > kpathsea: Running mktexfmt cont-nl.fmt
> > mktexfmt: no info for format `cont-nl'.
> > I can't find the format file `cont-nl.fmt'!
> > TeXExec | runtime: 0.341153
> > _______________________________________________
> > ntg-context mailing list
> > ntg-context@ntg.nl
> > http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
> 
> _______________________________________________
> ntg-context mailing list
> ntg-context@ntg.nl
> http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context

Re: I can't find the format file `cont-nl.fmt'!

[Hans Hagen]

Jan de Ruijter wrote:
> On Tue, 2007-02-20 at 17:43 +0100, Willi Egger wrote:
>   
>> Hi,
>>
>> Just a shot...
>>
>> After installation you need to generate the formatfiles: (texmfstart)  
>> texexec --make all
>> This will also update your database with the filenames.
>>     
>
>   
texexec --make --all

(add -- to all)
> didn't work, unfortunately.
> jan
>   
>> Willi
>>
>> On Feb 20, 2007, at 4:33 PM, Jan de Ruijter wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> Hello,
>>> I just installed context to give it a try.
>>> my "hello world" test-file gave me the following message.
>>> can somebody give me a hint?
>>> thanks
>>> jan
>>>
>>>
>>> $ texexec context-test.tex
>>> TeXExec | processing document 'context-test.tex'
>>> TeXExec | no ctx file found
>>> TeXExec | tex processing method: context
>>> TeXExec | TeX run 1
>>> TeXExec | writing option file context-test.top
>>> TeXExec | using randomseed 797
>>> TeXExec | tex engine: pdftex
>>> TeXExec | tex format: cont-nl
>>> This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.30.5-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.5)
>>>  (/usr/share/texmf/web2c/natural.tcx)
>>> kpathsea: Running mktexfmt cont-nl.fmt
>>> mktexfmt: no info for format `cont-nl'.
>>> I can't find the format file `cont-nl.fmt'!
>>> TeXExec | runtime: 0.341153
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> ntg-context mailing list
>>> ntg-context@ntg.nl
>>> http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
>>>       
>> _______________________________________________
>> ntg-context mailing list
>> ntg-context@ntg.nl
>> http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
>>     
>
> _______________________________________________
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> ntg-context@ntg.nl
> http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
>   


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Re: I can't find the format file `cont-nl.fmt'!

[Jan de Ruijter]

On Wed, 2007-02-21 at 22:10 +0100, Hans Hagen wrote:
> Jan de Ruijter wrote:
> > On Wed, 2007-02-21 at 10:26 +0100, Hans Hagen wrote:
> >   
> >> Jan de Ruijter wrote:
> >>     
> >>> On Tue, 2007-02-20 at 17:43 +0100, Willi Egger wrote:
> >>>   
> >>>       
> >>>> Hi,
> >>>>
> >>>> Just a shot...
> >>>>
> >>>> After installation you need to generate the formatfiles: (texmfstart)  
> >>>> texexec --make all
> >>>> This will also update your database with the filenames.
> >>>>     
> >>>>         
> >>>   
> >>>       
> >> texexec --make --all
> >>     
> >
> >
> > doesn't help.
> > messages at the end of "texexec --make --all":
> >
> >
> > TeXExec |
> > TeXExec | tex engine path: /etc/texmf/web2c/pdftex
> > TeXExec | mps engine path: /etc/texmf/web2c
> > TeXExec |
> > TeXExec | tex: 21/02/2007 18:02:22 > /etc/texmf/web2c/pdftex/mptopdf.fmt
> > (240025)
> > TeXExec | tex: 21/02/2007 18:02:19 > /etc/texmf/web2c/pdftex/cont-en.fmt
> > (6702026)
> > TeXExec | tex: 21/02/2007 18:02:22 > /etc/texmf/web2c/pdftex/cont-nl.fmt
> > (6615230)
> > TeXExec | mps: 21/02/2007 18:02:22 > /etc/texmf/web2c/metafun.mem
> > (477980)
> > TeXExec |
> > TeXExec | runtime: 6.296605
> >
> > strange enough texexec can't find "cont-nl.fmt" !!
> >   
> can you check what pdftex you have ? pdfetex (e!) is no longer around but your system can still kind of suggest that 


Hi Hans
just starting pdftex gives the following message:


 This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1 

 b.t.w I have knoppix 5.1.1 installed on my machine and after that I
have installed context following the context-wiki for deb. 

I still haven't the faintest idea what to do now.
can you please help me (not a linux and/or tex -guru) out?
thanks,
jan

Re: I can't find the format file `cont-nl.fmt'!

[Hans Hagen]

Jan de Ruijter wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-02-21 at 22:10 +0100, Hans Hagen wrote:
>   
>> Jan de Ruijter wrote:
>>     
>>> On Wed, 2007-02-21 at 10:26 +0100, Hans Hagen wrote:
>>>   
>>>       
>>>> Jan de Ruijter wrote:
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>>>> On Tue, 2007-02-20 at 17:43 +0100, Willi Egger wrote:
>>>>>   
>>>>>       
>>>>>           
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Just a shot...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> After installation you need to generate the formatfiles: (texmfstart)  
>>>>>> texexec --make all
>>>>>> This will also update your database with the filenames.
>>>>>>     
>>>>>>         
>>>>>>             
>>>>>   
>>>>>       
>>>>>           
>>>> texexec --make --all
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>> doesn't help.
>>> messages at the end of "texexec --make --all":
>>>
>>>
>>> TeXExec |
>>> TeXExec | tex engine path: /etc/texmf/web2c/pdftex
>>> TeXExec | mps engine path: /etc/texmf/web2c
>>> TeXExec |
>>> TeXExec | tex: 21/02/2007 18:02:22 > /etc/texmf/web2c/pdftex/mptopdf.fmt
>>> (240025)
>>> TeXExec | tex: 21/02/2007 18:02:19 > /etc/texmf/web2c/pdftex/cont-en.fmt
>>> (6702026)
>>> TeXExec | tex: 21/02/2007 18:02:22 > /etc/texmf/web2c/pdftex/cont-nl.fmt
>>> (6615230)
>>> TeXExec | mps: 21/02/2007 18:02:22 > /etc/texmf/web2c/metafun.mem
>>> (477980)
>>> TeXExec |
>>> TeXExec | runtime: 6.296605
>>>
>>> strange enough texexec can't find "cont-nl.fmt" !!
>>>   
>>>       
>> can you check what pdftex you have ? pdfetex (e!) is no longer around but your system can still kind of suggest that 
>>     
>
>
> Hi Hans
> just starting pdftex gives the following message:
>
>
>  This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1 
>
>  b.t.w I have knoppix 5.1.1 installed on my machine and after that I
> have installed context following the context-wiki for deb. 
>
> I still haven't the faintest idea what to do now.
> can you please help me (not a linux and/or tex -guru) out?
> thanks,
>   
pdfetex is obsolete, it's pdftex now (for quite some time already); i don't know where knoppix gets its tex from 

Hans 

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Re: I can't find the format file `cont-nl.fmt'!

[Martin Schröder]

2007/2/26, Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl>:
> pdfetex is obsolete, it's pdftex now (for quite some time already); i don't know where knoppix gets its tex from

It's obsolete since 1.40.0, which is only 57 days old. I bet Knoppix
is still using teTeX, which is showing it's age.

Best
   Martin

Re: I can't find the format file `cont-nl.fmt'!

[Sanjoy Mahajan]

> pdfetex is obsolete, it's pdftex now (for quite some time already);
> i don't know where knoppix gets its tex from

You could try symlinking

  /etc/texmf/web2c/pdfetex to pdftex

or maybe the other way round.

That trick worked for me when I was using pdftex 1.30.

-Sanjoy

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