ConTeXt Minimals on Mac

ConTeXt Minimals on Mac

[Alan Bowen]

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I have installed the Context Minimals following the newbie  
instructions on the wiki at contextgarden for Mac users.

The instructions themselves are clear but should perhaps be updated:
• the file originally downloaded is first-setup.sh not  first-setup.tsh
• to execute this file run ./first-setup.sh not first-setup.sh (at  
least, the former worked and did not return a “command not found”  
message).

I also configured TeXShop as instructed. But now when I try to typeset  
a file, I get the error message:
	Users/alancbowen/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine does  
not have the executable bit set.

How can I fix this?

Alan

Note:  I am running Mac OS X 10.5.4.

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Re: ConTeXt Minimals on Mac

[Charles P. Schaum]

Open Applications/Utilities/Terminal from the finder

Type (or cut n paste from Mail/Entourage) and don't put a carriage
return between these lines (they are wrapped automatically)

chmod a+x
Users/alancbowen/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine

If that fails - and it should not - try:

sudo chmod a+x
Users/alancbowen/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine


You can substitute:

chmod a+x ~/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine

for the above path, and you can opt to do

chmod u+x ~/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine

when only you should execute it or

chmod g+x ~/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine

if anyone in your group can execute it

or you can be "typical" and say

chmod 775 ~/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine

and that will make everyone executable and you/your group read-writable.
Since you are using UNIX (as Mac OS X proudly touts) you might want to
snag a reference on shell scripting and basic UNIX commands. Welcome to
the world beyond Aqua.

That should do it.

Charles

On Sat, 2008-08-23 at 09:23 -0400, Alan Bowen wrote:
> I have installed the Context Minimals following the newbie
> instructions on the wiki at contextgarden for Mac users.
> 
> 
> The instructions themselves are clear but should perhaps be updated:
> • the file originally downloaded is first-setup.sh not
>  first-setup.tsh
> • to execute this file run ./first-setup.sh not first-setup.sh (at
> least, the former worked and did not return a “command not found”
> message). 
> 
> 
> I also configured TeXShop as instructed. But now when I try to typeset
> a file, I get the error message:
> Users/alancbowen/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine does
> not have the executable bit set.
> 
> 
> How can I fix this?
> 
> 
> Alan
> 
> 
> Note:  I am running Mac OS X 10.5.4.
> ___________________________________________________________________________________
> If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki!
> 
> maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
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> wiki     : http://contextgarden.net
> ___________________________________________________________________________________

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Re: ConTeXt Minimals on Mac

[Alan Bowen]

Charles,

I ran the last command (for “typical”) but now, when I try to typeset
\starttext
Hello World!
\stoptext
it appears that there is a “context” folder missing in the minimals  
that I downloaded. That is, I get

/Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/setuptex: line 75: cd: /Applications/ 
ConTeXtMinimals/context: No such file or directory
The argument "" is not a valid TEXROOT path.
There is no file "/texmf/tex/plain/base/plain.tex"
provide a proper tex root (like '. setuptex /something/tex')
TeXExec | processing document 'hello.tex'
TeXExec | no ctx file found
TeXExec | tex processing method: context
TeXExec | TeX run 1
TeXExec | writing option file hello.top
TeXExec | using randomseed 1013
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.
  (/usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf/web2c/natural.tcx)
entering extended mode
(./hello.tex

which indicates that Texlive 2007 was used.

Alan

Note: the text of ConTeXtMinimals.engine reads

#!/bin/bash
source /Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/setuptex /Applications/ 
ConTeXtMinimals/context/tex
texexec "$1"

On Aug 23, 2008, at 12;20,09 , Charles P. Schaum wrote:

> Open Applications/Utilities/Terminal from the finder
>
> Type (or cut n paste from Mail/Entourage) and don't put a carriage
> return between these lines (they are wrapped automatically)
>
> chmod a+x
> Users/alancbowen/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine
>
> If that fails - and it should not - try:
>
> sudo chmod a+x
> Users/alancbowen/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine
>
>
> You can substitute:
>
> chmod a+x ~/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine
>
> for the above path, and you can opt to do
>
> chmod u+x ~/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine
>
> when only you should execute it or
>
> chmod g+x ~/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine
>
> if anyone in your group can execute it
>
> or you can be "typical" and say
>
> chmod 775 ~/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine
>
> and that will make everyone executable and you/your group read- 
> writable.
> Since you are using UNIX (as Mac OS X proudly touts) you might want to
> snag a reference on shell scripting and basic UNIX commands. Welcome  
> to
> the world beyond Aqua.
>
> That should do it.
>
> Charles
>
> On Sat, 2008-08-23 at 09:23 -0400, Alan Bowen wrote:
>> I have installed the Context Minimals following the newbie
>> instructions on the wiki at contextgarden for Mac users.
>>
>>
>> The instructions themselves are clear but should perhaps be updated:
>> • the file originally downloaded is first-setup.sh not
>> first-setup.tsh
>> • to execute this file run ./first-setup.sh not first-setup.sh (at
>> least, the former worked and did not return a “command not found”
>> message).
>>
>>
>> I also configured TeXShop as instructed. But now when I try to  
>> typeset
>> a file, I get the error message:
>> Users/alancbowen/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine does
>> not have the executable bit set.
>>
>>
>> How can I fix this?
>>
>>
>> Alan
>>
>>
>> Note:  I am running Mac OS X 10.5.4.
>> ___________________________________________________________________________________
>> If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an  
>> entry to the Wiki!
>>
>> maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
>> webpage  : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net
>> archive  : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/
>> wiki     : http://contextgarden.net
>> ___________________________________________________________________________________
>
> ___________________________________________________________________________________
> If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an  
> entry to the Wiki!
>
> maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
> webpage  : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net
> archive  : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/
> wiki     : http://contextgarden.net
> ___________________________________________________________________________________

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Kerning and Scaling

[Charles P. Schaum]

Hi Folks,

I wanted to confirm that Hans is **Correct** about font fitting. In
fact, I think that scaling is superior.

One thing I did find is that one must go real easy with the scaling,
e.g., compute the difference between the size you want/need, and see
that it isn't too great, as the test shows.

This test suite, written for plain, nevertheless will work in ConText IF
you set the conditional value \havecontexttrue, which I did below.

Some of the exact font results will, however, differ between the two.
That was just my not trying to rectify differences in the default fonts
and sizes.

I found this exercise to be fun for learning about macro expansion, as
well as dealing with multiple constraints and tail recursion.

Charles

----Cut Here-----

%Testing insertion of kerns and stuff

\newif\ifhavecontext

%\havecontextfalse
\havecontexttrue

% Here we have two kerns that are equally smaller and larger
\newdimen\KernSmall
\newdimen\KernLarge
\KernSmall=-0.033333em
\KernLarge=0.033333em

% This is Knuth's length macro from the \Tex Book
\def\length#1{\count30=0 \getlength#1\end \number\count30}
\def\getlength#1{\ifx#1\end \let\next=\relax
  \else\advance\count30 by1 \let\next=\getlength\fi \next}

% This is a modified version of the length macro.
% It's existence is to stuff kerns between any two internal tokens.
\newcount\intraword
\newdimen\intrakern
{\catcode`@=11
\gdef\InsertKern#1#2{\intraword=0\intrakern=#1\@ppend#2\end}
\gdef\@ppend#1{\ifx#1\end \def\insertium{}\else \def\insertium{\kern
\intrakern}\fi \ifnum\intraword>0\insertium\fi \ifx#1\end \let\next=
\relax\else\advance\intraword by1\let\next=\@ppend#1\fi\next}}

% But who says you have to use only kerns?
{\catcode`@=11
\gdef\InsertStuff#1#2{\intraword=0\gdef\StickIt{#1}\@ppendstuff#2\end}
\gdef\@ppendstuff#1{\ifx#1\end \def\insertium{}\else \def
\insertium{\StickIt}\fi \ifnum\intraword>0\insertium\fi \ifx#1\end \let
\next=\relax\else\advance\intraword by1\let\next=\@ppendstuff#1\fi
\next}}

% SDF-1 will control the scaled box to equal the negative kerning
\newdimen\SDFONE
\newdimen\fitdimone
\newdimen\fitdimtwo

\def\fitbox#1{%
\setbox30=\hbox{\InsertKern{\KernSmall}{Garbage\ in,\ garbage\ out.}}
\SDFONE=\wd30
\font\custfont=cmr10 scaled 1000
\setbox30=\hbox{\custfont#1}
\fitdimone=\SDFONE
\fitdimtwo=\wd30
\divide\fitdimtwo by 1000
\divide\fitdimone\fitdimtwo
\count30=\fitdimone
\font\custfont=cmr10 scaled \count30
\hbox{\custfont#1}
}

% Okay, and this is what it all comes to\dots
\ifhavecontext\starttext\fi

\fitbox{OK, Class\dots}\par
\bigskip

Garbage in, garbage out.\par
Ignore spaces and get Knuth's count of \length{Garbage in, garbage
out.}.\par
Count spaces and get Knuth's count of \length{Garbage\ in,\ garbage\
out.}.\par
\smallskip
This includes punctuation.\par
\bigskip

Here you can see the insertion points of the macro.\par
\InsertStuff{$_\wedge$}{Garbage\ in,\ garbage\ out.}
\medskip Hungry? Want {\bf \InsertStuff{$^{Snacks}$}{Food}}?
\medskip Warning! You can put funky stuff in the insertium, but not in
the text.\par If you do that, \TeX\ will either produce an error or give
you strange results.
\bigskip


\newdimen\compn
\newdimen\comps
\newdimen\compl

Inserting kerns does have an effect:\par
\smallskip
Length of ``Garbage in, garbage out'' is \setbox30=\hbox{Garbage in,
garbage out}\the\wd30 \compn=\wd30\par

Length of ``\InsertKern{\KernSmall}{Garbage\ in,\ garbage\ out}'' is
\setbox30=\hbox{\InsertKern{\KernSmall}{Garbage\ in,\ garbage\ out}}
\the\wd30 \comps=\wd30\par

Length of ``\InsertKern{\KernLarge}{Garbage\ in,\ garbage\ out}'' is
\setbox30=\hbox{\InsertKern{\KernLarge}{Garbage\ in,\ garbage\ out}}
\the\wd30 \compl=\wd30\par
\bigskip

Size matters\dots
\smallskip
{\tt N:} Garbage in, garbage out.\par
{\tt S:} {\InsertKern{\KernSmall}{Garbage\ in,\ garbage\ out.}\par
{\tt L:} {\InsertKern{\KernLarge}{Garbage\ in,\ garbage\ out.}\par
\bigskip

Which looks better? Scaled \the\KernSmall
\smallskip
Negative kern insertion (top) vs. font scaling (bottom):\par
\ \ \ \hbox{\InsertKern{\KernSmall}{Garbage\ in,\ garbage\ out.}}\par
\ \fitbox{Garbage in, garbage out.}
\bigskip

I had in mind something a little more radical\dots
\KernSmall=-0.066667em
\ Scaled \the\KernSmall
\smallskip
Negative kern insertion (top) vs. font scaling (bottom):\par
\ \ \ \hbox{\InsertKern{\KernSmall}{Garbage\ in,\ garbage\ out.}}\par
\ \fitbox{Garbage in, garbage out.}
\bigskip

This is just sick\dots\par
\KernSmall=-0.1em
Scaled \the\KernSmall
\smallskip
Negative kern insertion (top) vs. font scaling (bottom):\par
\ \ \ \hbox{\InsertKern{\KernSmall}{Garbage\ in,\ garbage\ out.}}\par
\ \fitbox{Garbage in, garbage out.}
\smallskip
\KernSmall=-0.2em
Scaled \the\KernSmall
\smallskip
Negative kern insertion (top) vs. font scaling (bottom):\par
\ \ \ \hbox{\InsertKern{\KernSmall}{Garbage\ in,\ garbage\ out.}}\par
\ \fitbox{Garbage in, garbage out.}
\smallskip
\KernSmall=-0.3em
Scaled \the\KernSmall
\smallskip
Negative kern insertion (top) vs. font scaling (bottom):\par
\ \ \ \hbox{\InsertKern{\KernSmall}{Garbage\ in,\ garbage\ out.}}\par
\ \fitbox{Garbage in, garbage out.}

\ifhavecontext\stoptext\else\bye\fi

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Re: ConTeXt Minimals on Mac

[Charles P. Schaum]

Yep, it's looking for stuff in other places than you installed it.

You can confirm that by typing

which texexec

or

which context

and so forth.

On the Mac, /usr/texbin is a symbolic link that points to a directory
under /usr/local/texlive

What you need to do - and I have not installed minimals - is find out
the means to point your files to the right installation or else they
will look for the old one.

I would suggest to check the wiki until I look into things moew.

Charles


On Sat, 2008-08-23 at 13:16 -0400, Alan Bowen wrote:
> Charles,
> 
> I ran the last command (for “typical”) but now, when I try to typeset
> \starttext
> Hello World!
> \stoptext
> it appears that there is a “context” folder missing in the minimals  
> that I downloaded. That is, I get
> 
> /Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/setuptex: line 75: cd: /Applications/ 
> ConTeXtMinimals/context: No such file or directory
> The argument "" is not a valid TEXROOT path.
> There is no file "/texmf/tex/plain/base/plain.tex"
> provide a proper tex root (like '. setuptex /something/tex')
> TeXExec | processing document 'hello.tex'
> TeXExec | no ctx file found
> TeXExec | tex processing method: context
> TeXExec | TeX run 1
> TeXExec | writing option file hello.top
> TeXExec | using randomseed 1013
> 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.
>   (/usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf/web2c/natural.tcx)
> entering extended mode
> (./hello.tex
> 
> which indicates that Texlive 2007 was used.
> 
> Alan
> 
> Note: the text of ConTeXtMinimals.engine reads
> 
> #!/bin/bash
> source /Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/setuptex /Applications/ 
> ConTeXtMinimals/context/tex
> texexec "$1"
> 
> On Aug 23, 2008, at 12;20,09 , Charles P. Schaum wrote:
> 
> > Open Applications/Utilities/Terminal from the finder
> >
> > Type (or cut n paste from Mail/Entourage) and don't put a carriage
> > return between these lines (they are wrapped automatically)
> >
> > chmod a+x
> > Users/alancbowen/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine
> >
> > If that fails - and it should not - try:
> >
> > sudo chmod a+x
> > Users/alancbowen/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine
> >
> >
> > You can substitute:
> >
> > chmod a+x ~/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine
> >
> > for the above path, and you can opt to do
> >
> > chmod u+x ~/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine
> >
> > when only you should execute it or
> >
> > chmod g+x ~/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine
> >
> > if anyone in your group can execute it
> >
> > or you can be "typical" and say
> >
> > chmod 775 ~/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine
> >
> > and that will make everyone executable and you/your group read- 
> > writable.
> > Since you are using UNIX (as Mac OS X proudly touts) you might want to
> > snag a reference on shell scripting and basic UNIX commands. Welcome  
> > to
> > the world beyond Aqua.
> >
> > That should do it.
> >
> > Charles
> >
> > On Sat, 2008-08-23 at 09:23 -0400, Alan Bowen wrote:
> >> I have installed the Context Minimals following the newbie
> >> instructions on the wiki at contextgarden for Mac users.
> >>
> >>
> >> The instructions themselves are clear but should perhaps be updated:
> >> • the file originally downloaded is first-setup.sh not
> >> first-setup.tsh
> >> • to execute this file run ./first-setup.sh not first-setup.sh (at
> >> least, the former worked and did not return a “command not found”
> >> message).
> >>
> >>
> >> I also configured TeXShop as instructed. But now when I try to  
> >> typeset
> >> a file, I get the error message:
> >> Users/alancbowen/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine does
> >> not have the executable bit set.
> >>
> >>
> >> How can I fix this?
> >>
> >>
> >> Alan
> >>
> >>
> >> Note:  I am running Mac OS X 10.5.4.
> >> ___________________________________________________________________________________
> >> If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an  
> >> entry to the Wiki!
> >>
> >> maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
> >> webpage  : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net
> >> archive  : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/
> >> wiki     : http://contextgarden.net
> >> ___________________________________________________________________________________
> >
> > ___________________________________________________________________________________
> > If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an  
> > entry to the Wiki!
> >
> > maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
> > webpage  : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net
> > archive  : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/
> > wiki     : http://contextgarden.net
> > ___________________________________________________________________________________
> 
> ___________________________________________________________________________________
> If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki!
> 
> maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
> webpage  : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net
> archive  : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/
> wiki     : http://contextgarden.net
> ___________________________________________________________________________________

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Re: ConTeXt Minimals on Mac

[Charles P. Schaum]

Here's a start:

What's in your path? Typing set in the terminal window should tell you.

Second, did you add

source ~/path/to/context/tex/setuptex ~/path/to/context/tex

to your ~/.profile

You need to have the source work from when you log in, and that happens
in the .profile, not the .bashrc. That way, stuff under Aqua see the
right environment. If you just do cmdline, then .bashrc is OK.

That's similar to GNOME under Linux/BSD.

See what happens after you do that.

Charles

On Sat, 2008-08-23 at 13:16 -0400, Alan Bowen wrote:
> Charles,
> 
> I ran the last command (for “typical”) but now, when I try to typeset
> \starttext
> Hello World!
> \stoptext
> it appears that there is a “context” folder missing in the minimals  
> that I downloaded. That is, I get
> 
> /Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/setuptex: line 75: cd: /Applications/ 
> ConTeXtMinimals/context: No such file or directory
> The argument "" is not a valid TEXROOT path.
> There is no file "/texmf/tex/plain/base/plain.tex"
> provide a proper tex root (like '. setuptex /something/tex')
> TeXExec | processing document 'hello.tex'
> TeXExec | no ctx file found
> TeXExec | tex processing method: context
> TeXExec | TeX run 1
> TeXExec | writing option file hello.top
> TeXExec | using randomseed 1013
> 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.
>   (/usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf/web2c/natural.tcx)
> entering extended mode
> (./hello.tex
> 
> which indicates that Texlive 2007 was used.
> 
> Alan
> 
> Note: the text of ConTeXtMinimals.engine reads
> 
> #!/bin/bash
> source /Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/setuptex /Applications/ 
> ConTeXtMinimals/context/tex
> texexec "$1"
> 
> On Aug 23, 2008, at 12;20,09 , Charles P. Schaum wrote:
> 
> > Open Applications/Utilities/Terminal from the finder
> >
> > Type (or cut n paste from Mail/Entourage) and don't put a carriage
> > return between these lines (they are wrapped automatically)
> >
> > chmod a+x
> > Users/alancbowen/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine
> >
> > If that fails - and it should not - try:
> >
> > sudo chmod a+x
> > Users/alancbowen/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine
> >
> >
> > You can substitute:
> >
> > chmod a+x ~/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine
> >
> > for the above path, and you can opt to do
> >
> > chmod u+x ~/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine
> >
> > when only you should execute it or
> >
> > chmod g+x ~/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine
> >
> > if anyone in your group can execute it
> >
> > or you can be "typical" and say
> >
> > chmod 775 ~/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine
> >
> > and that will make everyone executable and you/your group read- 
> > writable.
> > Since you are using UNIX (as Mac OS X proudly touts) you might want to
> > snag a reference on shell scripting and basic UNIX commands. Welcome  
> > to
> > the world beyond Aqua.
> >
> > That should do it.
> >
> > Charles
> >
> > On Sat, 2008-08-23 at 09:23 -0400, Alan Bowen wrote:
> >> I have installed the Context Minimals following the newbie
> >> instructions on the wiki at contextgarden for Mac users.
> >>
> >>
> >> The instructions themselves are clear but should perhaps be updated:
> >> • the file originally downloaded is first-setup.sh not
> >> first-setup.tsh
> >> • to execute this file run ./first-setup.sh not first-setup.sh (at
> >> least, the former worked and did not return a “command not found”
> >> message).
> >>
> >>
> >> I also configured TeXShop as instructed. But now when I try to  
> >> typeset
> >> a file, I get the error message:
> >> Users/alancbowen/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine does
> >> not have the executable bit set.
> >>
> >>
> >> How can I fix this?
> >>
> >>
> >> Alan
> >>
> >>
> >> Note:  I am running Mac OS X 10.5.4.
> >> ___________________________________________________________________________________
> >> If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an  
> >> entry to the Wiki!
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> >
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Re: ConTeXt Minimals on Mac

[Alan Bowen]

Thanks, Charles.

which texexec
produces
/usr/texbin/texexec

which context
produces nothing.

Alan
On Aug 23, 2008, at 19;35,43 , Charles P. Schaum wrote:

> Yep, it's looking for stuff in other places than you installed it.
>
> You can confirm that by typing
>
> which texexec
>
> or
>
> which context
>
> and so forth.
>
> On the Mac, /usr/texbin is a symbolic link that points to a directory
> under /usr/local/texlive
>
> What you need to do - and I have not installed minimals - is find out
> the means to point your files to the right installation or else they
> will look for the old one.
>
> I would suggest to check the wiki until I look into things moew.
>
> Charles
>
>
> On Sat, 2008-08-23 at 13:16 -0400, Alan Bowen wrote:
>> Charles,
>>
>> I ran the last command (for “typical”) but now, when I try to typeset
>> \starttext
>> Hello World!
>> \stoptext
>> it appears that there is a “context” folder missing in the minimals
>> that I downloaded. That is, I get
>>
>> /Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/setuptex: line 75: cd: / 
>> Applications/
>> ConTeXtMinimals/context: No such file or directory
>> The argument "" is not a valid TEXROOT path.
>> There is no file "/texmf/tex/plain/base/plain.tex"
>> provide a proper tex root (like '. setuptex /something/tex')
>> TeXExec | processing document 'hello.tex'
>> TeXExec | no ctx file found
>> TeXExec | tex processing method: context
>> TeXExec | TeX run 1
>> TeXExec | writing option file hello.top
>> TeXExec | using randomseed 1013
>> 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.
>>  (/usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf/web2c/natural.tcx)
>> entering extended mode
>> (./hello.tex
>>
>> which indicates that Texlive 2007 was used.
>>
>> Alan
>>
>> Note: the text of ConTeXtMinimals.engine reads
>>
>> #!/bin/bash
>> source /Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/setuptex /Applications/
>> ConTeXtMinimals/context/tex
>> texexec "$1"
>>
>> On Aug 23, 2008, at 12;20,09 , Charles P. Schaum wrote:
>>
>>> Open Applications/Utilities/Terminal from the finder
>>>
>>> Type (or cut n paste from Mail/Entourage) and don't put a carriage
>>> return between these lines (they are wrapped automatically)
>>>
>>> chmod a+x
>>> Users/alancbowen/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine
>>>
>>> If that fails - and it should not - try:
>>>
>>> sudo chmod a+x
>>> Users/alancbowen/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine
>>>
>>>
>>> You can substitute:
>>>
>>> chmod a+x ~/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine
>>>
>>> for the above path, and you can opt to do
>>>
>>> chmod u+x ~/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine
>>>
>>> when only you should execute it or
>>>
>>> chmod g+x ~/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine
>>>
>>> if anyone in your group can execute it
>>>
>>> or you can be "typical" and say
>>>
>>> chmod 775 ~/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine
>>>
>>> and that will make everyone executable and you/your group read-
>>> writable.
>>> Since you are using UNIX (as Mac OS X proudly touts) you might  
>>> want to
>>> snag a reference on shell scripting and basic UNIX commands. Welcome
>>> to
>>> the world beyond Aqua.
>>>
>>> That should do it.
>>>
>>> Charles
>>>
>>> On Sat, 2008-08-23 at 09:23 -0400, Alan Bowen wrote:
>>>> I have installed the Context Minimals following the newbie
>>>> instructions on the wiki at contextgarden for Mac users.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The instructions themselves are clear but should perhaps be  
>>>> updated:
>>>> • the file originally downloaded is first-setup.sh not
>>>> first-setup.tsh
>>>> • to execute this file run ./first-setup.sh not first-setup.sh (at
>>>> least, the former worked and did not return a “command not found”
>>>> message).
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I also configured TeXShop as instructed. But now when I try to
>>>> typeset
>>>> a file, I get the error message:
>>>> Users/alancbowen/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine  
>>>> does
>>>> not have the executable bit set.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> How can I fix this?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Alan
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Note:  I am running Mac OS X 10.5.4.
>>>> ___________________________________________________________________________________
>>>> If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an
>>>> entry to the Wiki!
>>>>
>>>> maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
>>>> webpage  : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net
>>>> archive  : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/
>>>> wiki     : http://contextgarden.net
>>>> ___________________________________________________________________________________
>>>
>>> ___________________________________________________________________________________
>>> If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an
>>> entry to the Wiki!
>>>
>>> maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
>>> webpage  : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net
>>> archive  : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/
>>> wiki     : http://contextgarden.net
>>> ___________________________________________________________________________________
>>
>> ___________________________________________________________________________________
>> If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an  
>> entry to the Wiki!
>>
>> maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
>> webpage  : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net
>> archive  : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/
>> wiki     : http://contextgarden.net
>> ___________________________________________________________________________________
>
> ___________________________________________________________________________________
> If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an  
> entry to the Wiki!
>
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> ___________________________________________________________________________________

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Re: ConTeXt Minimals on Mac

[Alan Bowen]

Charles---

set
produces (inter alia)
PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/texbin:/usr/X11/ 
bin

I created a .profile containing the line
source ~/path/to/context/tex/setuptex ~/path/to/context/tex
and put it in Macintosh HD/Users/alancbowen/Library

But, sad to say, I get the same error when I try to typeset my “Hello  
World!” file using the™ minimals:

/Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/setuptex: line 75: cd: /Applications/ 
ConTeXtMinimals/context: No such file or directory
The argument "" is not a valid TEXROOT path.
There is no file "/texmf/tex/plain/base/plain.tex"
provide a proper tex root (like '. setuptex /something/tex')

Alan

On Aug 23, 2008, at 21;04,37 , Charles P. Schaum wrote:

> Here's a start:
>
> What's in your path? Typing set in the terminal window should tell  
> you.
>
> Second, did you add
>
> source ~/path/to/context/tex/setuptex ~/path/to/context/tex
>
> to your ~/.profile
>
> You need to have the source work from when you log in, and that  
> happens
> in the .profile, not the .bashrc. That way, stuff under Aqua see the
> right environment. If you just do cmdline, then .bashrc is OK.
>
> That's similar to GNOME under Linux/BSD.
>
> See what happens after you do that.
>
> Charles
>
> On Sat, 2008-08-23 at 13:16 -0400, Alan Bowen wrote:
>> Charles,
>>
>> I ran the last command (for “typical”) but now, when I try to typeset
>> \starttext
>> Hello World!
>> \stoptext
>> it appears that there is a “context” folder missing in the minimals
>> that I downloaded. That is, I get
>>
>> /Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/setuptex: line 75: cd: / 
>> Applications/
>> ConTeXtMinimals/context: No such file or directory
>> The argument "" is not a valid TEXROOT path.
>> There is no file "/texmf/tex/plain/base/plain.tex"
>> provide a proper tex root (like '. setuptex /something/tex')
>> TeXExec | processing document 'hello.tex'
>> TeXExec | no ctx file found
>> TeXExec | tex processing method: context
>> TeXExec | TeX run 1
>> TeXExec | writing option file hello.top
>> TeXExec | using randomseed 1013
>> 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.
>>  (/usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf/web2c/natural.tcx)
>> entering extended mode
>> (./hello.tex
>>
>> which indicates that Texlive 2007 was used.
>>
>> Alan
>>
>> Note: the text of ConTeXtMinimals.engine reads
>>
>> #!/bin/bash
>> source /Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/setuptex /Applications/
>> ConTeXtMinimals/context/tex
>> texexec "$1"
>>
>> On Aug 23, 2008, at 12;20,09 , Charles P. Schaum wrote:
>>
>>> Open Applications/Utilities/Terminal from the finder
>>>
>>> Type (or cut n paste from Mail/Entourage) and don't put a carriage
>>> return between these lines (they are wrapped automatically)
>>>
>>> chmod a+x
>>> Users/alancbowen/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine
>>>
>>> If that fails - and it should not - try:
>>>
>>> sudo chmod a+x
>>> Users/alancbowen/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine
>>>
>>>
>>> You can substitute:
>>>
>>> chmod a+x ~/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine
>>>
>>> for the above path, and you can opt to do
>>>
>>> chmod u+x ~/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine
>>>
>>> when only you should execute it or
>>>
>>> chmod g+x ~/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine
>>>
>>> if anyone in your group can execute it
>>>
>>> or you can be "typical" and say
>>>
>>> chmod 775 ~/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine
>>>
>>> and that will make everyone executable and you/your group read-
>>> writable.
>>> Since you are using UNIX (as Mac OS X proudly touts) you might  
>>> want to
>>> snag a reference on shell scripting and basic UNIX commands. Welcome
>>> to
>>> the world beyond Aqua.
>>>
>>> That should do it.
>>>
>>> Charles
>>>
>>> On Sat, 2008-08-23 at 09:23 -0400, Alan Bowen wrote:
>>>> I have installed the Context Minimals following the newbie
>>>> instructions on the wiki at contextgarden for Mac users.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The instructions themselves are clear but should perhaps be  
>>>> updated:
>>>> • the file originally downloaded is first-setup.sh not
>>>> first-setup.tsh
>>>> • to execute this file run ./first-setup.sh not first-setup.sh (at
>>>> least, the former worked and did not return a “command not found”
>>>> message).
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I also configured TeXShop as instructed. But now when I try to
>>>> typeset
>>>> a file, I get the error message:
>>>> Users/alancbowen/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine  
>>>> does
>>>> not have the executable bit set.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> How can I fix this?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Alan
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Note:  I am running Mac OS X 10.5.4.
>>>> ___________________________________________________________________________________
>>>> If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an
>>>> entry to the Wiki!
>>>>
>>>> maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
>>>> webpage  : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net
>>>> archive  : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/
>>>> wiki     : http://contextgarden.net
>>>> ___________________________________________________________________________________
>>>
>>> ___________________________________________________________________________________
>>> If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an
>>> entry to the Wiki!
>>>
>>> maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
>>> webpage  : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net
>>> archive  : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/
>>> wiki     : http://contextgarden.net
>>> ___________________________________________________________________________________
>>
>> ___________________________________________________________________________________
>> If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an  
>> entry to the Wiki!
>>
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>> ___________________________________________________________________________________
>
> ___________________________________________________________________________________
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Re: ConTeXt Minimals on Mac

[Charles P. Schaum]

On Sun, 2008-08-24 at 07:54 -0400, Alan Bowen wrote:

> I created a .profile containing the line
> source ~/path/to/context/tex/setuptex ~/path/to/context/tex
> and put it in Macintosh HD/Users/alancbowen/Library
> 

OK, the source ~/path/to/context/tex/setuptex ~/path/to/context/tex
should be the path to YOUR context minimals (the /path/to/blablabla is
commonly understood among UNIX users as meaning "substitute the path to
my thingy here."

I know where your TeXshop files are (under your Library dir tree) but I
don't know where the ConTeXt minimals were installed on your machine. I
have not installed minimals because the TeXLive distribution with MacTeX
has served me satisfactorily to date.

Please locate the folders context/tex/setuptex and context/tex in the
place where the minimals install put them. Are they under your home dir
or are they under /usr/local?

Figure out the FULL pathname from root,
e.g., /usr/local/context/tex/setuptex or whatever it is. Put those full
pathnames into the source line.

Now, your .profile file goes in your home dir, /Users/alancbowen. The
Bourne-again shell, bash, must find that file in your home dir when you
login.

/Users/alancbowen is how the UNIX side of OS X sees you, not Macintosh
HD/Users/alancbowen/Library. That's how Aqua things see you. They both
work, but UNIX creates a virtual environment off of a root /, that in
turn has Mac dirs like Applications, Users, and so on. /Users on the Mac
corresponds to /home on other Unix-like systems.

And this brings up a good point.
With UNIX pathnames, you have two alternatives for spaces in pathnames,
e.g., from your home dir:
"~/The Directory/and/its leaves"
~/The\ Directory/and/its\ leaves

HTH

Charles



> But, sad to say, I get the same error when I try to typeset my “Hello  
> World!” file using the™ minimals:
> 
> /Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/setuptex: line 75: cd: /Applications/ 
> ConTeXtMinimals/context: No such file or directory
> The argument "" is not a valid TEXROOT path.
> There is no file "/texmf/tex/plain/base/plain.tex"
> provide a proper tex root (like '. setuptex /something/tex')
> 
> Alan
> 
> On Aug 23, 2008, at 21;04,37 , Charles P. Schaum wrote:
> 
> > Here's a start:
> >
> > What's in your path? Typing set in the terminal window should tell  
> > you.
> >
> > Second, did you add
> >
> > source ~/path/to/context/tex/setuptex ~/path/to/context/tex
> >
> > to your ~/.profile
> >
> > You need to have the source work from when you log in, and that  
> > happens
> > in the .profile, not the .bashrc. That way, stuff under Aqua see the
> > right environment. If you just do cmdline, then .bashrc is OK.
> >
> > That's similar to GNOME under Linux/BSD.
> >
> > See what happens after you do that.
> >
> > Charles
> >
> > On Sat, 2008-08-23 at 13:16 -0400, Alan Bowen wrote:
> >> Charles,
> >>
> >> I ran the last command (for “typical”) but now, when I try to typeset
> >> \starttext
> >> Hello World!
> >> \stoptext
> >> it appears that there is a “context” folder missing in the minimals
> >> that I downloaded. That is, I get
> >>
> >> /Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/setuptex: line 75: cd: / 
> >> Applications/
> >> ConTeXtMinimals/context: No such file or directory
> >> The argument "" is not a valid TEXROOT path.
> >> There is no file "/texmf/tex/plain/base/plain.tex"
> >> provide a proper tex root (like '. setuptex /something/tex')
> >> TeXExec | processing document 'hello.tex'
> >> TeXExec | no ctx file found
> >> TeXExec | tex processing method: context
> >> TeXExec | TeX run 1
> >> TeXExec | writing option file hello.top
> >> TeXExec | using randomseed 1013
> >> 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.
> >>  (/usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf/web2c/natural.tcx)
> >> entering extended mode
> >> (./hello.tex
> >>
> >> which indicates that Texlive 2007 was used.
> >>
> >> Alan
> >>
> >> Note: the text of ConTeXtMinimals.engine reads
> >>
> >> #!/bin/bash
> >> source /Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/setuptex /Applications/
> >> ConTeXtMinimals/context/tex
> >> texexec "$1"
> >>
> >> On Aug 23, 2008, at 12;20,09 , Charles P. Schaum wrote:
> >>
> >>> Open Applications/Utilities/Terminal from the finder
> >>>
> >>> Type (or cut n paste from Mail/Entourage) and don't put a carriage
> >>> return between these lines (they are wrapped automatically)
> >>>
> >>> chmod a+x
> >>> Users/alancbowen/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine
> >>>
> >>> If that fails - and it should not - try:
> >>>
> >>> sudo chmod a+x
> >>> Users/alancbowen/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> You can substitute:
> >>>
> >>> chmod a+x ~/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine
> >>>
> >>> for the above path, and you can opt to do
> >>>
> >>> chmod u+x ~/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine
> >>>
> >>> when only you should execute it or
> >>>
> >>> chmod g+x ~/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine
> >>>
> >>> if anyone in your group can execute it
> >>>
> >>> or you can be "typical" and say
> >>>
> >>> chmod 775 ~/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine
> >>>
> >>> and that will make everyone executable and you/your group read-
> >>> writable.
> >>> Since you are using UNIX (as Mac OS X proudly touts) you might  
> >>> want to
> >>> snag a reference on shell scripting and basic UNIX commands. Welcome
> >>> to
> >>> the world beyond Aqua.
> >>>
> >>> That should do it.
> >>>
> >>> Charles
> >>>
> >>> On Sat, 2008-08-23 at 09:23 -0400, Alan Bowen wrote:
> >>>> I have installed the Context Minimals following the newbie
> >>>> instructions on the wiki at contextgarden for Mac users.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> The instructions themselves are clear but should perhaps be  
> >>>> updated:
> >>>> • the file originally downloaded is first-setup.sh not
> >>>> first-setup.tsh
> >>>> • to execute this file run ./first-setup.sh not first-setup.sh (at
> >>>> least, the former worked and did not return a “command not found”
> >>>> message).
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> I also configured TeXShop as instructed. But now when I try to
> >>>> typeset
> >>>> a file, I get the error message:
> >>>> Users/alancbowen/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine  
> >>>> does
> >>>> not have the executable bit set.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> How can I fix this?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Alan
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Note:  I am running Mac OS X 10.5.4.
> >>>> ___________________________________________________________________________________
> >>>> If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an
> >>>> entry to the Wiki!
> >>>>
> >>>> maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
> >>>> webpage  : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net
> >>>> archive  : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/
> >>>> wiki     : http://contextgarden.net
> >>>> ___________________________________________________________________________________
> >>>
> >>> ___________________________________________________________________________________
> >>> If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an
> >>> entry to the Wiki!
> >>>
> >>> maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
> >>> webpage  : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net
> >>> archive  : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/
> >>> wiki     : http://contextgarden.net
> >>> ___________________________________________________________________________________
> >>
> >> ___________________________________________________________________________________
> >> If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an  
> >> entry to the Wiki!
> >>
> >> maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
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> >> wiki     : http://contextgarden.net
> >> ___________________________________________________________________________________
> >
> > ___________________________________________________________________________________
> > If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an  
> > entry to the Wiki!
> >
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Re: ConTeXt Minimals on Mac

[Alan Bowen]

Charles---this is very helpful and much appreciated.

Alan

>> I created a .profile containing the line
>> source ~/path/to/context/tex/setuptex ~/path/to/context/tex
>> and put it in Macintosh HD/Users/alancbowen/Library
>
> OK, the source ~/path/to/context/tex/setuptex ~/path/to/context/tex
> should be the path to YOUR context minimals (the /path/to/blablabla is
> commonly understood among UNIX users as meaning "substitute the path  
> to
> my thingy here."
OK
> I know where your TeXshop files are (under your Library dir tree)  
> but I
> don't know where the ConTeXt minimals were installed on your  
> machine. I
> have not installed minimals because the TeXLive distribution with  
> MacTeX
> has served me satisfactorily to date.

As the wiki says, all the required files are in the /Applications/ 
ConTeXtMinimals folder.

> Please locate the folders context/tex/setuptex and context/tex in the
> place where the minimals install put them. Are they under your home  
> dir
> or are they under /usr/local?

I do not seem to have a setuptex folder on my box---at least I have  
not been able to find one under either /usr/local or /Users/ 
alancbowen/. And there certainly is none in /Applications/ 
ConTeXtMinimals (as seems to be expected).
>
> Figure out the FULL pathname from root,
> e.g., /usr/local/context/tex/setuptex or whatever it is. Put those  
> full
> pathnames into the source line.
>
> Now, your .profile file goes in your home dir, /Users/alancbowen. The
> Bourne-again shell, bash, must find that file in your home dir when  
> you
> login.
OK
> /Users/alancbowen is how the UNIX side of OS X sees you, not Macintosh
> HD/Users/alancbowen/Library. That's how Aqua things see you. They both
> work, but UNIX creates a virtual environment off of a root /, that in
> turn has Mac dirs like Applications, Users, and so on. /Users on the  
> Mac
> corresponds to /home on other Unix-like systems.
>
> And this brings up a good point.
> With UNIX pathnames, you have two alternatives for spaces in  
> pathnames,
> e.g., from your home dir:
> "~/The Directory/and/its leaves"
> ~/The\ Directory/and/its\ leaves
Thanks for the clarification.

> HTH
>
> Charles
>
>
>
>> But, sad to say, I get the same error when I try to typeset my “Hello
>> World!” file using the™ minimals:
>>
>> /Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/setuptex: line 75: cd: / 
>> Applications/
>> ConTeXtMinimals/context: No such file or directory
>> The argument "" is not a valid TEXROOT path.
>> There is no file "/texmf/tex/plain/base/plain.tex"
>> provide a proper tex root (like '. setuptex /something/tex')
>>
>> Alan
>>
>> On Aug 23, 2008, at 21;04,37 , Charles P. Schaum wrote:
>>
>>> Here's a start:
>>>
>>> What's in your path? Typing set in the terminal window should tell
>>> you.
>>>
>>> Second, did you add
>>>
>>> source ~/path/to/context/tex/setuptex ~/path/to/context/tex
>>>
>>> to your ~/.profile
>>>
>>> You need to have the source work from when you log in, and that
>>> happens
>>> in the .profile, not the .bashrc. That way, stuff under Aqua see the
>>> right environment. If you just do cmdline, then .bashrc is OK.
>>>
>>> That's similar to GNOME under Linux/BSD.
>>>
>>> See what happens after you do that.
>>>
>>> Charles
>>>
>>> On Sat, 2008-08-23 at 13:16 -0400, Alan Bowen wrote:
>>>> Charles,
>>>>
>>>> I ran the last command (for “typical”) but now, when I try to  
>>>> typeset
>>>> \starttext
>>>> Hello World!
>>>> \stoptext
>>>> it appears that there is a “context” folder missing in the minimals
>>>> that I downloaded. That is, I get
>>>>
>>>> /Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/setuptex: line 75: cd: /
>>>> Applications/
>>>> ConTeXtMinimals/context: No such file or directory
>>>> The argument "" is not a valid TEXROOT path.
>>>> There is no file "/texmf/tex/plain/base/plain.tex"
>>>> provide a proper tex root (like '. setuptex /something/tex')
>>>> TeXExec | processing document 'hello.tex'
>>>> TeXExec | no ctx file found
>>>> TeXExec | tex processing method: context
>>>> TeXExec | TeX run 1
>>>> TeXExec | writing option file hello.top
>>>> TeXExec | using randomseed 1013
>>>> 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.
>>>> (/usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf/web2c/natural.tcx)
>>>> entering extended mode
>>>> (./hello.tex
>>>>
>>>> which indicates that Texlive 2007 was used.
>>>>
>>>> Alan
>>>>
>>>> Note: the text of ConTeXtMinimals.engine reads
>>>>
>>>> #!/bin/bash
>>>> source /Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/setuptex /Applications/
>>>> ConTeXtMinimals/context/tex
>>>> texexec "$1"
>>>>
>>>> On Aug 23, 2008, at 12;20,09 , Charles P. Schaum wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Open Applications/Utilities/Terminal from the finder
>>>>>
>>>>> Type (or cut n paste from Mail/Entourage) and don't put a carriage
>>>>> return between these lines (they are wrapped automatically)
>>>>>
>>>>> chmod a+x
>>>>> Users/alancbowen/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine
>>>>>
>>>>> If that fails - and it should not - try:
>>>>>
>>>>> sudo chmod a+x
>>>>> Users/alancbowen/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> You can substitute:
>>>>>
>>>>> chmod a+x ~/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine
>>>>>
>>>>> for the above path, and you can opt to do
>>>>>
>>>>> chmod u+x ~/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine
>>>>>
>>>>> when only you should execute it or
>>>>>
>>>>> chmod g+x ~/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine
>>>>>
>>>>> if anyone in your group can execute it
>>>>>
>>>>> or you can be "typical" and say
>>>>>
>>>>> chmod 775 ~/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine
>>>>>
>>>>> and that will make everyone executable and you/your group read-
>>>>> writable.
>>>>> Since you are using UNIX (as Mac OS X proudly touts) you might
>>>>> want to
>>>>> snag a reference on shell scripting and basic UNIX commands.  
>>>>> Welcome
>>>>> to
>>>>> the world beyond Aqua.
>>>>>
>>>>> That should do it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Charles
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, 2008-08-23 at 09:23 -0400, Alan Bowen wrote:
>>>>>> I have installed the Context Minimals following the newbie
>>>>>> instructions on the wiki at contextgarden for Mac users.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The instructions themselves are clear but should perhaps be
>>>>>> updated:
>>>>>> • the file originally downloaded is first-setup.sh not
>>>>>> first-setup.tsh
>>>>>> • to execute this file run ./first-setup.sh not first-setup.sh  
>>>>>> (at
>>>>>> least, the former worked and did not return a “command not found”
>>>>>> message).
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I also configured TeXShop as instructed. But now when I try to
>>>>>> typeset
>>>>>> a file, I get the error message:
>>>>>> Users/alancbowen/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine
>>>>>> does
>>>>>> not have the executable bit set.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> How can I fix this?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Alan
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Note:  I am running Mac OS X 10.5.4.
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