[NTG-context] zint 2.12.0 barcode generator

[NTG-context] zint 2.12.0 barcode generator

[Keith McKay]

Hi all,

I've updated the zint barcode generator on my mac mini to 2.12.0 and now 
no barcode is produced. I have this vague recollection that it is only 
the 2.10.0 version of zint which works in ConTeXt. If I am correct, is 
ConTeXt likely to be updated so that 2.12.0 works?  I originally 
installed zint with Homebrew. There is a very complicated thread on 
stackoverflow on how to downgrade to previous versions of a formula in 
homebrew, but it is far too complicated for my wee brain.

Thanks

Keith McKay

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[NTG-context] Re: zint 2.12.0 barcode generator

[Michal Vlasák]

On Sun Aug 20, 2023 at 6:28 PM CEST, Keith McKay wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I've updated the zint barcode generator on my mac mini to 2.12.0 and now 
> no barcode is produced. I have this vague recollection that it is only 
> the 2.10.0 version of zint which works in ConTeXt. If I am correct, is 
> ConTeXt likely to be updated so that 2.12.0 works?  I originally 
> installed zint with Homebrew. There is a very complicated thread on 
> stackoverflow on how to downgrade to previous versions of a formula in 
> homebrew, but it is far too complicated for my wee brain.

Hans updated ConTeXt to account for 2.12.0 already in April, so it
should work, but maybe there is some subtle error (like there was when
we upgraded to 2.11).

Unfortunately I am unable to take a closer look until the end of the
month. In the meantime can you please try to compile the library
yourself? Here are the instructions:

    https://github.com/contextgarden/luametatex-optional-libraries

I.e. on Linux (please adjust for macOS):

    git clone --recursive https://github.com/contextgarden/luametatex-optional-libraries.git
    cd luametatex-optional-libraries
    cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
    cmake --build build -j4
    cp build/libzint.so /path/to/context/tex/texmf-linux-64/bin/lib/luametatex/libs/libzint.so

The repository is still based on zint 2.11, I will update it to 2.12
after I confirm that it works.

Michal
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[NTG-context] Re: zint 2.12.0 barcode generator

[Keith McKay]

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Thanks Michal!
I'll give this a try over the next few days and report back.
Best wishes
Keith

On Sun, 20 Aug 2023, 18:38 Michal Vlasák, <lahcim8@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sun Aug 20, 2023 at 6:28 PM CEST, Keith McKay wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I've updated the zint barcode generator on my mac mini to 2.12.0 and now
> > no barcode is produced. I have this vague recollection that it is only
> > the 2.10.0 version of zint which works in ConTeXt. If I am correct, is
> > ConTeXt likely to be updated so that 2.12.0 works?  I originally
> > installed zint with Homebrew. There is a very complicated thread on
> > stackoverflow on how to downgrade to previous versions of a formula in
> > homebrew, but it is far too complicated for my wee brain.
>
> Hans updated ConTeXt to account for 2.12.0 already in April, so it
> should work, but maybe there is some subtle error (like there was when
> we upgraded to 2.11).
>
> Unfortunately I am unable to take a closer look until the end of the
> month. In the meantime can you please try to compile the library
> yourself? Here are the instructions:
>
>     https://github.com/contextgarden/luametatex-optional-libraries
>
> I.e. on Linux (please adjust for macOS):
>
>     git clone --recursive
> https://github.com/contextgarden/luametatex-optional-libraries.git
>     cd luametatex-optional-libraries
>     cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
>     cmake --build build -j4
>     cp build/libzint.so
> /path/to/context/tex/texmf-linux-64/bin/lib/luametatex/libs/libzint.so
>
> The repository is still based on zint 2.11, I will update it to 2.12
> after I confirm that it works.
>
> Michal
>
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[NTG-context] Re: zint 2.12.0 barcode generator

[Bruce Horrocks]

On 20 Aug 2023, at 17:28, Keith McKay <mckaymeister@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I've updated the zint barcode generator on my mac mini to 2.12.0 and now no barcode is produced. I have this vague recollection that it is only the 2.10.0 version of zint which works in ConTeXt. If I am correct, is ConTeXt likely to be updated so that 2.12.0 works?  I originally installed zint with Homebrew. There is a very complicated thread on stackoverflow on how to downgrade to previous versions of a formula in homebrew, but it is far too complicated for my wee brain.

zint 2.12.0 works for me on an x64 Mac mini using ConTeXt ver: 2023.08.10 02:59

Following the instructions here <https://wiki.contextgarden.net/Barcodes>

1) I had to create the path $TEXROOT/tex/texmf-osx-64/bin/lib/luametatex/zint
2) I symbolic linked directly to the homebrew created libzint library

   $ cd $TEXROOT/tex/texmf-osx-64/bin/lib/luametatex/zint
   $ ln -s /usr/local/Cellar/zint/2.12.0/lib/libzint.dylib libzint.so

3) Then
   $ cd ~
   $ mtxrun --generate

4) and the sample file

   \usemodule[zint]
   \starttext
   \barcode[alternative=isbnx, text=9783865419026, width=4cm]
   \stoptext

   produced a barcode.

—
Bruce Horrocks
Hampshire, UK

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[NTG-context] Re: zint 2.12.0 barcode generator

[Keith McKay]

Apologies. I realised late last night that I had forgotten to update the 
paths zint in my shell and after doing that this morning all now works.

Apologies again.

Thanks for the help.

Keith

On 20/08/2023 22:05, Bruce Horrocks wrote:
> On 20 Aug 2023, at 17:28, Keith McKay <mckaymeister@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I've updated the zint barcode generator on my mac mini to 2.12.0 and now no barcode is produced. I have this vague recollection that it is only the 2.10.0 version of zint which works in ConTeXt. If I am correct, is ConTeXt likely to be updated so that 2.12.0 works?  I originally installed zint with Homebrew. There is a very complicated thread on stackoverflow on how to downgrade to previous versions of a formula in homebrew, but it is far too complicated for my wee brain.
> zint 2.12.0 works for me on an x64 Mac mini using ConTeXt ver: 2023.08.10 02:59
>
> Following the instructions here <https://wiki.contextgarden.net/Barcodes>
>
> 1) I had to create the path $TEXROOT/tex/texmf-osx-64/bin/lib/luametatex/zint
> 2) I symbolic linked directly to the homebrew created libzint library
>
>     $ cd $TEXROOT/tex/texmf-osx-64/bin/lib/luametatex/zint
>     $ ln -s /usr/local/Cellar/zint/2.12.0/lib/libzint.dylib libzint.so
>
> 3) Then
>     $ cd ~
>     $ mtxrun --generate
>
> 4) and the sample file
>
>     \usemodule[zint]
>     \starttext
>     \barcode[alternative=isbnx, text=9783865419026, width=4cm]
>     \stoptext
>
>     produced a barcode.
>
> —
> Bruce Horrocks
> Hampshire, UK
>
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