Re: SciTE under GNU/Debian Linux - lpeg not loaded

[Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl>]

On 9/23/2017 9:19 PM, mf wrote:
> Il giorno sab, 23/09/2017 alle 10.47 +0200, Hans Hagen ha scritto:
>> On 9/22/2017 10:24 PM, mf wrote:
>>> Hello list,
>>> I'm trying to use SciTE under Debian GNU/Linux stable (64 bit) to
>>> edit
>>> my ConTeXt files.
>>>
>>> I've installed scite 3.7.2 from the Debian repository.
>>>
>>> Downloaded Scintillua and copied its "lexers" folder under
>>> /usr/share/scite. Created a symbolic link from /etc/scite/lexers to
>>> that folder:
>>> /etc/scite/lexers -> /usr/share/scite/lexers
>>>
>>> Copied the "context" folder from tex/texmf-
>>> context/context/data/scite
>>> and created a symbolic link to it in /etc/scite:
>>> /etc/scite/context -> /usr/share/scite/context
>>>
>>> Appended the following lines to /etc/scite/SciTEGlobal.properties:
>>> import lexers/lpeg
>>> import context/scite-context-user
>>>
>>> Now I open Scite and can see the ConTeXt customization.
>>> Shortcuts keys work, but syntax highlighting does not, because the
>>> lpeg
>>> library is not loaded.
>>>
>>> There's a message in the side window: "warning: lpeg not loaded".
>>> The message comes from the "scite-ctx.lua" file in the "context"
>>> folder.
>>>
>>> I've installed the package lua-lpeg from the Debian repository.
>>>
>>> When I run "lua scite-ctx.lua" it manages to load the lpeg library,
>>> because the warning does not appear. It's lua inside SciTE that
>>> can't
>>> load the lpeg library.
>>>
>>> Any hints?
>>
>> that message about lpeg is just there because the main scite binary
>> has
>> no lpeg
>>
>> the lpeg lexing is using a library from scintillua which comes with
>> textadept (that also uses the scintilla editing component)
>>
>> it's a bit annoying that this small lpeg lexing extension is not part
>> of
>> sciet itself nor that scite has lpeg on board (in which case i could
>> probably make the lexers use that)
>>
>> in fact, even the scintillua code was a moving target that i redid
>> the
>> lua code to a large extend to suit my needs and another unfortunate
>> aspect is that there is no real connection with scite's other
>> propertie
>>
>> so ... this is what i do (maybe i should ship a zip with all binaries
>> too):
>>
>> - install scite on windows
>> - also install the scintillua lib
>> - copy context stuff over it
>> - adapt the global or user properties file
>>
>> this is described in the manual in the distribution btw.
>>
>> - on linux i just use wine with the above
>> - on osx we never manages to get the combination working
>>
>> so ... when i have time (or motivation) i might look into a way to
>> enable/load lpeg in scite itself (should be doable i guess)
>>
>> an alternative is to use textadept ... context comes with files that
>> can
>> be used for that (it simply replaces some text adept files and
>> creates a
>> context specific instance) .. on my windows:
>>
>> start textadept -u c:\data\develop\context\textadept\data\context\
>>
>> (running from the editor is then somewhat more clumsy)
>>
>> on linux something
>>
>> textadept -u <texroot>/texmf-context/context/textadept/data/context/
>>
>> should work (hans that textapdept didn't change much in the meantime)
>>
>> Hans
>>
> 
> Thank you Hans, I followed the manual but Scite under Linux seems to
> ignore the Scintillua library, which should bring in the lpeg library.
> I've installed it and added the import directive in the
> SciTEGlobal.properties file, but it seems to have no effect.
> Instead the customization files from the context distribution work,
> because the interface is changed and the shortcut keys work.

i remember that there was something with the name (or maybe some path is 
hard coded in it)

> Until now I used Geany or Texworks to edit my files, but I was curious
> to try the editor you use, benefiting also from the customization you
> made.

the advatage is that it is consistent in the tex, xml, lua, etc lexing 
and in tex mode also supports mixed mode lexing

> I tried to run SciTE with wine, but it's 32 bit and my Debian is 64
> bit; it's possible to install it anyway, adding the i386 architecture,
> but it gives some problems with package dependencies.
> 
> Sure I will not urge you to enable lpeg inside Scite, I was simply
> exploring new tools to edit my files.
> 
> I've downloaded textadept, put its dir in the PATH and started
> <texroot>/tex/texmf-context/context/data/textadept/context/textadept-
> context.sh: it works!
> 
> Thanks again,
> Massi
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