From: Jesse Alama <alama@stanford.edu>
To: ntg-context@ntg.nl
Subject: Re: trouble starting context
Date: Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:53:38 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m2iqvi44v1.fsf@stanford.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m2tzf247jo.fsf@stanford.edu>
Jesse Alama <alama@stanford.edu> writes:
> Jesse Alama <alama@stanford.edu> writes:
>
>> Taco Hoekwater <taco@elvenkind.com> writes:
>>
>>> Aditya Mahajan wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 3 Jul 2008, Jesse Alama wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Taco Hoekwater <taco@elvenkind.com> writes:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Jesse Alama wrote:
>>>>>>> Taco Hoekwater <taco@elvenkind.com> writes:
>>>>>>>> I have:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> LUAINPUTS=.;$TEXMF/tex/{context,plain/base,generic}//:$TEXMF/scripts/context/lua
>>>>>>>> TEXMFSCRIPTS=.;$TEXMF/tex/{context,plain/base,generic,}//;$TEXMF/scripts/context//
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> and I strongly suspect both are needed. After adjusting the value(s),
>>>>>>>> you will have to rerun luatools --generate.
>>>>>>> I modified texmf.cnf to give these variables those values, but I still
>>>>>>> get the same error, even after luatools --generate. Further
>>>>>>> suggestions?
>>>
>>> Try
>>>
>>> $ env TEXMFCACHE=/Users/alama context dissertation
>>>
>>> maybe that will help. (I am guessing right now, but I will install the
>>> texlive devel snapshot on a clean virtual machine on monday).
>>
>> Same problem:
>>
>> $ MTX_INPUT_TRACE=3 TEXMFCACHE=/Users/alama context dissertation
>> ! using suffix based filetype: %s | lua
>> ? blobpath asked: %s | context.lua
>> ? filename: %s | context.lua
>> - readable: %s | ./context.lua
>> ! using suffix based filetype: %s | lua
>> ? blobpath asked: %s | mtx-context.lua
>> ? filename: %s | mtx-context.lua
>> - readable: %s | ./mtx-context.lua
>> ! using suffix based filetype: %s | lua
>> ? blobpath asked: %s | mtx-contexts.lua
>> ? filename: %s | mtx-contexts.lua
>> - readable: %s | ./mtx-contexts.lua
>> ! remembered: %s | mtx-context.lua
>> MtxRun | unknown script: context
>>
>> I'll take this to the tex-live list -- perhaps something is
>> misconfigured in TL2008.
>
> The latest tl2008 snapshot seems to solve the problem (though I'm not
> sure why). Sorry for complaining -- I realize that LuaTeX+MkIV (and
> these days TL2008) are moving targets, but one's patience sometimes runs
> thin.
I spoke too soon: I confused a shell in which I had set up ConTeXt using
the setuptex script with a vanilla shell. The basic startup problem
still stands. (I've also asked for help on the TL list.)
Jesse
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prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-07-07 5:53 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-07-02 2:06 Jesse Alama
2008-07-02 7:56 ` Taco Hoekwater
2008-07-03 1:05 ` Jesse Alama
2008-07-03 9:18 ` Taco Hoekwater
2008-07-04 3:42 ` Jesse Alama
2008-07-04 4:16 ` Aditya Mahajan
2008-07-04 19:40 ` Jesse Alama
2008-07-04 20:32 ` Hans Hagen
2008-07-04 21:41 ` Jesse Alama
2008-07-04 22:17 ` Hans Hagen
2008-07-05 1:17 ` Jesse Alama
2008-07-05 7:17 ` Taco Hoekwater
2008-07-06 20:55 ` Jesse Alama
2008-07-07 4:55 ` Jesse Alama
2008-07-07 5:53 ` Jesse Alama [this message]
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