Re: trouble starting context

[Jesse Alama <alama@stanford.edu>]

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.

Thanks,

Jesse

-- 
Jesse Alama (alama@stanford.edu)

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