From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/18066 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: consequences of recent update Date: 01 Feb 2005 20:19:28 -0500 Message-ID: Reply-To: mailing list for ConTeXt users NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1107307157 30690 80.91.229.2 (2 Feb 2005 01:19:17 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 01:19:17 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Wed Feb 02 02:19:16 2005 Original-Received: from ronja.vet.uu.nl ([131.211.172.88] helo=ronja.ntg.nl) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Cw9Al-0000k5-P5 for gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org; Wed, 02 Feb 2005 02:19:11 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 56630127B6; Wed, 2 Feb 2005 02:19:33 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from ronja.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (ronja.vet.uu.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 17409-04; Wed, 2 Feb 2005 02:19:31 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from ronja.vet.uu.nl (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 68EF412792; Wed, 2 Feb 2005 02:19:31 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id E5F5A12792 for ; Wed, 2 Feb 2005 02:19:29 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from ronja.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (ronja.vet.uu.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 17549-01-2 for ; Wed, 2 Feb 2005 02:19:29 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from mail1.panix.com (mail1.panix.com [166.84.1.72]) by ronja.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3A9771277C for ; Wed, 2 Feb 2005 02:19:29 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from panix5.panix.com (panix5.panix.com [166.84.1.5]) by mail1.panix.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 90D6758B3A for ; Tue, 1 Feb 2005 20:19:28 -0500 (EST) Original-Received: (from mickle@localhost) by panix5.panix.com (8.11.6p3/8.8.8/PanixN1.1) id j121JS128046; Tue, 1 Feb 2005 20:19:28 -0500 (EST) Original-To: ntg-context@ntg.nl Original-Lines: 68 User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.3 X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at ntg.nl X-BeenThere: ntg-context@ntg.nl X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: mailing list for ConTeXt users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Errors-To: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at ntg.nl X-MailScanner-From: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl X-MailScanner-To: gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.comp.tex.context:18066 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.comp.tex.context:18066 I recently upgraded my ConTeXt, which is calling for an updated pdftex as well: % texexec test-4.tex Use of uninitialized value in string eq at /usr/people/pm/bin/texexec line 344. Use of uninitialized value in string eq at /usr/people/pm/bin/texexec line 348. Use of uninitialized value in string eq at /usr/people/pm/bin/texexec line 348. TeXExec 5.2.4 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005 executable : pdfetex format : cont-en inputfile : test-4 output : pdftex interface : en current mode : none TeX run : 1 This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.14159-1.10b-2.1 (Web2C 7.4.5) entering extended mode (./test-4.tex{/usr/freeware/share/texmf/pdftex/config/pdftex.cfg} ConTeXt ver: 2005.01.26 fmt: 2005.1.30 int: english mes: english systems : pdfTeX version 110 -> please update systems : eTeX version 201 -> too old (bugs) I downloaded pdftex 1.20b and tried to build from source, but no matter what syntax I try, whether as root or as an ordinary user, I fail to get pdftex to recognize the main texmf tree: I'm doing % ./Build --datadir=/usr/freeware/share and I get configure: warning: The main texmf tree was not found at /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf. ***************************************************************** * Error: The main texmf tree was not found. * * Use the --datadir option to specify its parent directory. * * If you do not have the files, you should be able to them from * * the same place you got these sources from, or from one of the * * CTAN hosts. * ***************************************************************** Winging it by pretending /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf is correct. so pdftex is configured --without-[pretty much everything] I posted to the pdftex ml a few days ago, but, I guess, not being a subscriber, messages are not posted to the list, so I thought to ask here. My ConTeXt is in my ~/texmf tree, and if it's possible not to install an entirely new tex system, that would be preferable. Also, the are the "Use of unitialized string value..." messages related to this problem?. I had difficulties when trying to update ConTeXt about a month ago because of the old perl that was on my system, so I've recently updated to 5.8. Thanks very much for any suggestions, Peter --