Re: [NTG-context] How can I use ConTeXt from TeXLive2020 ?

Dear Axel, Thank you very much for your attention and your hints, which solved my problems with ConTeXt from TeXLive2020. Indeed following your suugestion, I removed the /opt/local/etc/texmf/ directory, as well as all other tex related directories and files in /opt/local/, and then installed again MacTeX2020. In oder to be on the safe side, I rebuilt also the locate database, then rebooted my machine: after that I could run luatools --generate and now with context --version I have current version: 2020.03.10 14:44. However I don't know why I had tex related files in /opt/local/, which is used by MacPorts… I hope to be able to explain to my colleague how to run ConTeXt (LuaTeX) within TeXShop from MacTeX2020. Thanks to eveyone! Best regards: Otared

On 12 Aug 2020, at 08:26, Axel Kielhorn wrote:

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Am 11.08.2020 um 16:57 schrieb Otared Kavian :

I don't have these files at this place, but in /opt/local/etc/texmf/ I do have /opt/local/etc/texmf/texmf.cnf /opt/local/etc/texmf/texmfcnf.lua the first one being created automatically when I tried to do mtxrun --generate after installing TeXLive2020. Ir says its content should not be modified directly and that its content is based on of the file /opt/local/etc/texmf/texmf.cnf.d The content of the above directory dates from 2019, and maybe that is why my logfile reports things being done with TeXLive2019.

The content of the file /opt/local/etc/texmf/texmfcnf.lua is written by Hans in date = "2012-05-24" time = "12-12-12".

Replacing /opt/local/etc/texmf/texmf.cnf with some other texmf.cnf does not help, since it is overwritten when one does mtxrun --generate

So the problem remains… Maybe I have to contact people who prepare MacTeX2020 and ask for help with them.

This looks like a Macports installation.

When I call the Macports version of context I get:

context --help resolvers | caches | path '/Users/axel/.texlive2020/texmf-var' created mtxrun | unknown script 'context.lua' or 'mtx-context.lua'

If you want to use the Macports version of ConTeXt please install

port install textlive-context

after installing that I get:

context --help mtx-context | ConTeXt Process Management 1.03 mtx-context | mtx-context | basic options: mtx-context | mtx-context | --run process (one or more) files (default action) mtx-context | --make create context formats mtx-context | mtx-context | --ctx=name use ctx file (process management specification) mtx-context | --noctx ignore ctx directives and flags mtx-context | --interface use specified user interface (default: en) mtx-context | mtx-context | --autopdf close pdf file in viewer and start pdf viewer afterwards mtx-context | --purge purge files either or not after a run (--pattern=...) mtx-context | --purgeall purge all files either or not after a run (--pattern=...) mtx-context | mtx-context | --usemodule=list load the given module or style, normally part of the distribution mtx-context | --environment=list load the given environment file first (document styles) mtx-context | --mode=list enable given the modes (conditional processing in styles) mtx-context | --path=list also consult the given paths when files are looked for mtx-context | --arguments=list set variables that can be consulted during a run (key/value pairs) mtx-context | --randomseed=number set the randomseed mtx-context | --result=name rename the resulting output to the given name mtx-context | --trackers=list set tracker variables (show list with --showtrackers) mtx-context | --directives=list set directive variables (show list with --showdirectives) mtx-context | --silent=list disable logcatgories (show list with --showlogcategories) mtx-context | --strip strip Lua code (only meant for production where no errors are expected) mtx-context | --errors=list show errors at the end of a run, quit when in list (also when --silent) mtx-context | --htmlerrorpage generate html error page instead (optional: =scite) mtx-context | --noconsole disable logging to the console (logfile only) mtx-context | --purgeresult purge result file before run mtx-context | mtx-context | --forcexml force xml stub mtx-context | --forcecld force cld (context lua document) stub mtx-context | --forcelua force lua stub (like texlua) mtx-context | --forcemp force mp stub mtx-context | mtx-context | --arrange run extra imposition pass, given that the style sets up imposition mtx-context | --noarrange ignore imposition specifications in the style mtx-context | mtx-context | --jit use luajittex with jit turned off (only use the faster virtual machine) mtx-context | --jiton use luajittex with jit turned on (in most cases not faster, even slower) mtx-context | mtx-context | --once only run once (no multipass data file is produced) mtx-context | --runs process at most this many times mtx-context | --forcedruns process this many times (permits for optimization trial runs) mtx-context | mtx-context | --batchmode run without stopping and do not show messages on the console mtx-context | --nonstopmode run without stopping mtx-context | mtx-context | --nosynctex never initializes synctex (for production runs) mtx-context | --synctex run with synctex enabled (better use \setupsynctex[state=start] mtx-context | mtx-context | --nodates omit runtime dates in pdf file (optional value: a number (this 1970 offset time) or string "YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM") mtx-context | --nocompression forcefully turns off compression in the backend mtx-context | --trailerid alternative trailer id (or constant one) mtx-context | mtx-context | --generate generate file database etc. (as luatools does) mtx-context | --paranoid do not descend to .. and ../.. mtx-context | --version report installed context version mtx-context | mtx-context | --global assume given file present elsewhere mtx-context | --nofile use dummy file as jobname mtx-context | mtx-context | mtx-context | More information about ConTeXt and the tools that come with it can be found at: mtx-context | mtx-context | maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context mtx-context | webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net mtx-context | wiki : http://contextgarden.net

If you want to use MacTeX please uninstall Macports TeX Live and use the GUI installer of MacTeX.

At least make sure that the /opt/local is not in your PATH when you call TeX from /Library/TeX/texbin.

Greetings Axel

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