On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 4:37 PM, Taco Hoekwater
Yue Wang wrote:
beta is not working. failed when generating the format for mkii
It still works for me. You are still using ruby 1.8, I assume?
Yes.
TeXExec | unable to make format due to lack of permissions
Also, it seems that sometimes you get that when you are creating the formats from within a wrong starting directory. Can you try from e.g. C:\Temp ?
C:\temp>texexec --make TeXExec | using search method 'kpsefast' TeXExec | updating file database Cannot open C:/context/tex/texmf-project/ls-R to write. mktexlsr: Updating C:/context/tex/texmf-fonts/ls-R... mktexlsr: Updated C:/context/tex/texmf-fonts/ls-R. Cannot open C:/context/tex/texmf-local/ls-R to write. mktexlsr: Updating C:/context/tex/texmf-mswin/ls-R... mktexlsr: Updated C:/context/tex/texmf-mswin/ls-R. mktexlsr: Updating C:/context/tex/texmf-context/ls-R... mktexlsr: Updated C:/context/tex/texmf-context/ls-R. Cannot open C:/context/tex/texmf-extra/ls-R to write. mktexlsr: Updating C:/context/tex/texmf/ls-R... mktexlsr: Updated C:/context/tex/texmf/ls-R. mktexlsr: Done. TeXExec | using tex engine pdftex TeXExec | using tex format path ./pdftex TeXExec | unable to make format due to lack of permissions TeXExec | using mp engine mpost TeXExec | using mps format path . TeXExec | generating mps format metafun warning: mpost: unimplemented option -translate-file=natural.tcx This is MetaPost, version 1.102 (kpathsea version 3.5.7) (INIMP) (c:/context/tex/texmf-context/metapost/context/base/metafun.mp (c:/context/tex/t exmf-context/metapost/context/base/mp-base.mp Preloading the plain mem file, version 0.63) (c:/context/tex/texmf-context/metap ost/context/base/mp-tool.mp) (c:/context/tex/texmf-context/metapost/context/base /mp-spec.mp) (c:/context/tex/texmf-context/metapost/context/base/mp-core.mp) (c:/context/tex/texmf-context/metapost/context/base/mp-page.mp) (c:/context/tex/ texmf-context/metapost/context/base/mp-text.mp) (c:/context/tex/texmf-context/me tapost/context/base/mp-txts.mp) (c:/context/tex/texmf-context/metapost/context/b ase/mp-shap.mp) (c:/context/tex/texmf-context/metapost/context/base/mp-butt.mp) (c:/context/tex/ texmf-context/metapost/context/base/mp-char.mp) (c:/context/tex/texmf-context/me tapost/context/base/mp-step.mp) (c:/context/tex/texmf-context/metapost/context/b ase/mp-grph.mp) (c:/context/tex/texmf-context/metapost/context/base/mp-figs.mp) (c:/context/tex/ texmf-context/metapost/context/base/mp-mlib.mp) (c:/context/tex/texmf-context/me tapost/context/base/mp-grid.mp (c:/context/tex/texmf-context/metapost/context/ba se/mp-form.mp (c:/context/tex/texmf/metapost/base/string.mp) (c:/context/tex/texmf/metapost/ba se/marith.mp (c:/context/tex/texmf/metapost/base/string.mp)))) (c:/context/tex/t exmf-context/metapost/context/base/mp-func.mp) ) Beginning to dump on file metafun.mem (mem=metafun 2009.03.03) at most 2189 strings of total length 17786 49468 memory locations dumped; current usage is 12831&36510 1792 symbolic tokens Transcript written on metafun.log. TeXExec | TeXExec | mps engine path: . TeXExec | TeXExec | mps: 03/03/2009 17:59:21 > C:/temp/metafun.mem (483328) TeXExec | mps: 03/03/2009 17:59:21 > C:/temp/metafun.mem (483328) TeXExec | TeXExec | runtime: 0.328 C:\temp>ruby --version ruby 1.8.4 (2005-12-24) [i386-mswin32] C:\temp>
I have had this "due to lack of permissions" happen to me on various occasions also, but I've never been able to pinpoint the exact cause.
I use Hans's context/install/mswincontext.zip and upgrade context using the first-setup.sh inside that file. It works fine during the last few months. however, today the problem appears. I didn't change anything. so strange.
Best wishes, Taco
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