Hello Hans,
Using an old texexec works fine for me. I didn't look into this yet.
hm, maybe some bug due to changed as a result of the new tds and binaries; i'll upload my local latest -)
No change. texexec is /opt/context/2004.6.21/bin/texexec test$ texexec test TeXExec 4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2004 executable : pdfetex format : cont-en inputfile : test output : standard interface : en current mode : none TeX run : 1 warning: Could not open char translation file `cp8bit.tcx'. This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.11a-2.1 (Web2C 7.5.2) kpathsea: Running mktexfmt cont-en.efmt This is pdfeTeXk, Version 3.141592-1.11a-2.1 (Web2C 7.5.2) \write18 enabled. %&-line parsing enabled. (/opt/texlive/8/texmf/web2c/cp8bit.tcx) ** ! End of file on the terminal... why? running `pdfetex -ini -jobname=cont-en -progname=context *cont-en.ini' ... This is pdfeTeXk, Version 3.141592-1.11a-2.1 (Web2C 7.5.2) (INITEX) \write18 enabled. %&-line parsing enabled. (/opt/texlive/8/texmf/web2c/cp8bit.tcx) entering extended mode (/opt/context/2004.6.21/texmf/tex/context/config/cont-en.ini{/opt/local/texmf/p dftex/config/pdftex.cfg} ... cp8bit is not found in the first line, but ok in the 7th. Do you have an idea what is going on? Patrick