All - I had not updated my install for quite some time, so I thought today might be a good time to try. I downloaded all the latest cont-*.zip files from the Pragma site, and did what I normally do to update: 1) Unzip all the new files in my texmf-local directory 2) texhash 3) texexec --make en nl mptopdf 4) texexec --make --all 5) updmap-sys 6) fmtutil-sys --refresh 7) texexec --version I see that I have installed the newest version: merlin:/home/.../TestDoc 128> texexec --version TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005 texexec : TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005 texutil : TeXUtil 9.0.1 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1992-2006 tex : pdfeTeXk, 3.141592-1.30.6-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.5) context : ver: 2006.07.14 12:08 cont-en : ver: 2006.07.14 12:08 fmt: 2006.7.19 mes: english total run time : 1 seconds warning : use 'texmfstart texexec' instead So, I decide to see if I can start using the texmfstart version as recommended. I find the "texmfstart.rb" file in the texmf-local/scripts/context/ruby/ directory, and see that the magic line doesn't work for me; on Solaris 10, the #!/usr/bin/env ruby just hangs. No problem, I can point it to my installed copy of ruby and it should work; I change the first line to #!//opt/sfw/bin/ruby and try "texmfstart texexec --version" and get an error: merlin:/home/.../TestDoc 130> texmfstart texexec --version /usr/local/teTeX/bin/i386-pc-solaris2.10/texmfstart:983: nested method definition def the_same(filter,filename) ^ /usr/local/teTeX/bin/i386-pc-solaris2.10/texmfstart:987: nested method definition def the_same(filter,filename) ^ Now, I don't know if it's a ruby error, or a problem with my system. The version of ruby installed is merlin:/home/.../TestDoc 131> ruby --version ruby 1.6.4 (2001-06-04) [i386-solaris2.10] and I am using teTex 3.0 built from source, and pdftex-1.30.6. I only normally generate PDF output in letter size, and this has worked fine for me in the old Perl version (in fact, it still works, but complains that I should use "texmfstart"). Any ideas about how I should go about fixing this? -- Mark Almeida mark.almeida@sun.com Solutions Architect (707)398-9524/x81132 Sun Client Solutions (707)429-0341 Home Office (707)480-5038 Cell