Patrick, Thanks for responding.
I've installed the latest ConTeXt beta
How? Did you copy the new files over the old ones?
Yes, I downloaded cont-tmf.zip, and unzipped into /usr/share/texmf, overwriting everything.
I've edited texexec.ini, commenting out the reference to l:/...
You shouldn't need to do this.
I've edited ... what was it ... fmtedit?? darn, can't remember, but I uncommented two lines that refer to cont-en and cont-nl
fmtutil --edit?
Yes, that's it. [...]
Please post the output of `texexec --verb' and the output of `kpsewhich cont-en.efmt' and `type texexec'.
Sure thing. It follows below. Thanks again for your help, Gary --------------------------------------------------------- [gap2@pcp01974462pcs gap2]$ texexec --verb TeXExec 1.9 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2000 locating ini file : found by kpsewhich reading : /usr/share/texmf/context/config/texexec.ini setting : 'TeXShell' to 'tetex' for 'all' setting : 'UsedInterfaces' to 'en nl metafun mptopdf' for 'all' setting : 'UserInterface' to 'en' for 'all' setting : 'TeXExecutable' to 'tex' for 'all' setting : 'MpExecutable' to 'mpost' for 'all' setting : 'MpToTeXExecutable' to 'mpto' for 'all' setting : 'DviToMpExecutable' to 'dvitomp' for 'all' setting : 'DviSpecialScript' to 'dvispec' for 'all' setting : 'MpFormat' to 'metafun' for 'all' setting : 'TeXFormatFlag' to '&' for 'all' setting : 'MpFormatFlag' to '&' for 'all' setting : 'TeXExecutable' to 'pdfetex' for 'tetex' setting : 'TeXVirginFlag' to '-ini' for 'tetex' setting : 'TeXPassString' to '-progname=context' for 'tetex' setting : 'TeXBatchFlag' to '-int=batchmode' for 'tetex' setting : 'MpToTeXExecutable' to 'mpto' for 'tetex' setting : 'MpVirginFlag' to '-ini' for 'tetex' setting : 'MpPassString' to '-progname=mpost' for 'tetex' setting : 'MpBatchFlag' to '-int=batchmode' for 'tetex' used setting : TeXShell = tetex used setting : SetupPath = used setting : UserInterface = en used setting : UsedInterfaces = en nl metafun mptopdf used setting : MpExecutable = mpost used setting : MpToTeXExecutable = mpto used setting : DviToMpExecutable = dvitomp used setting : TeXProgramPath = used setting : TeXFormatPath = used setting : ConTeXtPath = used setting : TeXScriptsPath = used setting : TeXExecutable = pdfetex used setting : TeXVirginFlag = -ini used setting : TeXPassString = -progname=context used setting : TeXFormatFlag = & used setting : FmtLanguage = used setting : FmtBodyFont = used setting : TcXPath = locating fmtutil : found --help show this or more, e.g. '--help interface' [gap2@pcp01974462pcs gap2]$ kpsewhich cont-en.efmt /usr/share/texmf/web2c/cont-en.efmt [gap2@pcp01974462pcs gap2]$ type texexec texexec is hashed (/usr/bin/texexec)