Re: [NTG-context] Geeze, I might try Linux after all... (not too off-tpic I hope)

The more I research, the less I understand...

From http://wiki.contextgarden.net/ConTeXt_Minimals :

--- quote --- Updating For now, the main recipe to update is to run first-setup again. A command similar to ctxtools --updatecontext might be provided in the future. --- unquote --- If ctxtools can't be used to update the OS's ConTeXt installation and there isn't a corresponding one to update the minimals' ConTeXt installation, what's its use then ? Also... --- quote --- Author: Mojca Miklavec Date: 2007-12-22 00:42 +100 To: mailing list for ConTeXt users Subject: Re: [NTG-context] Keeping up-to-date under TeXLive On Dec 21, 2007 6:22 PM, Joel C. Salomon wrote:

My new Ubuntu installation includes TeXLive version 2007-10. Is there a way for me to keep the ConTeXt part of this up-to-date with current (stable) versions?

ctxtools --updatecontext --- unquote --- Uh ??? Best, Alan On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 10:17 AM, Alan Stone wrote:

I don't understand. Please explain...

(1) >You cannot update the binaries that way (you are not supposed to :).

Why can't the binaries be updated that way (why aren't we supposed to) ?

(2) >On your own risk, you may update the binaries from minimals

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rsync -av \ rsync://contextgarden.net/minimals/current/bin/xetex/linux/bin/ \ /path/to/bin/with/xetex

Why on your own risk ?

Thanks a lot for clearing up the mist, Alan

On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 9:03 AM, Mojca Miklavec wrote:

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You cannot update the binaries that way (you are not supposed to :).

On your own risk, you may update the binaries from minimals rsync -av \ rsync://contextgarden.net/minimals/current/bin/xetex/linux/bin/ \ /path/to/bin/with/xetex

Mojca