Patrick Gundlach wrote:
The cont-sys.tex is not installed by default. You have to copy cont-sys.ori or cont-sys.rme to cont-sys.tex.
Yes, I know that. Of course, I could have forgotten, but I didn't this time: $ find /usr/local/share/texmf -name cont-sys.tex /usr/local/share/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-sys.tex $ kpsewhich cont-sys.tex /usr/local/share/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-sys.tex $ grep mapfiles /usr/local/share/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-sys.tex \autoloadmapfilestrue % \resetmapfiles \usetypescript [map] [base] [all] \resetmapfiles So, unfortunately, the answer is not quite that simple. I notice in your post on the teTeX list that your cont-sys.tex explicitly loads a couple of map files. At first glance that doesn't seem related, but do you think it might be? You know, I have a feeling this is really a problem with pdftex--either an error in my texmf.cnf or a software bug. I have previously had problems with pdftex failing to find resources in $TEXMFLOCAL; in the past I have worked around this by moving files into $TEXMFMAIN, but I want to avoid that if at all possible--I use the teTeX package from my Linux distribution, and I'm tired of having my changes overwritten every time I upgrade. So, I appreciate your help so far. Still looking for a solution ... -- Matt Gushee Englewood, CO, USA