Todd DeVries wrote:
Hi,
I'm attempting to install context under miktex 2.4. I've updated the format files and followed other instructions as per the contextgarden discussions. I'm probably missing something really obvious and would appreciate any help offered. I receive this output when running the following commands:
I don't know why I keep using MikTeX (there are problems all the time, but it is [or at least it should be] easy to update and is already installed on most computers here), just some points: - texexec --make --all doesn't work anyway (well, it works, but it forgets to copy the files to the proper place) If you want to make formats, go to MikTeX options -> TeX formats -> choose cont-en -> Edit ... Here are the values that I have (it may be that I changed any of them manually, I don't remember): Format Name: cont-en Compiler: pdfe-TeX (Extended Mode) Input File Name: cont-en.tex Output File Name: cont-en.efmt Exclude has to be unchecked - MikTeX updates the formats automatically (if it does). If it doesn't, the "standard ConTeXt" ways fail anyway and searching for files doesn't always work either - I often have problems after upgrading ConTeXt, but I can hardly tell you what to do. I try all the different tricks (updating filename database, building the formats, ...) without any success, but after two days it simply works again by some black magic.
<< texexec test.txt
TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005
unknown file type: texmfscripts fixing texformat path : C:/localtexmf/miktex/fmt fixing engine variable : pdfetex
total run time : 0 seconds
That's the output that I get if the file doesn't exist. Can you make a file "test.tex" (not txt) and try to compile that one? Send the new report then (if there are any differences of course).
texexec --version and << TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005
unknown file type: texmfscripts texexec : TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005 texutil : TeXUtil 9.0.0 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1992-2004 tex : pdfeTeX, 3.141592-1.21a-2.2 (MiKTeX 2.4) (preloaded format=cont-en 2006.1.15) 15 JAN 2006 11:32 context : ver: 2006.01.09 cont-en : ver: 2006.01.09 fmt: 2006.1.15 mes: english unknown file type: 'fmt' unknown file type: 'fmt' unknown file type: 'fmt' unknown file type: 'fmt' unknown file type: 'fmt' unknown file type: 'fmt' unknown file type: 'fmt' unknown file type: 'fmt'
total run time : 1 seconds
I also get this output since December (I thought that ConTeXt was broken at first), but it is harmless and compiling the documents nevertheless works. Perhaps that extensive use of "unknown file type: 'fmt'" is the new Taco's inclusion that Hans mentioned in some other mail ;) "unknown file type: texmfscripts" should also be harmless and will disapear once MikTeX starts to support the new pdfTeX (if I understood correctly). Mojca