My (working) setup: TeXLive on MacOSX (full installation). This was
installed following the instructions in
http://home.salamander.com/~wmcclain/context-help.html#install. (I only
have a slow modem at home)
I tried to update context, with the same instructions.
1. I unzipped the new version in texmf (is this correct?) and
texhashed, edited etc. Running texexec --pdf myfile gave the errors
shown below (see copy of messages).
2. I removed context and put it in texmf-dist (the original context
seemed to be there?). Same result (see messages).
3. I then tried to install the minimal version from the pragma site
(macostex.zip). There are no instructions and I spent hours trying to
figure out what to do. I then found the following in the archives:
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you can put the minimal context in for instance
mkdir /mytex
after that run
. /mytex/setuptex /mytex
make sure that the file in /mytex/texmf-linux/bin path have the x flag
set
texexec --make --all
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I tried that, assuming that Mac BSD is close enouth to Linux, but
clearly this was written for somebody who knows much more than I do. I
was told to provide a proper tex root (something/tex), and when I did
(I think), I got a path containing //. Surely, it can't be that
difficult to give step by step instructions to somebody with basic unix
experience?!
Thanks for your help, Jörg
----Messages---------------
TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005
fixing engine variable : pdfetex
executable : pdfetex
format : cont-en
inputfile : book
output : pdftex
interface : en
current mode : none
TeX run : 1
This is pdfeTeXk, Version 3.141592-1.20a-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.3)
\write18 enabled.
%&-line parsing enabled.
(/usr/TeX/texmf/web2c/natural.tcx)
output format initialized to DVI
entering extended mode
(./book.tex
ConTeXt ver: 2005.08.19 fmt: 2005.8.21 int: english mes: english
language : language en is active
system : cont-new loaded
(/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex
systems : beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.tex
color : palette rollover is available
)
system : cont-old loaded
(/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-old.tex
loading : Context Old Macros
)
system : cont-fil loaded
(/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-fil.tex
loading : Context File Synonyms
)
system : cont-sys.rme loaded
(/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/user/cont-sys.rme
(/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/type-exa.tex)
(/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/type-syn.tex)
(/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/type-enc.tex)
(/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/type-dis.tex)
(/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/type-siz.tex)
(/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/type-map.tex)
(/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/type-spe.tex)
(/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/type-akb.tex))
bodyfont : 12pt rm is loaded
kpathsea: Running mktextfm ec-lmr12
mktextfm: Running mf-nowin -progname=mf \mode:=ljfour; mag:=1;
nonstopmode; input ec-lmr12
This is METAFONT, Version 2.71828 (Web2C 7.5.3)
kpathsea: Running mktexfmt mf.base
running `mf-nowin -ini -jobname=mf -progname=mf
-translate-file=cp227.tcx mf.ini' ...
This is METAFONT, Version 2.71828 (Web2C 7.5.3) (INIMF)
(/usr/TeX/texmf/web2c/cp227.tcx)
(/usr/TeX/texmf-dist/metafont/config/mf.ini
(/usr/TeX/texmf-dist/metafont/base/plain.mf
Preloading the plain base, version 2.71: preliminaries,
basic constants and mathematical macros,
macros for converting from device-independent units to pixels,
macros and tables for various modes of operation,
macros for drawing and filling,
macros for proof labels and rules,
macros for character and font administration,
and a few last-minute items.)
(/usr/TeX/texmf-dist/metafont/misc/modes.mf) )
Beginning to dump on file mf.base
(base=mf 2005.8.21)
2223 strings of total length 29887
11862 memory locations dumped; current usage is 3656&7844
1003 symbolic tokens
Transcript written on mf.log.
fmtutil: /usr/TeX/texmf-var/web2c/mf.base installed.
kpathsea: Running mktexmf ec-lmr12
! I can't find file `ec-lmr12'.
<*> ...ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input ec-lmr12
Please type another input file name
! Emergency stop.
<*> ...ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input ec-lmr12
Transcript written on mfput.log.
grep: ec-lmr12.log: No such file or directory
mktextfm: `mf-nowin -progname=mf \mode:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode;
input ec-lmr12' failed to make ec-lmr12.tfm.
kpathsea: Appending font creation commands to missfont.log.
! Font \*12ptrmtf*=ec-lmr12 not loadable: Metric (TFM) file not found.
<to be read again>
\relax
\xxdododefinefont ...tspec {#4}\newfontidentifier
\let
\localrelativefontsiz...
\fontstrategy ...ame #1\csname #2#3#4#5\endcsname
\tryingfontfalse \fi
<inserted text> ...yle \fontalternative \fontsize
\fi \iftryingfont
\fontstr...
\synchronizefont ...strategy \the \fontstrategies
\relax \fi
\ifskipfontchar...
<argument> \getvalue {\@style@ \fontstyle }
\edef \fontstyle {\fontstyle
}\if...
...
l.1
\enableregime [il1]
? ^Z
[1]+ Stopped texexec --pdf book.tex
luftmac:~/book/texbook hagmann$ less book.log
luftmac:~/book/texbook hagmann$ texexec --pdf book.tex
TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005
fixing engine variable : pdfetex
executable : pdfetex
format : cont-en
inputfile : book
output : pdftex
interface : en
current mode : none
TeX run : 1
This is pdfeTeXk, Version 3.141592-1.20a-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.3)
\write18 enabled.
%&-line parsing enabled.
(/usr/TeX/texmf/web2c/natural.tcx)
output format initialized to DVI
entering extended mode
(./book.tex
ConTeXt ver: 2005.08.19 fmt: 2005.8.21 int: english mes: english
language : language en is active
system : cont-new loaded
(/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex
systems : beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.tex
color : palette rollover is available
)
system : cont-old loaded
(/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-old.tex
loading : Context Old Macros
)
system : cont-fil loaded
(/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-fil.tex
loading : Context File Synonyms
)
system : cont-sys.rme loaded
(/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/user/cont-sys.rme
(/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/type-exa.tex)
(/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/type-syn.tex)
(/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/type-enc.tex)
(/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/type-dis.tex)
(/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/type-siz.tex)
(/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/type-map.tex)
(/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/type-spe.tex)
(/usr/TeX/texmf/tex/context/base/type-akb.tex))
bodyfont : 12pt rm is loaded
kpathsea: Running mktextfm ec-lmr12
mktextfm: Running mf-nowin -progname=mf \mode:=ljfour; mag:=1;
nonstopmode; input ec-lmr12
This is METAFONT, Version 2.71828 (Web2C 7.5.3)
kpathsea: Running mktexmf ec-lmr12
! I can't find file `ec-lmr12'.
<*> ...ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input ec-lmr12
Please type another input file name
! Emergency stop.
<*> ...ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input ec-lmr12
Transcript written on mfput.log.
grep: ec-lmr12.log: No such file or directory
mktextfm: `mf-nowin -progname=mf \mode:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode;
input ec-lmr12' failed to make ec-lmr12.tfm.
kpathsea: Appending font creation commands to missfont.log.
! Font \*12ptrmtf*=ec-lmr12 not loadable: Metric (TFM) file not found.
<to be read again>
\relax
\xxdododefinefont ...tspec {#4}\newfontidentifier
\let
\localrelativefontsiz...
\fontstrategy ...ame #1\csname #2#3#4#5\endcsname
\tryingfontfalse \fi
<inserted text> ...yle \fontalternative \fontsize
\fi \iftryingfont
\fontstr...
\synchronizefont ...strategy \the \fontstrategies
\relax \fi
\ifskipfontchar...
<argument> \getvalue {\@style@ \fontstyle }
\edef \fontstyle {\fontstyle
}\if...
...
l.1
\enableregime [il1]
