Still fails with the same error; [mohamed@localhost context-installation-directory]$ texexec first.tex TeXExec | processing document 'first.tex' TeXExec | no ctx file found TeXExec | tex processing method: context TeXExec | TeX run 1 TeXExec | writing option file first.top TeXExec | using randomseed 1222 TeXExec | tex engine: pdftex TeXExec | tex format: cont-en This is pdfTeX, Version 3.141592-1.40.3 (Web2C 7.5.6) \write18 enabled. (/home/mohamed/context-installation-directory/tex/texmf-local/web2c/natural.tcx) kpathsea: Running mktexfmt cont-en.fmt /usr/bin/mktexfmt: line 334: /home/mohamed/context-installation-directory/tex/texmf/texconfig/tcfmgr: No such file or directory fmtutil: config file `fmtutil.cnf' not found. I can't find the format file `cont-en.fmt'! TeXExec | runtime: 0.142191 The exact command I executed was; $ source ${HOME}/context-installation-directory/tex/setuptex ${HOME}/context-installation-directory/tex The link to the installation guide; http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Linux_User_Installation---there was a typo on the previous link. I've attached the log aswell appending it to the message, forgive me, I'm pretty new to mailing lists. === ENTIRE LOG === source ${HOME}/context-installation-directory/tex/setuptex ${HOME}/context-installation-directory/tex [mohamed@localhost context-installation-directory]$ echo '#!/bin/bash' > ~/.context_env [mohamed@localhost context-installation-directory]$ cat tex/setuptex >> ~/.context_env [mohamed@localhost context-installation-directory]$ chmod 755 ~/.context_env [mohamed@localhost context-installation-directory]$ echo "source ~/.context_env $PWD/tex" >> ~/.bashrc [mohamed@localhost context-installation-directory]$ source ${HOME}/context-installation-directory/tex/setuptex ${HOME}/context-installation-directory/tex [mohamed@localhost context-installation-directory]$ mktexlsr mktexlsr: Updating /home/mohamed/context-installation-directory/tex/texmf/ls-R... mktexlsr: Updating /home/mohamed/context-installation-directory/tex/texmf-extra/ls-R... mktexlsr: Updating /home/mohamed/context-installation-directory/tex/texmf-fonts/ls-R... mktexlsr: Updating /home/mohamed/context-installation-directory/tex/texmf-local/ls-R... mktexlsr: Done. [mohamed@localhost context-installation-directory]$ texexec --make --alone TeXExec | using search method 'kpsefast' TeXExec | updating file database mktexlsr: Updating /home/mohamed/context-installation-directory/tex/texmf/ls-R... mktexlsr: Updating /home/mohamed/context-installation-directory/tex/texmf-extra/ls-R... mktexlsr: Updating /home/mohamed/context-installation-directory/tex/texmf-fonts/ls-R... mktexlsr: Updating /home/mohamed/context-installation-directory/tex/texmf-local/ls-R... mktexlsr: Done. TeXExec | using tex engine pdftex TeXExec | using tex format path /home/mohamed/context-installation-directory/tex/texmf-linux-64/web2c/pdftex TeXExec | generating tex format cont-en ! I can't read pdftex.pool; bad path? TeXExec | generating tex format cont-nl ! I can't read pdftex.pool; bad path? TeXExec | generating tex format mptopdf ! I can't read pdftex.pool; bad path? TeXExec | using mp engine mpost TeXExec | using mps format path /home/mohamed/context-installation-directory/tex/texmf-linux-64/web2c TeXExec | generating mps format metafun This is MetaPost, Version 0.993 (Web2C 7.5.6) (INIMP) (/home/mohamed/context-installation-directory/tex/texmf-local/web2c/natural.tcx) (/home/mohamed/context-installation-directory/tex/texmf-local/metapost/context/base/metafun.mp (/home/mohamed/context-installation-directory/tex/texmf-local/metapost/context/base/mp-base.mp Preloading the plain mem file, version 0.63) (/home/mohamed/context-installation-directory/tex/texmf-local/metapost/context/base/mp-tool.mp) (/home/mohamed/context-installation-directory/tex/texmf-local/metapost/context/base/mp-spec.mp) (/home/mohamed/context-installation-directory/tex/texmf-local/metapost/context/base/mp-core.mp) (/home/mohamed/context-installation-directory/tex/texmf-local/metapost/context/base/mp-page.mp) (/home/mohamed/context-installation-directory/tex/texmf-local/metapost/context/base/mp-text.mp) (/home/mohamed/context-installation-directory/tex/texmf-local/metapost/context/base/mp-txts.mp) (/home/mohamed/context-installation-directory/tex/texmf-local/metapost/context/base/mp-shap.mp) (/home/mohamed/context-installation-directory/tex/texmf-local/metapost/context/base/mp-butt.mp) (/home/mohamed/context-installation-directory/tex/texmf-local/metapost/context/base/mp-char.mp) (/home/mohamed/context-installation-directory/tex/texmf-local/metapost/context/base/mp-step.mp) (/home/mohamed/context-installation-directory/tex/texmf-local/metapost/context/base/mp-grph.mp) (/home/mohamed/context-installation-directory/tex/texmf-local/metapost/context/base/mp-figs.mp) (/home/mohamed/context-installation-directory/tex/texmf-local/metapost/context/base/mp-grid.mp (/home/mohamed/context-installation-directory/tex/texmf-local/metapost/context/base/mp-form.mp (/home/mohamed/context-installation-directory/tex/texmf/metapost/base/string.mp) (/home/mohamed/context-installation-directory/tex/texmf/metapost/base/marith.mp (/home/mohamed/context-installation-directory/tex/texmf/metapost/base/string.mp)))) (/home/mohamed/context-installation-directory/tex/texmf-local/metapost/context/base/mp-func.mp) ) Beginning to dump on file metafun.mem (mem=metafun 2008.7.6) at most 3039 strings of total length 40265 48346 memory locations dumped; current usage is 12622&35523 1762 symbolic tokens Transcript written on metafun.log. TeXExec | TeXExec | tex engine path: /home/mohamed/context-installation-directory/tex/texmf-linux-64/web2c/pdftex TeXExec | mps engine path: /home/mohamed/context-installation-directory/tex/texmf-linux-64/web2c TeXExec | TeXExec | mps: 06/07/2008 23:26:19 > /home/mohamed/context-installation-directory/tex/texmf-linux-64/web2c/metafun.mem (481604) TeXExec | TeXExec | runtime: 0.348835 [mohamed@localhost context-installation-directory]$ texexec --version TeXExec | version 6.2.0 - 1997-2006 - PRAGMA ADE/POD [mohamed@localhost context-installation-directory]$ texexec --check TeXExec | current distribution: web2c TeXExec | context source date: unknown TeXExec | format path: /home/mohamed/context-installation-directory/tex/texmf-linux-64/web2c TeXExec | start of analysis TeXExec | end of analysis TeXExec | TeXExec | TeXExec | version 6.2.0 - 1997-2006 - PRAGMA ADE/POD TeXExec | TeXUtil | version 9.1.0 - 1997-2005 - PRAGMA ADE/POD TeXExec | CtxTools | version 1.3.3 - 2004/2006 - PRAGMA ADE/POD [mohamed@localhost context-installation-directory]$ texexec first.tex TeXExec | processing document 'first.tex' TeXExec | no ctx file found TeXExec | tex processing method: context TeXExec | TeX run 1 TeXExec | writing option file first.top TeXExec | using randomseed 1222 TeXExec | tex engine: pdftex TeXExec | tex format: cont-en This is pdfTeX, Version 3.141592-1.40.3 (Web2C 7.5.6) \write18 enabled. (/home/mohamed/context-installation-directory/tex/texmf-local/web2c/natural.tcx) kpathsea: Running mktexfmt cont-en.fmt /usr/bin/mktexfmt: line 334: /home/mohamed/context-installation-directory/tex/texmf/texconfig/tcfmgr: No such file or directory fmtutil: config file `fmtutil.cnf' not found. I can't find the format file `cont-en.fmt'! TeXExec | runtime: 0.142191 ======= On Jul 6 2008, Patrick Gundlach wrote:

Hi,

...

What happens if you run the following command manually?

$ source $(HOME)/tex/setuptex $(HOME)/tex

small typo, I'd guess:

$ source ${HOME}/tex/setuptex ${HOME}/tex

($() is command substitution ${} is var-expansion - I know you know it)

Patrick

-- Thanks Mohamed Bana