Hope this is the right place to ask...I have used, very gratefully, ConTeXt for the past few years on my Debian GNU/Linux system, and sometimes, when possible, I have installed it on client's/employer's Windows computers, using MikTeX. Maybe I have to change my OS from Debian to Solaris, on an Intelx86 machine, and so I would like to know if anyone has been using ConTeXt in that environment, or, if there is any reason to expect that it might or might not work. I noticed in the teTeX download page: http://theory.uwinnipeg.ca/search/tetex.html that pre-compiled binaries are available for Solaris running on Sparc computers, but it doesn't say anything about x86 machines. Any thoughts would be very much appreciated - non-programmer, end-user writing. By the way, my occupation is architect (buildings) and I use ConTeXt for all kinds of document preparation - office work, correspondence, presentations, etc. I recently received a reply to a proposal which I submitted, which included the following:
Thanks, I'll be back in touch. Robin PS most beautiful proposal ever! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Maybe the enthusiasm is a bit exaggerated, but, to the extent that there is truth in the sentiment, credit is largely due to ConTeXt, ConTeXt's author, and to the many on this list who have helped out over the years. Regards, rb
At 11:08 PM 12/14/2002 -0500, you wrote:
I noticed in the teTeX download page:
http://theory.uwinnipeg.ca/search/tetex.html
that pre-compiled binaries are available for Solaris running on Sparc computers, but it doesn't say anything about x86 machines.
Any thoughts would be very much appreciated - non-programmer, end-user writing.
Did you check out the latest tex live? (don't have the cd's here, so i cannot check it now). Hans ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE | pragma@wxs.nl Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: +31 (0)38 477 53 69 | fax: +31 (0)38 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- information: http://www.pragma-ade.com/roadmap.pdf documentation: http://www.pragma-ade.com/showcase.pdf -------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hans Hagen
Did you check out the latest tex live? (don't have the cd's here, so i cannot check it now).
In the readme it is stated that solaris i386 is supported but the directory with the binaries is not in the promised place (2nd CD). Patrick, who has just got his TeX-Calendar 2003!
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