Dear all, OK, as Matthew suggested (thx!), I ran "texexec --make", which returned alot of text flying by my command line window. Then I ran my test file again, and it created a dvi file (as well as 6 other files. So it seems to work now. However, when I run the test file, I still get the "unknown file type: texmfscripts" as the first entry, but the test file seem to be processed anyway. Does this mean I can forget about this warning? Also, what does "mktexlsr" refer to, that Matthew mentions below? In the "texexec.ini" file it is mentioned in relation to fptex and tetex, but for miktex the corresponding line says: for miktex set TeXHashExecutable to initexmf --update-fndb Best regards, Mats Broberg Matthew Huggett wrote

Have you also generated the formats? From texexec.rme:

,---- | % If this file is called 'texexec.rme', copy it to 'texexec.ini', % | check the settings above, change them according to your TeX % | distribution, and say: % | % texexec --verbose | % | % When set up properly, you should see your local settings fly by. | % When these settings are ok, the next call should work: | % | % texexec --make | % ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ | % and you should be able to process a file by saying | % | % texexec filename `----

And then of course, be sure to run:

,---- | mktexlsr `----

Mats Broberg wrote:

However, when I run the test file, I still get the "unknown file type: texmfscripts" as the first entry, but the test file seem to be processed anyway. Does this mean I can forget about this warning?

seesm like your tex binaries and context scripts are not in sync;

Also, what does "mktexlsr" refer to, that Matthew mentions below? In the "texexec.ini" file it is mentioned in relation to fptex and tetex, but for miktex the corresponding line says:

for miktex set TeXHashExecutable to initexmf --update-fndb

miktex and web2c have a different filename databases, but miktex has kpsewhich bundled so it can work with apps that depend on that Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------

Mats Broberg wrote:

Hans,

OK, and what should I do to remedy this? I am using ConTeXt out of the box, as it is when you install MikTeX.

Should I download something else from your site? A more recent distribution?

if things run fine, you can just ignore the message; normally more methods are used to locate files Hans ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------

On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 01:34:00 +0100, Johannes Werner wrote:

newinstaller, i struggled more than one day with installation of context. i'm using a different OS (redhat linux) and have a different tex-distribution on it (tetex), but maybe this hint is useful for you too: in the tetex-distro there is a file .../texmf/web2c/fmtutil.cnf . in this file the lines for context were commented by default - you have to uncomment them and run "fmtutil --missing" afterwards (or "fmtutil -all", if you have more time). maybe in miktex there's somthing similiar. at my first try i forget to run fmtutil, edited texexec.ini and run "texexec --make" which worked. but afterwards context had some "special features".

Which version of teTeX ? with "Redhat linux" I imagine that's very out-of-date tex system, right ?

Johannes, Thanks for the info, but I eventually managed to get the system up and running last night, and am playing around with it now by testing various and sundry examples in Hans' manuals. I have to say, ConTeXt seems very, very promising for my publication projects. I lack some features and functions, but all listmembers seem to be very helpful and hopefully I could eventually get help cooking up those. Best regards, Mats Broberg On Behalf Of Johannes Werner

newinstaller, i struggled more than one day with installation of context. i'm using a different OS (redhat linux) and have a different tex-distribution on it (tetex), but maybe this hint is useful for you too: in the tetex-distro there is a file .../texmf/web2c/fmtutil.cnf . in this file the lines for context were commented by default - you have to uncomment them and run "fmtutil --missing" afterwards (or "fmtutil -all", if you have more time). maybe in miktex there's somthing similiar. at my first try i forget to run fmtutil, edited texexec.ini and run "texexec --make" which worked. but afterwards context had some "special features".