Hello Hans and others, I'd have two comments to the texmf/scripts/context/ruby/base/tex.rb script. 1. I find quite impractical that the formats (cont-en, cont-nl etc.) are hardcoded in the scripts. When one wants to add a new format, then he must add it on 4 or 5 places in the script, and do it again and again everytime when upgrading ConTeXt. :-( 2. Maybe this is an OS and TeX distribution specific issue... I use TeXLive 2005 on Windows XP. The TeX formats are located in C:\TeXLive\texmf-var\web2c. [the "kpsewhich --show-path=fmt" command also shows this path]. When generating a format using "texmfstart texexec --make en", the generated format is placed into C:\TeXLive\texmf-var\web2c\pdfetex. Then, when trying to use the format, it is not found... This is done on line 547 of tex.rb: texformatpath = if getvariable('local') then '.' else Kpse.formatpath(texengine,true) end So I've changed it to "Kpse.formatpath(texengine,false)" and everything is fine. But I don't understand why it is set so by default and why it doesn't work for me. Does anybody experience the same problem? -Richard
Richard Gabriel wrote:
Hello Hans and others,
I'd have two comments to the texmf/scripts/context/ruby/base/tex.rb script.
1. I find quite impractical that the formats (cont-en, cont-nl etc.) are hardcoded in the scripts. When one wants to add a new format, then he must add it on 4 or 5 places in the script, and do it again and again everytime when upgrading ConTeXt. :-( well, we can use:
def validsomething(str,something) if str then list = [str].flatten.collect do |s| something[s] || s # || s added end .compact.uniq if list.length>0 then if str.class == String then list.first else list end else false end else false end end and then you can say texexec --all --make --texformats=cont-xx given that you have cont-xx.tex
2. Maybe this is an OS and TeX distribution specific issue... I use TeXLive 2005 on Windows XP. The TeX formats are located in C:\TeXLive\texmf-var\web2c. [the "kpsewhich --show-path=fmt" command also shows this path]. When generating a format using "texmfstart texexec --make en", the generated format is placed into C:\TeXLive\texmf-var\web2c\pdfetex. Then, when trying to use the format, it is not found...
This is done on line 547 of tex.rb:
texformatpath = if getvariable('local') then '.' else Kpse.formatpath(texengine,true) end
So I've changed it to "Kpse.formatpath(texengine,false)" and everything is fine.
But I don't understand why it is set so by default and why it doesn't work for me. Does anybody experience the same problem?
we really need the engine path so i wonder why the format is not found; maybe an error in the cnf file (should recursively search the web2c path for formats) 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------
Hans Hagen wrote:
Richard Gabriel wrote:
Hello Hans and others,
I'd have two comments to the texmf/scripts/context/ruby/base/tex.rb script.
1. I find quite impractical that the formats (cont-en, cont-nl etc.) are hardcoded in the scripts. When one wants to add a new format, then he must add it on 4 or 5 places in the script, and do it again and again everytime when upgrading ConTeXt. :-( well, we can use:
def validsomething(str,something) if str then list = [str].flatten.collect do |s| something[s] || s # || s added end .compact.uniq if list.length>0 then if str.class == String then list.first else list end else false end else false end end
and then you can say
texexec --all --make --texformats=cont-xx
given that you have cont-xx.tex
2. Maybe this is an OS and TeX distribution specific issue... I use TeXLive 2005 on Windows XP. The TeX formats are located in C:\TeXLive\texmf-var\web2c. [the "kpsewhich --show-path=fmt" command also shows this path]. When generating a format using "texmfstart texexec --make en", the generated format is placed into C:\TeXLive\texmf-var\web2c\pdfetex. Then, when trying to use the format, it is not found...
This is done on line 547 of tex.rb:
texformatpath = if getvariable('local') then '.' else Kpse.formatpath(texengine,true) end
So I've changed it to "Kpse.formatpath(texengine,false)" and everything is fine.
But I don't understand why it is set so by default and why it doesn't work for me. Does anybody experience the same problem? we really need the engine path so i wonder why the format is not found; maybe an error in the cnf file (should recursively search the web2c path for formats)
I have the same observation. The TeXLive 2005 definition is TEXFORMATS = .;$TEXMF/web2c/{$engine,} but it seems to me tex binaries do not set $engine variable. If so, it can be locally solved (without changing binaries and supposing not using xetex or another engine) by TEXFORMATS = .;$TEXMF/web2c// Vit
I have the same observation. The TeXLive 2005 definition is
TEXFORMATS = .;$TEXMF/web2c/{$engine,}
but it seems to me tex binaries do not set $engine variable. If so, it can be locally solved (without changing binaries and supposing not using xetex or another engine) by
TEXFORMATS = .;$TEXMF/web2c//
Vit
I'm sorry it doesn't work for me either. (have TL2005 on WinXP) I still get the message "I can't find the TeX format 'cont-en'" unless I copy it into the 'web2c' directory. I've noticed this in context.cnf: TEXMFMAIN = $SELFAUTOPARENT/texmf TEXMFLOCAL = $SELFAUTOPARENT/texmf-local TEXMFFONTS = $SELFAUTOPARENT/texmf-fonts TEXMFEXTRA = $SELFAUTOPARENT/texmf-extra TEXMFPROJECT = $SELFAUTOPARENT/texmf-project VARTEXMF = $SELFAUTOPARENT/texmf-var TEXMF = {!!$TEXMFPROJECT,!!$TEXMFFONTS,!!$TEXMFLOCAL,!!$TEXMFEXTRA,!!$TEXMFMAIN} % --- cut --- TEXFORMATS = .;$TEXMF/web2c/{$engine,} It's strange that there isn't $VARTEXMF included in the TEXMF path. I've tried to add it: TEXMF = {!!$TEXMFPROJECT,!!$TEXMFFONTS,!!$TEXMFLOCAL,!!$TEXMFEXTRA,!!$TEXMFMAIN,!!$VARTEXMF} but with no result... :-( I'm attaching the complete context.cnf file for reference. -Richard
OH SO! There was only TEXFORMATS = .;$TEXMF/web2c in my texmf-var/web2c/texmf.cnf I changed it into TEXFORMATS = .;$TEXMF/web2c/{$engine,} (as suggested in context.cnf) and IT WORKS! Many thanks for the hint, Taco! -Richard _____ From: Taco Hoekwater [mailto:taco@elvenkind.com] To: mailing list for ConTeXt users [mailto:ntg-context@ntg.nl] Sent: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 14:49:34 +0200 Subject: Re: [NTG-context] base/tex.rb comments Richard Gabriel wrote:
I'm attaching the complete context.cnf file for reference.
context.cnf is not actually used by any programs. It is only provided as a sample of how texmf.cnf could be set up. Greetings, Taco _______________________________________________ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
well, we can use:
def validsomething(str,something) if str then list = [str].flatten.collect do |s| something[s] || s # || s added
Excellent! Could you please add it to the distribution? Many thanks! -Richard P.S. I'll probably have to learn at basics of Ruby... I'm familiar with Perl, PHP, shell scripts... but the Ruby code is totally cryptic for me! :-((( _____ From: Hans Hagen [mailto:pragma@wxs.nl] To: mailing list for ConTeXt users [mailto:ntg-context@ntg.nl] Sent: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 13:12:23 +0200 Subject: Re: [NTG-context] base/tex.rb comments Richard Gabriel wrote:
Hello Hans and others,
I'd have two comments to the texmf/scripts/context/ruby/base/tex.rb script.
1. I find quite impractical that the formats (cont-en, cont-nl etc.) are hardcoded in the scripts. When one wants to add a new format, then he must add it on 4 or 5 places in the script, and do it again and again everytime when upgrading ConTeXt. :-( well, we can use:
def validsomething(str,something) if str then list = [str].flatten.collect do |s| something[s] || s # || s added end .compact.uniq if list.length>0 then if str.class == String then list.first else list end else false end else false end end and then you can say texexec --all --make --texformats=cont-xx given that you have cont-xx.tex
2. Maybe this is an OS and TeX distribution specific issue... I use TeXLive 2005 on Windows XP. The TeX formats are located in C:\TeXLive\texmf-var\web2c. [the "kpsewhich --show-path=fmt" command also shows this path]. When generating a format using "texmfstart texexec --make en", the generated format is placed into C:\TeXLive\texmf-var\web2c\pdfetex. Then, when trying to use the format, it is not found...
This is done on line 547 of tex.rb:
texformatpath = if getvariable('local') then '.' else Kpse.formatpath(texengine,true) end
So I've changed it to "Kpse.formatpath(texengine,false)" and everything is fine.
But I don't understand why it is set so by default and why it doesn't work for me. Does anybody experience the same problem?
we really need the engine path so i wonder why the format is not found; maybe an error in the cnf file (should recursively search the web2c path for formats) 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
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