Re: ConTeXt beta installation issue
On Monday, Mar 17, 2003, at 00:45 Europe/Amsterdam, Bruce D'Arcus wrote:
I've been using Simon's installer script successfully of late to install betas, but just ran into the following error (see below). Any ideas or suggestions?
The command I used was:
sudo perl install_context.pl --textree /Users/darcusb/Library/texmf /Applications/Installers/ConTeXt/cont-tmf.zip
I do note that the pdfetex.pool it says it can't open is in this directory:
/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/web2c/
It is pdfetex that fails because it cannot find the pool file. Whatever install_context.pl does, it seems to override PATH (another pdfetex on your system is found, not likely) or KPSE settings from /usr/local/teTeX/texmf.cnf in such a way that TeX stops working. Probably it tries to do some guessing itself instead of relying on existing settings. What might influence this is that my setup separates the texmf part that is related to binaries (like pool files that change when binary versions change) and the stuff that is the fondation (like ConTeXt, LATeX, etc). /usr/local/teTeX/texmf.cnf starts with:
% Our directory setup as explained in $SELFAUTOPARENT/share/README.gwtex % TEXMFMAIN contains the TEXMF tree installed by make install of the programs TEXMFMAIN = $SELFAUTOPARENT/share/texmf % TEXMFTE contains the main TEXMF tree from teTeX TEXMFTE = $SELFAUTOPARENT/share/texmf.tetex % TEXMFGW contains GW specific defaults and additions TEXMFGW = $SELFAUTOPARENT/share/texmf.gwtex % TEXMFLOCAL contains any local system TeXadmin overrides TEXMFLOCAL = $SELFAUTOPARENT/share/texmf.local % $VARTEXMF is where texconfig writes its local settings VARTEXMF = $TEXMFLOCAL % User texmf trees can be catered for like this... HOMETEXMF = $HOME/Library/texmf
% Our complete search path, the last three are searched through % ls-R exclusively, which means that you have to run texhash % after you have added, moved or deleted files in the tree TEXMF={$HOMETEXMF,!!$TEXMFLOCAL,!!$TEXMFGW,!!$TEXMFTE,!!$TEXMFMAIN}
In this case, there is a valid TeX setup, though uncommon because the separation of texmf into texmf and texmf.tetex. I need this separation to be able to update programs and foundation separately. A new foundation (texmf.tetex + texmf.gwtex) does not touch anything related to the binaries (like pool files) in texmf. If you send me the script I can have a quick look at it. G Here is what which and kpsewhich should tell you in a standard setup % which pdfetex /usr/local/teTeX/bin/powerpc-apple-darwin-current/pdfetex % kpsewhich pdfetex.pool /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/web2c/pdfetex.pool % kpsewhich cont-en.tex /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.tetex/tex/context/base/cont-en.tex
At 10:11 AM 3/17/2003 +0100, Gerben Wierda wrote: Probably it tries to do some guessing itself instead of relying on existing settings. What might influence this is that my setup separates the texmf part that is related to binaries (like pool files that change when binary versions change) and the stuff that is the fondation (like ConTeXt, LATeX, etc). /usr/local/teTeX/texmf.cnf starts with:
% Our directory setup as explained in $SELFAUTOPARENT/share/README.gwtex % TEXMFMAIN contains the TEXMF tree installed by make install of the programs TEXMFMAIN = $SELFAUTOPARENT/share/texmf % TEXMFTE contains the main TEXMF tree from teTeX TEXMFTE = $SELFAUTOPARENT/share/texmf.tetex % TEXMFGW contains GW specific defaults and additions TEXMFGW = $SELFAUTOPARENT/share/texmf.gwtex % TEXMFLOCAL contains any local system TeXadmin overrides TEXMFLOCAL = $SELFAUTOPARENT/share/texmf.local % $VARTEXMF is where texconfig writes its local settings VARTEXMF = $TEXMFLOCAL % User texmf trees can be catered for like this... HOMETEXMF = $HOME/Library/texmf
% Our complete search path, the last three are searched through % ls-R exclusively, which means that you have to run texhash % after you have added, moved or deleted files in the tree TEXMF={$HOMETEXMF,!!$TEXMFLOCAL,!!$TEXMFGW,!!$TEXMFTE,!!$TEXMFMAIN}
In this case, there is a valid TeX setup, though uncommon because the separation of texmf into texmf and texmf.tetex. I need this separation to be able to update programs and foundation separately. A new foundation (texmf.tetex + texmf.gwtex) does not touch anything related to the binaries (like pool files) in texmf.
here i also have split trees: # example setup file / hans hagen # # dos2unix setuptex # . setuptex # mktexlsr # texexec --make --alone TEXROOT=/usr/local/tex export TEXROOT PATH=$TEXROOT/texmf-linux/bin:$PATH export PATH TEXMFMAIN=$TEXROOT/texmf TEXMFLOCAL=$TEXROOT/texmf-local TEXMFFONTS=$TEXROOT/texmf-fonts TEXMFPROJECT=$TEXROOT/texmf-project TEXMFLINUX=$TEXROOT/texmf-linux VARTEXMF=$TEXROOT/texmf-var export TEXMFMAIN export TEXMFLOCAL export TEXMFPROJECT export TEXMFFONTS export TEXMFLINUX export VARTEXMF # the next lines fail on dec alpha os's, so there you need # to comment them (bug traced down by kees van marle/martin # corrino) HOMETEXMF= export HOMETEXMF TEXMFCNF=$TEXROOT/texmf{-local,}/web2c TEXMF='{$TEXMFLINUX,$TEXMFPROJECT,$TEXMFFONTS,$TEXMFLOCAL,!!$TEXMFMAIN}' TEXFORMATS=$TEXMFLINUX/web2c TEXPOOL=$TEXFORMATS MPPOOL=$TEXFORMATS export TEXMFCNF export TEXMF export TEXFORMATS export TEXPOOL export MPPOOL now, if you split off the bin tree, it makes sense to set TEXPOOL and MPPOOL explicitly; that way you can be sure that the binaries find them your way; the texmf files use these variables and copy them to the other relevant pool variables. [i installed tex on a mac here, and there i have TEXMFMACOSX as well] 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
On Mon, Mar 17, 2003 at 10:11:33AM +0100, Gerben Wierda wrote:
Whatever install_context.pl does, it seems to override PATH (another pdfetex on your system is found, not likely) or KPSE settings from /usr/local/teTeX/texmf.cnf in such a way that TeX stops working.
Probably it tries to do some guessing itself instead of relying on ???????? existing settings. What might influence this is that my setup separates the texmf part that is related to binaries (like pool files that change when binary versions change) and the stuff that is the fondation (like ConTeXt, LATeX, etc). /usr/local/teTeX/texmf.cnf starts with:
It does its utmost to get all its information from kpathsea. I find its integration with kpathsea its nicest feature.
% $VARTEXMF is where texconfig writes its local settings VARTEXMF = $TEXMFLOCAL
I would not like this. TEXMFLOCAL should survive through upgrades of the distribution, VARTEXMF should not.
If you send me the script I can have a quick look at it.
www.hobby.nl/~scaprea/context/install_context.pl Regards, Simon -- Simon Pepping email: spepping@scaprea.hobby.nl
At 08:54 PM 3/17/2003 +0100, you wrote:
I would not like this. TEXMFLOCAL should survive through upgrades of the distribution, VARTEXMF should not.
indeed; for similar reasons i have texmf-fonts (for commercial fonts) and texmf-project (for project we do for others) 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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