Thomas A.Schmitz wrote:

True, but that's not what mtexmfstart.pdf says...

if one uses texmfstart, you only need to set the permission of texmfstart in the bin path; nowadays, my calls to script in the bin paths look like: texexec -> #!/bin/sh texmfstart texexec.pl $@ that way i'm independent of anything funny that will happen with kpsewhich (since i only need to adapt texmfstart); think of recent changes in the script path and scriptpath location method; btw, you can use texmfstart for more things, like texmfstart --direct scite kpse:texmf.cnf this will launch scite and open the texmf.cnf file used by your current installation.

texmfstart version : 1.5.2 - 2003/2004 - www.pragma-ade.com

usage : texmfstart [switches] filename [optional arguments] switches : --verbose --report --browser --direct --execute --locate --program --file --page --arguments --make --lmake --wmake example : texmfstart pstopdf.rb cow.eps texmfstart --locate examplex.rb texmfstart --execute examplex.rb texmfstart --browser examplap.pdf texmfstart showcase.pdf texmfstart --page=2 --file=showcase.pdf texmfstart --program=yourtex yourscript.pl arg-1 arg-2 texmfstart --direct xsltproc kpse:somefile.xsl somefile.xml texmfstart bin:xsltproc kpse:somefile.xsl somefile.xml texmfstart --iftouched=normal,lowres downsample.rb normal lowres 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------

example : texmfstart pstopdf.rb cow.eps texmfstart --locate examplex.rb texmfstart --execute examplex.rb texmfstart --browser examplap.pdf texmfstart showcase.pdf texmfstart --page=2 --file=showcase.pdf texmfstart --program=yourtex yourscript.pl arg-1 arg-2 texmfstart --direct xsltproc kpse:somefile.xsl somefile.xml texmfstart bin:xsltproc kpse:somefile.xsl somefile.xml texmfstart --iftouched=normal,lowres downsample.rb normal lowres

Hmmm. What exactly 'texmfstart showcase.pdf' does? It starts something (AR?) shows nothing and after that freezed my Win2K Command Prompt. Is there some way how to close doc being opened in AR when running texexec? Vit Zyka

Hans Hagen wrote:

Vit Zyka wrote:

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example : texmfstart pstopdf.rb cow.eps texmfstart --locate examplex.rb texmfstart --execute examplex.rb texmfstart --browser examplap.pdf texmfstart showcase.pdf texmfstart --page=2 --file=showcase.pdf texmfstart --program=yourtex yourscript.pl arg-1 arg-2 texmfstart --direct xsltproc kpse:somefile.xsl somefile.xml texmfstart bin:xsltproc kpse:somefile.xsl somefile.xml texmfstart --iftouched=normal,lowres downsample.rb normal lowres

Hmmm. What exactly 'texmfstart showcase.pdf' does? It starts something (AR?) shows nothing and after that freezed my Win2K Command Prompt.

Ohh, there was some terrible state of AR. After closing AR it works now.

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Is there some way how to close doc being opened in AR when running texexec?

--autopdf should do that (make sure that the first time you do that, the doc os closed)

? Something like: texmfstart --autopdf latin.pdf texmfstart texexec.pl --pdf --format=cont-cz latin.tex but starting Perl with this way makes wrong with .pm paths, please see log bellow. Running perl c:\TeXLive\texmf-experim\scripts\context\perl\texexec.pl --pdf --format=cont-cz latin.tex directly (Active Perl distr) is OK. Vit Zyka -------------------------------- V:\tex\zk\context\font>texmfstart texexec.pl --pdf --format=cont-cz latin.tex Can't locate strict.pm in @INC (@INC contains: .) at c:/TeXLive/texmf-experim/sc ripts/context/perl/texexec.pl line 35. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at c:/TeXLive/texmf-experim/scripts/context/pe rl/texexec.pl line 35.

Hans Hagen wrote:

Vit Zyka wrote:

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? Something like:

texmfstart --autopdf latin.pdf texmfstart texexec.pl --pdf --format=cont-cz latin.tex

texmfstart texexec --pdf --autopdf --interface=cz latin

The same problem with paths: texmfstart texexec --pdf --autopdf --format=cont-cz latin Can't locate strict.pm in @INC (@INC contains: .) at c:/TeXLive/texmf-experim/sc ripts/context/perl/texexec.pl line 35. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at c:/TeXLive/texmf-experim/scripts/context/pe rl/texexec.pl line 35. VZ

Hans Hagen wrote:

Vit Zyka wrote:

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Can't locate strict.pm in @INC (@INC contains: .) at c:/TeXLive/texmf-experim/sc ripts/context/perl/texexec.pl line 35. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at c:/TeXLive/texmf-experim/scripts/context/pe rl/texexec.pl line 35.

can you update your perl installation? strict.pm should be in there

I think the problem is not in absence of strict.pm in my (not so old - summer 04) Perl distr. It is present in lib/strict.pm I can use strict in my scripts as well ;-) Problem occures when I run perl via texmfstart. And since it is exe on win I do not known how and with which environment is the Perl called inside. More over, you are using strict in texexec.pl atc., and both it works well: texexec.exe file.tex perl texexec.pl file.tex VZ

Taco Hoekwater wrote:

Vit Zyka wrote:

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Hans Hagen wrote:

Problem occures when I run perl via texmfstart. And since it is exe on win I do not known how and with which environment is the Perl called inside.

Here is a very small script. Save to a file and run texmfstart on it.

# envtest.pl map { print "INC .= $_\n" } @INC; map { print "$_ = $ENV{$_}\n"; } keys %ENV;

Toco, my result is: ------------------------- INC .= . USERPROFILE = D:\Documents and Settings\vit HOMEDRIVE = D: TEMP = D:\DOCUME~1\vit\LOCALS~1\Temp SYSTEMDRIVE = D: PROCESSOR_REVISION = 060a OS2LIBPATH = D:\WINNT\system32\os2\dll; SYSTEMROOT = D:\WINNT COMMONPROGRAMFILES = D:\Program Files\Common Files COMSPEC = D:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe LOGONSERVER = \\SPEKOUN APPDATA = D:\Documents and Settings\vit\Application Data WINDIR = D:\WINNT PROGRAMFILES = D:\Program Files OS = Windows_NT PROCESSOR_LEVEL = 6 PATHEXT = .COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH MATLAB = D:\Program Files\matlab USERNAME = vit PROMPT = $P$G NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS = 1 HOMEPATH = \Documents and Settings\vit PATH = C:\programs\ImageMagick-6.1.6\VisualMagick\bin;C:\programs\gs\gs8.14\bin; D:\Perl\bin\;D:\WINNT\system32;D:\WINNT;D:\WINNT\System32\Wbem;C:\TeXLive\bin\wi n32;D:\Program Files\Common Files\GTK\2.0\bin;D:\bin;c:\programs\matlab\bin;d:\v it\perl;C:\programs\libs\netcdf\bin;L:\bin PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER = x86 Family 6 Model 6 Stepping 10, GenuineIntel USERDOMAIN = SPEKOUN COMPUTERNAME = SPEKOUN ALLUSERSPROFILE = D:\Documents and Settings\All Users.WINNT PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE = x86 TMP = D:\DOCUME~1\vit\LOCALS~1\Temp TEXMFSTART.ENVTEST = ./envtest.pl ---------------------- but running 'perl envtest.pl' ---------------------- INC .= D:/Perl/lib INC .= D:/Perl/site/lib INC .= . ... texmfstart does not inherit @INC array? Vit