Configuring 2 trees [was RE: [NTG-context] Times New Roman]
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Dear cartel,
===== Original Message From "Thomas A.Schmitz"
===== What does kpsewhich -var-value TEXMFLOCAL produce?
1.I have 2 trees: C:\Context (from mswintex.zip) and C:\TeXLive (from July04). kpsewhich -var-value TEXMFLOCAL works for the \Context tree:
C:\ConTeXt\texmf-mswin\bin\kpsewhich -var-value TEXMFLOCAL c:/ConTeXt/texmf-local
C:\ConTeXt\texmf-mswin\bin\kpsewhich -var-value TEXMFMAIN c:/ConTeXt/texmf
2. What I would like: how do I properly modify texmf.cnf (presumably C:\ConTeXt\texmf-local\web2c\texmf.cnf is the main one) so that a. C:\ConTeXt is given priority over C:\TeXLive; b. C:\TeXLive\texmf-var\web2c formats are searched after C:\ConTeXt\texmf-local\web2c c. C:\ConTeXt utilities like TeXFont install files to C:\ConTeXt\texmf-local\ instead of to C:\TeXLive\texmf-local (for some reason the C:\ConTeXt tree does recognize C:\TeXLive\texmf-local by default) Of course, I may be missing the big picture here, in which case please enlighten me! Part of my problem is that 1. apparently I can make both pdfetex and aleph formats in the TeXLive tree (efmt and fmt respectively), but only one of them in the ConTeXt tree (both are dumped as cont-en.fmt) 2. I can't just dump cont-tmf.zip into TeXLive\texmf-var, because some utilities (like texfont.exe) do not get updated or replaced. So I would have to manually delete e.g., texfont.exe and replace it with the new texfont.bat, making a mess of my TeXLive system. I really wish that updating/upgrading were not always such a pain... Best Idris Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523
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ishamid wrote:
I really wish that updating/upgrading were not always such a pain...
normally it isn't but currently there are three issues that make it painfull: - incompatible changes in the tds (enc/map paths) - changes in pdftex (no config, better map support) - the transition to latin modern - (unnoticed) changes in pattern file names - the usual changes in fonts and ... you end up in the middle of it i'll upload a new minimal (beware, tex live 2005 binaries), as well as the big windows zip (will take a few hours) 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------
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On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 10:31:44 +0100, Hans Hagen
i'll upload a new minimal (beware, tex live 2005 binaries), as well as the big windows zip (will take a few hours)
Any word on that? I saw something dated 3-16-05; I'm assuming that's not it (since your email is dated a day later?) Best Idris -- Professor Idris Samawi Hamid Department of Philosophy Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523
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Idris Samawi Hamid wrote:
On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 10:31:44 +0100, Hans Hagen
wrote: i'll upload a new minimal (beware, tex live 2005 binaries), as well as the big windows zip (will take a few hours)
Any word on that? I saw something dated 3-16-05; I'm assuming that's not it (since your email is dated a day later?)
i let my machine generate the tree while i was watching a movie the day before i uploaded the lot -) 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------
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