Eros Albertazzi wrote:
Patrick Gundlach wrote:
But unzipping it on top of the texlive was not the very best idea I'd guess.
I agree... but be aware that in http://contextgarden.net/Linux_Installation this is just what is suggested
As the author of that page I should respond! First of all, as the name suggests, it's about a Linux installation, and this is a Windows installation. I have no experience at all of Windows installs, and nothing on that page should be applied to Windows unless you know that it works there too. I don't. Second, the reason I make that recommendation is that in my set up, that is what works best. (Essentially that page is a copy of my own readme file which reminds me how to set up my server again after it crashes...) Replacing the files removes any doubt about versions of files being used, and forces one to review and understand the file structure and changes between versions. I always diff the complete fileset first to see what's changed. Perhaps a Windows_Installation page will be the result of the process you are going through. :-) Duncan
Hello Duncan,
As the author of that page I should respond!
:-)
First of all, as the name suggests, it's about a Linux installation, and this is a Windows installation.
Which should not make any differences when talking about tds.
I have no experience at all of Windows installs, and nothing on that page should be applied to Windows unless you know that it works there too. I don't.
Neither have I (windows experience)
Second, the reason I make that recommendation is that in my set up, that is what works best. (Essentially that page is a copy of my own readme file which reminds me how to set up my server again after it crashes...) Replacing the files removes any doubt about versions of files being used, and forces one to review and understand the file structure and changes between versions. I always diff the complete fileset first to see what's changed.
But the point is that with the changed metapost subdirectory, the old metafun stuff will stay there and will still be used unless you update your setup.
Perhaps a Windows_Installation page will be the result of the process you are going through. :-)
I think that distinguishing between texlive/miktex/whatevertex makes more sense here. Patrick -- ConTeXt wiki: http://contextgarden.net texshow-web: http://texshow.contextgarden.net List archive: http://archive.contextgarden.net
what is going on here??? is this the babel of our time? :-) OK, i re-installed a fresh copy of fpTex with the Context option. It will *not* install texexec at first. only after removing and re-installing the context option it will. then i added/unzipped all the cont-*.zip files into the texmf folder. i also copied the texexec.pl files into the place where the original files were. when i do a texexec --make at pone point it will complain. (c:/TeXLive/texmf/metapost/context/base/metafun.mp ! I can't find file `plain.mp'. l.27 input plain.mp ; % John Hobby's file Please type another input file name: what is it that i do wrong here (or before). (help) % floris
Floris van Manen wrote:
what is going on here??? is this the babel of our time? :-)
OK, i re-installed a fresh copy of fpTex with the Context option. It will *not* install texexec at first. only after removing and re-installing the context option it will. then i added/unzipped all the cont-*.zip files into the texmf folder. i also copied the texexec.pl files into the place where the original files were.
when i do a texexec --make at pone point it will complain.
(c:/TeXLive/texmf/metapost/context/base/metafun.mp ! I can't find file `plain.mp'. l.27 input plain.mp ; % John Hobby's file Please type another input file name:
if you install context, you can best do it into texmf-local (sometimes texmflocal) that way the files will be found there first; (it's also easier to prune that tree) here i have: texmf : latest tex live texmf-local : updates texmf-fonts : all kind if font stuff texmf-project : project files (i set the texmf cum suis variables to handle 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------
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