Then something is not making sense (to me). .bashrc clearly shows: export PATH=$PATH:/home/me/bin/context/tex/texmf-linux-64/bin, so does that not mean that bin can be found via the path? So why does 'context myfile.tex' not work? If I run a full path (. /home/me/bin/context/tex/texmf-linux-64/bin/mtxrun context myfile.tex) I get the message 'cannot execute binary file' and yet mtxrun is executable. I checked. Clearly I am making a basic error, but cannot work out what. Julian On 23/5/21 7:54 pm, Hans Hagen wrote:

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Hi Julian,

afaik with lmtx a setup is not necessary. With mk iv it established the tex tree. With lmtx the tree is somehow self-contained.

I use lmtx and point the compile command of my editor of choice (Geany, Kile, Texmaker, Emacs whatever) directly to .../context/tex/texmf-linux-64/bin/mtxrun --autogenerate --script context [file] Even mkiv doesn't need it .. just make sure the bin can be found (via

On 5/23/2021 9:52 AM, Benny Schurig wrote: the path) or call it fully quallified. Once started th ebinary can figure out where it sits in the tree.

The setup script(s) also (at least in the beginning) made sure that when for some reason an other tex installation had set some variables related to the "TDS" they were nilled, but when a context user just install context that doesn't happen

Hans

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Julian, is the luametatex file in that directory executable? both context and mtxrun are links to it: lrwxrwxrwx 1 xxx xxx      10  context -> luametatex -rw-r--r-- 1 xxx xxx    1315  context.lua -rwxr-xr-x 1 xxx xxx 2957368  luametatex -rwxr-xr-x 1 xxx xxx 7150016  luatex lrwxrwxrwx 1 xxx xxx      10  mtxrun -> luametatex -rw-r--r-- 1 xxx xxx  689635  mtxrun.lua all the best! Werner Am 23.05.21 um 12:14 schrieb jbf:

Then something is not making sense (to me).

.bashrc clearly shows: export PATH=$PATH:/home/me/bin/context/tex/texmf-linux-64/bin, so does that not mean that bin can be found via the path? So why does 'context myfile.tex' not work?

If I run a full path (. /home/me/bin/context/tex/texmf-linux-64/bin/mtxrun context myfile.tex) I get the message 'cannot execute binary file' and yet mtxrun is executable. I checked. Clearly I am making a basic error, but cannot work out what.

Julian

To all who assisted me in thinking the problem through (permission errors): Bruce, Luigi, Benny, Hans, Werner. Thank you! Julian On 24/5/21 3:42 am, Bruce Horrocks wrote:

I just setup a Mint virtual machine as a test and it all worked as expected so I'm not sure why you're having a problem. However you wrote earlier that you are using "Mint 21" but I can only find "Mint 20.1 LTS" - I assume that's what you meant?

If so then I suggest that you create a new Linux user and try installing under that new user. If it works then it's something in your user account. If it fails then ... well, we're no worse off. :-)

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On 23 May 2021, at 11:14, jbf wrote:

Then something is not making sense (to me).

.bashrc clearly shows: export PATH=$PATH:/home/me/bin/context/tex/texmf-linux-64/bin, so does that not mean that bin can be found via the path? So why does 'context myfile.tex' not work?

If I run a full path (. /home/me/bin/context/tex/texmf-linux-64/bin/mtxrun context myfile.tex) I get the message 'cannot execute binary file' and yet mtxrun is executable. I checked. Clearly I am making a basic error, but cannot work out what. — Bruce Horrocks Hampshire, UK

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Not pedantic, just correct. I should have said Linux Mint 21! I'll check the status of mtxrun but I thought all that would be automatic On Sun, 23 May 2021, 5:54 pm Bruce Horrocks, wrote:

On 23 May 2021, at 07:52, jbf wrote:

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Someone will quickly clarify what I am doing wrong here. Have used mkiv

until now but decided to download and install LMTX in /home/me/bin/context.

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I then ran export

PATH=/home/me/bin/context/tex/texmf-linux-64/bin:$PATH as the install script indicated at the end.

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When running mk iv, I always first ran a setup line (in my case it was .

/home/me/Documents/Freedom/Context/tex/setuptex). Do I need to run a setup also for LMTX installed as above? And what one, because there is no 'setuptex' as far as I can see. If I just run context myfile.tex I get the mtxrun | unknown script 'context.lua' or 'mtx-context.lua' message. Does this mean my 'path' command didn't work (and why not? It should have) or do I still need to run a setup before I try to compile?

You don't say which Linux you are using so I would first check to see that /home/me/bin/context/tex/texmf-linux-64/bin/mtxrun is executable.

I assume that you followed the instructions on the wiki page here? https://wiki.contextgarden.net/Installation

(Sorry to be so pedantic but it helps us to know exactly what you have done.)

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