Dear all,
I have tried updating ConTeXt with the result that any ConTeXt
document results in the above
error message :(
I have re-installed everything (I hope - deleted teTeX from /usr/
local/, and the ipackages folder
from the home directory, then re-installed everything using
iinstaller) to no avail.
I tried both the ConTeXt beta and the stable version.
Any ideas what's wrong?
Full log file is below.
Thanks,
Matthias
TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005
fixing engine variable : pdfetex
executable : pdfetex
format : cont-en
inputfile : Untitled
output : pdftex
interface : en
current mode : none
TeX run : 1
This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.30.4-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.5)
(/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/natural.tcx)
entering extended mode
(./Untitled.tex
ConTeXt ver: 2006.06.14 20:42 fmt: 2006.6.15 int: english mes:
english
language : language en is active
On Sep 14, 2006, at 11:27 AM, Matthias Weber wrote:
Dear all,
I have tried updating ConTeXt with the result that any ConTeXt document results in the above error message :(
I have re-installed everything (I hope - deleted teTeX from /usr/ local/, and the ipackages folder from the home directory, then re-installed everything using iinstaller) to no avail. I tried both the ConTeXt beta and the stable version.
Any ideas what's wrong? Full log file is below.
Thanks,
Matthias
TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005
fixing engine variable : pdfetex executable : pdfetex format : cont-en inputfile : Untitled output : pdftex interface : en current mode : none TeX run : 1
This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.30.4-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.5) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/natural.tcx) entering extended mode (./Untitled.tex
ConTeXt ver: 2006.06.14 20:42 fmt: 2006.6.15 int: english mes: english
language : language en is active
system : cont-new loaded (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex FatalError : Your format does not match the base files!
FormatVersion : 2006.06.14 20:42 FilesVersion : 2006.09.13 23:47
return code : 0 run time : 1 seconds sorting and checking : running texutil
TeXUtil 9.0.1 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1992-2006 action : processing commands, lists and registers option : sorting IJ under Y option : converting high ASCII values error : empty input file Untitled
remark : 'texutil' is now part of 'texexec' warning : use 'texmfstart texutil' instead
total run time : 1 seconds
warning : use 'texmfstart texexec' instead
Matthias— Check the dates of the files cont-en.fmt and cont-nl.fmt in your /texmf.local/web2C and /texmf.local/web2C/pdfetex directories. My guess is that the ones in the former were created in June than the ones in the latter were created in September. If this is right, copy the September files from /texmf.local/web2C/pdfetex to / texmf.local/web2C. That worked for me and I hope that it does for you too. Alan
Hi Alan, that's not it, but: -- the files in /texmf.local/web2C are from September -- I do not have a pdfetex subdirectory in /texmf.local/web2C I can't locate any other copies of the files on my machine, either... Matthias On Sep 14, 2006, at 12:08 PM, Alan Bowen wrote:
On Sep 14, 2006, at 11:27 AM, Matthias Weber wrote:
Dear all,
I have tried updating ConTeXt with the result that any ConTeXt document results in the above error message :(
I have re-installed everything (I hope - deleted teTeX from /usr/ local/, and the ipackages folder from the home directory, then re-installed everything using iinstaller) to no avail. I tried both the ConTeXt beta and the stable version.
Any ideas what's wrong? Full log file is below.
Thanks,
Matthias
TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005
fixing engine variable : pdfetex executable : pdfetex format : cont-en inputfile : Untitled output : pdftex interface : en current mode : none TeX run : 1
This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.30.4-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.5) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/natural.tcx) entering extended mode (./Untitled.tex
ConTeXt ver: 2006.06.14 20:42 fmt: 2006.6.15 int: english mes: english
language : language en is active
system : cont-new loaded (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex FatalError : Your format does not match the base files!
FormatVersion : 2006.06.14 20:42 FilesVersion : 2006.09.13 23:47
return code : 0 run time : 1 seconds sorting and checking : running texutil
TeXUtil 9.0.1 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1992-2006 action : processing commands, lists and registers option : sorting IJ under Y option : converting high ASCII values error : empty input file Untitled
remark : 'texutil' is now part of 'texexec' warning : use 'texmfstart texutil' instead
total run time : 1 seconds
warning : use 'texmfstart texexec' instead
Matthias—
Check the dates of the files cont-en.fmt and cont-nl.fmt in your /texmf.local/web2C and /texmf.local/web2C/pdfetex directories.
My guess is that the ones in the former were created in June than the ones in the latter were created in September. If this is right, copy the September files from /texmf.local/web2C/pdfetex to / texmf.local/web2C.
That worked for me and I hope that it does for you too.
Alan
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What is the output of kpsewhere cont-en.fmt? Thomas On Sep 15, 2006, at 5:21 PM, Matthias Weber wrote:
Hi Alan,
that's not it, but: -- the files in /texmf.local/web2C are from September -- I do not have a pdfetex subdirectory in /texmf.local/web2C I can't locate any other copies of the files on my machine, either...
Matthias
/Users/matthias/Library/texmf/web2c/cont-en.fmt /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/cont-en.fmt On Sep 15, 2006, at 11:46 AM, Thomas A. Schmitz wrote:
What is the output of
kpsewhere cont-en.fmt?
Thomas
On Sep 15, 2006, at 5:21 PM, Matthias Weber wrote:
Hi Alan,
that's not it, but: -- the files in /texmf.local/web2C are from September -- I do not have a pdfetex subdirectory in /texmf.local/web2C I can't locate any other copies of the files on my machine, either...
Matthias
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Unless you have a good reason for keeping it, try removing the web2c directory from your /Users/matthias/Library/texmf/ and then rebuilding the format files. There has been much on the list about what people want in their ~/ texmf. Still, I find it much simpler to use it only for stuff that is mine and not part of the ConTeXT distribution. Alan On Sep 15, 2006, at 11:51 AM, Matthias Weber wrote:
/Users/matthias/Library/texmf/web2c/cont-en.fmt /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/cont-en.fmt
On Sep 15, 2006, at 11:46 AM, Thomas A. Schmitz wrote:
What is the output of
kpsewhere cont-en.fmt?
Thomas
On Sep 15, 2006, at 5:21 PM, Matthias Weber wrote:
Hi Alan,
that's not it, but: -- the files in /texmf.local/web2C are from September -- I do not have a pdfetex subdirectory in /texmf.local/web2C I can't locate any other copies of the files on my machine, either...
Matthias
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On Sep 15, 2006, at 5:51 PM, Matthias Weber wrote:
I can't locate any other copies of the files on my machine, either...
/Users/matthias/Library/texmf/web2c/cont-en.fmt /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/cont-en.fmt
Then you haven't looked very carefully. There are two, one in your private texmf tree, most probably unwanted. To get things going again, follow these commands: 1. rm -r /Users/matthias/Library/texmf/web2c 2. sudo su 3. rm /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/cont-en.fmt 4. texexec --make --all At this point, try and see if your installation works again. If it doesn't, you can either edit texmf.cnf or do this: 5. ln -s /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/pdfetex/cont- en.fmt /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/cont-en.fmt 6. ln -s /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/pdfetex/cont- nl.fmt /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/cont-nl.fmt 7. texhash 5. and 6. have to go into one line; you probably can't copy them from this mail. That should place the format in the right subdirectory. The
Thanks for the detailed instructions. After step 4, I get the log file below - I then proceeded with step 5 an 6. Step 6 gave me an error msg saying the file exists, so I proceeded, and now it seems I am having a working ConTeXt installation. Thanks again! Matthias TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005 fixing engine variable : pdfetex executable : pdfetex format : cont-en inputfile : Untitled output : pdftex interface : en current mode : none TeX run : 1 This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.30.4-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.5) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/natural.tcx) kpathsea: Running mktexfmt cont-en.fmt fmtutil: format directory `/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c' is not writable. Sorry, I can't find the format `cont-en.fmt'; will try `context.fmt'. kpathsea: Running mktexfmt context.fmt fmtutil: format directory `/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c' is not writable. I can't find the format file `context.fmt'! return code : 256 run time : 1 seconds total run time : 2 seconds warning : use 'texmfstart texexec' instead On Sep 15, 2006, at 12:31 PM, Thomas A. Schmitz wrote:
On Sep 15, 2006, at 5:51 PM, Matthias Weber wrote:
I can't locate any other copies of the files on my machine, either...
/Users/matthias/Library/texmf/web2c/cont-en.fmt /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/cont-en.fmt
Then you haven't looked very carefully. There are two, one in your private texmf tree, most probably unwanted. To get things going again, follow these commands:
1. rm -r /Users/matthias/Library/texmf/web2c
2. sudo su
3. rm /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/cont-en.fmt
4. texexec --make --all
At this point, try and see if your installation works again. If it doesn't, you can either edit texmf.cnf or do this:
5. ln -s /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/pdfetex/cont- en.fmt /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/cont-en.fmt
6. ln -s /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/pdfetex/cont- nl.fmt /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/cont-nl.fmt
7. texhash
5. and 6. have to go into one line; you probably can't copy them from this mail. That should place the format in the right subdirectory. The _______________________________________________ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
On Sep 15, 2006, at 11:21 AM, Matthias Weber wrote:
On Sep 14, 2006, at 12:08 PM, Alan Bowen wrote:
On Sep 14, 2006, at 11:27 AM, Matthias Weber wrote:
Dear all,
I have tried updating ConTeXt with the result that any ConTeXt document results in the above error message :(
I have re-installed everything (I hope - deleted teTeX from /usr/ local/, and the ipackages folder from the home directory, then re-installed everything using iinstaller) to no avail. I tried both the ConTeXt beta and the stable version.
Any ideas what's wrong? Full log file is below.
Thanks,
Matthias
TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005
fixing engine variable : pdfetex executable : pdfetex format : cont-en inputfile : Untitled output : pdftex interface : en current mode : none TeX run : 1
This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.30.4-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.5) (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/natural.tcx) entering extended mode (./Untitled.tex
ConTeXt ver: 2006.06.14 20:42 fmt: 2006.6.15 int: english mes: english
language : language en is active
system : cont-new loaded (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex FatalError : Your format does not match the base files!
FormatVersion : 2006.06.14 20:42 FilesVersion : 2006.09.13 23:47
return code : 0 run time : 1 seconds sorting and checking : running texutil
TeXUtil 9.0.1 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1992-2006 action : processing commands, lists and registers option : sorting IJ under Y option : converting high ASCII values error : empty input file Untitled
remark : 'texutil' is now part of 'texexec' warning : use 'texmfstart texutil' instead
total run time : 1 seconds
warning : use 'texmfstart texexec' instead
Matthias—
Check the dates of the files cont-en.fmt and cont-nl.fmt in your /texmf.local/web2C and /texmf.local/web2C/pdfetex directories.
My guess is that the ones in the former were created in June than the ones in the latter were created in September. If this is right, copy the September files from /texmf.local/web2C/pdfetex to / texmf.local/web2C.
That worked for me and I hope that it does for you too.
Alan
Hi Alan,
that's not it, but: -- the files in /texmf.local/web2C are from September -- I do not have a pdfetex subdirectory in /texmf.local/web2C I can't locate any other copies of the files on my machine, either...
Matthias
Rats! Are there other cont-en.fmt and cont-nl.fmt files on your machine? Run kpsewhich cont-en.fmt and let me know what you get back offlist. By the way, what installation for TeX/ConTeXt are you using and how did you do it? Did you run texmfstart texexec --make --all or (if you do not have the texmfstart stub working) texexec --make --all during or after installing ConTeXt? (You may have to begin these commands with sudo.) Alan
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