[NTG-context] How can I make a Gentoo Linux package for ConTeXt LMTX?

[Bruce Horrocks]

> On 15 Aug 2022, at 13:19, amano.kenji <amano.kenji at proton.me> wrote:
> 
> I was trying to translate instructions in install.sh and dependencies of install.sh into shell commands in a Gentoo Linux package.
> 
> Gentoo Linux downloads all dependencies and builds a package in a network namespace where there is no internet access.

If you must use a Linux that makes life hard... ;-)

I'm guessing you're trying to prepare ConTeXt for use in a private repository on a LAN so that your users can install it without needing Internet access?

ConTeXt only depends on glibc (iirc) - and it assumes it is present already. So do an install on a machine that does have Internet access and everything you need will then be self-contained in the directory you chose to install into. Zip up that directory and use it for subsequent installs as many times as you want just by unzipping it - no further Internet access required.

You'll need to set up the PATH for where you unzipped the file - but the install.sh file has the necessary information towards the end.

Try it and see - it's not like typical modern bloatware that pulls down 100's of Gbytes of dependencies willy-nilly.

> 
> Thus, install.sh cannot be directly used in a gentoo linux package. I have to translate instructions used in install.sh into shell commands.
> 
> How can I do that? Can I somehow execute mtx-install.lua, mtxrun.lua, or mtxrun in a way that doesn't require internet access?
> 
> ------- Original Message -------
> On Monday, August 15th, 2022 at 12:12 PM, Bruce Horrocks <ntg at scorecrow.com> wrote:
> 
> 
>>> On 15 Aug 2022, at 13:03, amano.kenji via ntg-context ntg-context at ntg.nl wrote:
>>> 
>>> TexLive has texmfcnf.lua that doesn't really work with texlive-context installed by linux distributions.
>>> 
>>> Arch Linux has its own patched version of texmfcnf.lua.
>>> 
>>> It seems I'd be better off with a linux package for ConTeXt LMTX.
>>> 
>>> How can I build and install ConTeXt LMTX on Gentoo Linux or any linux distribution?
>>> 
>>> I wish it was as simple as ./configure, make, and make install.
>> 
>> 
>> Install instructions for LMTX on Linux are here:
>> https://wiki.contextgarden.net/Installation
>> 
>> 
>> It's pre-built so there are no make steps.
>> 
>> Try it and ask again if you have problems. :-)
>> 
>> —
>> Bruce Horrocks
>> Hampshire, UK

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Bruce Horrocks
Hampshire, UK