$ mtxrun --script /usr/local/context/tex/texmf-context/scripts/context/lua/mtx-context.lua test.tex MTXrun | forcing cache reload MTXrun | resolvers: loading configuration file '/usr/local/context/tex/texmf/web2c/texmfcnf.lua' MTXrun | resolvers MTXrun | resolvers MTXrun | resolvers MTXrun | the resolver databases are not present or outdated MTXrun | warning: no format found, forcing remake (commandline driven) MTXrun | resolvers: loading configuration file '/usr/local/context/tex/texmf/web2c/texmfcnf.lua' MTXrun | resolvers MTXrun | resolvers MTXrun | resolvers MTXrun | format path: /usr/local/context/tex/texmf-cache/luatex-cache/context/9900c4dbe97a1b14af2919f718cfda5b/formats MTXrun | resolvers: using given filetype 'tex' MTXrun | no tex source file with name: cont-en.tex MTXrun | error, no format found with name: cont-en, aborting MTXrun | total runtime: 0.021 $ The cache directory does exist. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of ConTeXt distribution team, which is the registrant for ConTeXt distribution. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/379146 Title: mtxrun Status in ConTeXt distribution: New Bug description: from Alan BRASLAU, untested I did a fresh install of the minimals today and observed a fleeting, obscure mtxrun bug: $ context myfile did not find the script mtx-context.lua $ mtxrun --script /usr/local/context/tex/texmf-context/\ scripts/context/lua/mtx-context.lua myfile ran fine, as now does all subsequent runs of "context myfile". So something gets initialized, but is not found by default. You will only notice this upon a (totally) fresh install.