
Has anyone had success running ConTeXt as packaged with Ubuntu? I can't get texexec --lua to find the ConTeXt format files, nor can I figure out how to generate the format files for luatex. XeTeX is similarly flaky. I'm running Ubuntu Hardy alpha in hopes of getting more up-to-date packages; is this a vain hope? --Joel

Joel C. Salomon wrote:
Has anyone had success running ConTeXt as packaged with Ubuntu? I can't get texexec --lua to find the ConTeXt format files, nor can I figure out how to generate the format files for luatex. XeTeX is similarly flaky. I'm running Ubuntu Hardy alpha in hopes of getting more up-to-date packages; is this a vain hope?
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On Jan 14, 2008 2:26 PM, Hans Hagen
luatools --generate
texexec --make --luatex
texexec --luatex yourfile.tex
Looks like I'm still doing something wrong... chesky@maxwell:~$ sudo luatools --generate LuaTools | skipping /texmf-local/web2c/texmf.cnf LuaTools | skipping /texmf/web2c/texmf.cnf LuaTools | LuaTools | runtime: 0.04 seconds chesky@maxwell:~$ sudo texexec --make --luatex TeXExec | using search method 'kpsewhich' TeXExec | updating file database mktexlsr: Updating /var/lib/texmf/ls-R-TEXMFMAIN... mktexlsr: Updating /var/lib/texmf/ls-R-TEXLIVE... mktexlsr: Updating /var/lib/texmf/ls-R... mktexlsr: Done. LuaTools | version 1.1.1 - 2006+ - PRAGMA ADE / CONTEXT LuaTools | skipping /usr/bin/texmf-local/web2c/texmf.cnf LuaTools | skipping /usr/bin/texmf/web2c/texmf.cnf LuaTools | LuaTools | runtime: 0.05 seconds TeXExec | using tex engine luatex TeXExec | using tex format path /etc/texmf/web2c/luatex TeXExec | generating tex format cont-en LuaTools | no tex file with name cont-en.tex LuaTools | LuaTools | runtime: 0.06 seconds TeXExec | generating tex format cont-nl LuaTools | no tex file with name cont-nl.tex LuaTools | LuaTools | runtime: 0.06 seconds TeXExec | generating tex format mptopdf LuaTools | no tex file with name mptopdf.tex LuaTools | LuaTools | runtime: 0.06 seconds TeXExec | no lua compilations needed TeXExec | using mp engine mpost TeXExec | using mps format path /etc/texmf/web2c TeXExec | generating mps format metafun This is MetaPost, Version 0.993 (Web2C 7.5.6) (INIMP) (/usr/share/texmf/web2c/natural.tcx) (/usr/share/texmf/metapost/context/base/metafun.mp (/usr/share/texmf/metapost/context/base/mp-base.mp Preloading the plain mem file, version 0.63) (/usr/share/texmf/metapost/context/base/mp-tool.mp) (/usr/share/texmf/metapost/context/base/mp-spec.mp) (/usr/share/texmf/metapost/context/base/mp-core.mp) (/usr/share/texmf/metapost/context/base/mp-page.mp) (/usr/share/texmf/metapost/context/base/mp-text.mp) (/usr/share/texmf/metapost/context/base/mp-txts.mp) (/usr/share/texmf/metapost/context/base/mp-shap.mp) (/usr/share/texmf/metapost/context/base/mp-butt.mp) (/usr/share/texmf/metapost/context/base/mp-char.mp) (/usr/share/texmf/metapost/context/base/mp-step.mp) (/usr/share/texmf/metapost/context/base/mp-grph.mp) (/usr/share/texmf/metapost/context/base/mp-figs.mp) (/usr/share/texmf/metapost/context/base/mp-grid.mp (/usr/share/texmf/metapost/context/base/mp-form.mp (/usr/share/texmf-texlive/metapost/base/string.mp) (/usr/share/texmf-texlive/metapost/base/marith.mp (/usr/share/texmf-texlive/metapost/base/string.mp)))) (/usr/share/texmf/metapost/context/base/mp-func.mp) ) Beginning to dump on file metafun.mem (mem=metafun 2008.1.14) at most 3040 strings of total length 40279 48398 memory locations dumped; current usage is 12626&35547 1763 symbolic tokens Transcript written on metafun.log. TeXExec | TeXExec | tex engine path: /etc/texmf/web2c/luatex TeXExec | mps engine path: /etc/texmf/web2c TeXExec | TeXExec | mps: 14/01/2008 14:59:41 > /etc/texmf/web2c/metafun.mem (482060) TeXExec | TeXExec | runtime: 2.967322 chesky@maxwell:~$ texexec --luatex hello.tex TeXExec | processing document 'hello.tex' TeXExec | no ctx file found TeXExec | tex processing method: context TeXExec | TeX run 1 TeXExec | writing option file hello.top TeXExec | using randomseed 23 TeXExec | tex engine: luatex TeXExec | tex format: cont-en LuaTools | using format name /home/chesky/luatex-cache/context/formats/cont-en.fmt LuaTools | no luc/lua with name /home/chesky/luatex-cache/context/formats/cont-en LuaTools | LuaTools | runtime: 0.06 seconds TeXUtil | unable to locate hello.tui TeXUtil | shortcuts : 0 TeXUtil | expansions: 0 TeXUtil | reductions: 0 TeXUtil | divisions : 0 TeXUtil | loaded files: 0 TeXUtil | temporary files: 0 TeXUtil | commands: 0 TeXUtil | programs: 0 TeXUtil | tuo file saved TeXExec | TeX run 2 TeXExec | writing option file hello.top TeXExec | using randomseed 23 TeXExec | tex engine: luatex TeXExec | tex format: cont-en LuaTools | using format name /home/chesky/luatex-cache/context/formats/cont-en.fmt LuaTools | no luc/lua with name /home/chesky/luatex-cache/context/formats/cont-en LuaTools | LuaTools | runtime: 0.05 seconds TeXUtil | unable to locate hello.tui TeXUtil | shortcuts : 0 TeXUtil | expansions: 0 TeXUtil | reductions: 0 TeXUtil | divisions : 0 TeXUtil | loaded files: 0 TeXUtil | temporary files: 0 TeXUtil | commands: 0 TeXUtil | programs: 0 TeXUtil | tuo file saved TeXExec | runtime: 0.463467 chesky@maxwell:~$ Any tips? --Joel

Where to set it? Just as a UNIX environment variable
Yes.
(presumably in my .profile or similar)
First try it on from your shell before hardcoding it in your profile; it would be best not to set it at all, but for the moment we have no other choice.
as a kpse variable (which I don't know how to set)?
In texmf.cnf -- and actually, all kpathsea variables can be overridden in the environment, but this is of no relevance then, because Mark IV doesn't use kpathsea at all. Arthur

On Jan 14, 2008 3:16 PM, Arthur Reutenauer
You probably should set TEXMFCACHE as well.
chesky@maxwell:~$ mkdir .texmf-cache chesky@maxwell:~$ export TEXMFCACHE=~/.texmf-cache chesky@maxwell:~$ kpsewhich --expand-var '$TEXMFCACHE' /home/chesky/.texmf-cache Then I re-ran (without sudo) "luatools --generate", "texexec --make --luatex", and "texexec --luatex hello.tex", and got the same results. That wasn't it. --Joel

On Mon, 14 Jan 2008, Joel C. Salomon wrote:
Has anyone had success running ConTeXt as packaged with Ubuntu? I can't get texexec --lua to find the ConTeXt format files, nor can I figure out how to generate the format files for luatex. XeTeX is similarly flaky. I'm running Ubuntu Hardy alpha in hopes of getting more up-to-date packages; is this a vain hope?
Which version of context and luatex does hardy ship with? In Gusty I had to set TEXMFCNF=/usr/share/texmf/web2c LUAINPUTS=$MYTEXMF/tex/context/base/:$MYTEXMF/scripts/context/lua where $MTEXMF is the directory where I instal the latest context. Both mkii and mkiv work fine with this setup. I have not tried xetex. Aditya
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