On macOS (at least mine) it doesn't work. Here is the full output, maybe someone has an idea why: resolvers | formats | executing runner 'run luametatex format': /Users/wolfrum/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf-osx-arm64/bin/luametatex --jobname="./placelist_test.tex" --socket --shell-escape --fmt=/Users/wolfrum/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf-cache/luametatex-cache/context/5fe67e0bfe781ce0dde776fb1556f32e/formats/luametatex/cont-en.fmt --lua=/Users/wolfrum/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf-cache/luametatex-cache/context/5fe67e0bfe781ce0dde776fb1556f32e/formats/luametatex/cont-en.lui --c:autopdf --c:currentrun=1 --c:fulljobname="./placelist_test.tex" --c:input="./placelist_test.tex" --c:kindofrun=1 --c:maxnofruns=9 --c:texmfbinpath="/Users/wolfrum/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf-osx-arm64/bin" system > system > ConTeXt ver: 2025.02.07 20:46 LMTX fmt: 2025.2.8 int: english/english system > system > 'cont-new.mkxl' loaded open source > level 1, order 1, name '/Users/wolfrum/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkxl/cont-new.mkxl' system > beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.mkiv close source > level 1, order 1, name '/Users/wolfrum/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkxl/cont-new.mkxl' system > files > jobname './placelist_test', input './placelist_test.tex', result './placelist_test' fonts > latin modern fonts are not preloaded languages > language 'en' is active open source > level 1, order 2, name './placelist_test.tex' fonts > preloading latin modern fonts (second stage) fonts > 'fallback modern rm 12pt' is loaded structure > sectioning > section @ level 3 : 0.0.1 -> test pages > flushing realpage 1, userpage 1, subpage 1 close source > level 1, order 2, name './placelist_test.tex' backend > xmp > using file '/Users/wolfrum/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkiv/lpdf-pdx.xml' mkiv lua stats > used config file: selfautoparent:/texmf/web2c/texmfcnf.lua mkiv lua stats > used cache path: /Users/wolfrum/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf-cache/luametatex-cache/context/5fe67e0bfe781ce0dde776fb1556f32e mkiv lua stats > resource resolver: loadtime 0.003 seconds, 0 scans with scantime 0.000 seconds, 0 shared scans, 13 found files, scanned paths: <none> mkiv lua stats > stored bytecode data: 527 modules (0.115 sec), 106 tables (0.007 sec), 633 chunks (0.121 sec) mkiv lua stats > traced context lua functions: maxstack: 1857, freed: 0, unreachable: 1857 mkiv lua stats > cleaned up reserved nodes: 76 nodes, 8 lists of 444 mkiv lua stats > node memory usage: 15 attribute, 1 glue, 135 gluespec, 1 kern, 656 mathspec, 3 penalty, 29 specification, 2 temp mkiv lua stats > node list callback tasks: 16 unique task lists, 10 instances (re)created, 72 calls mkiv lua stats > used backend: pdf mkiv lua stats > jobdata time: 0.001 seconds saving, 0.000 seconds loading mkiv lua stats > callbacks: file: 61, saved: 222, direct: 2, function: 616, value: 429, message: 0, bytecode: 633, late 0, total: 1963 (0 per page) mkiv lua stats > randomizer: initialized with value 0.64850188871931713 mkiv lua stats > loaded patterns: en::1, load time: 0.000 mkiv lua stats > loaded fonts: 3 files: latinmodernmathcompanion-regular.otf, latinmodern-math.otf, lmroman10-regular.otf mkiv lua stats > font engine: otf 3.144, afm 1.541, tfm 1.000, 14 instances, 9 shared in backend, 4 common vectors, 5 common hashes, load time 0.125 seconds mkiv lua stats > math tweaking time: 0.051 seconds, 18 math goodie tables mkiv lua stats > font embedding time: 0.001 seconds, 1 fonts mkiv lua stats > result saved in file: placelist_test.pdf, compresslevel 1, objectcompresslevel 3, 5 streams, 0 uncompressed, 4 compressed, 1 not compressed, threshold 40 mkiv lua stats > positions: 4 collected, 0 deltas, 0 shared partials, 0 partial entries mkiv lua stats > used platform: osx-arm, type: unix, binary subtree: texmf-osx-arm64 mkiv lua stats > used engine: luametatex version: 2.11.06, functionality level: 20250206, format id: 715, compiler: clang mkiv lua stats > tex properties: 938216 hash slots used of 2097152, 53559 control sequences, approximate memory usage: 118 MB mkiv lua stats > lua properties: engine: lua 5.5, format 4, used memory: 60 MB, ctx: 57 MB, max: 57 MB, symbol mask: utf (τεχ) mkiv lua stats > runtime: 0.290 seconds, 1 processed pages, 1 shipped pages, 3.451 pages/second resolvers | formats | executing runner 'run luametatex format': /Users/wolfrum/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf-osx-arm64/bin/luametatex --jobname="./placelist_test.tex" --socket --shell-escape --fmt=/Users/wolfrum/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf-cache/luametatex-cache/context/5fe67e0bfe781ce0dde776fb1556f32e/formats/luametatex/cont-en.fmt --lua=/Users/wolfrum/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf-cache/luametatex-cache/context/5fe67e0bfe781ce0dde776fb1556f32e/formats/luametatex/cont-en.lui --c:autopdf --c:currentrun=2 --c:fulljobname="./placelist_test.tex" --c:input="./placelist_test.tex" --c:kindofrun=2 --c:maxnofruns=9 --c:texmfbinpath="/Users/wolfrum/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf-osx-arm64/bin" system > system > ConTeXt ver: 2025.02.07 20:46 LMTX fmt: 2025.2.8 int: english/english system > system > 'cont-new.mkxl' loaded open source > level 1, order 1, name '/Users/wolfrum/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkxl/cont-new.mkxl' system > beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.mkiv close source > level 1, order 1, name '/Users/wolfrum/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkxl/cont-new.mkxl' system > files > jobname './placelist_test', input './placelist_test.tex', result './placelist_test' fonts > latin modern fonts are not preloaded languages > language 'en' is active open source > level 1, order 2, name './placelist_test.tex' fonts > preloading latin modern fonts (second stage) mtx-context | fatal error: return code: 1 Steffen

Am 08.02.2025 um 22:00 schrieb Pablo Rodriguez via ntg-context :

On 2/8/25 21:22, Mikael Sundqvist wrote:

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For what it's worth, it works here.

/Mikael

Hi Steffen,

it works here too (LMTX 2025.02.07 20:46 on Linux64).

Just in case it might help,

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I wiped the cache, deleted the trash, then ran cd ~/context-osx-arm64/ sh install.sh context --make and still got a fatal error: resolvers | formats | executing runner 'run luametatex format': /Users/wolfrum/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf-osx-arm64/bin/luametatex --jobname="./placelist_test.tex" --socket --shell-escape --fmt=/Users/wolfrum/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf-cache/luametatex-cache/context/5fe67e0bfe781ce0dde776fb1556f32e/formats/luametatex/cont-en.fmt --lua=/Users/wolfrum/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf-cache/luametatex-cache/context/5fe67e0bfe781ce0dde776fb1556f32e/formats/luametatex/cont-en.lui --c:autopdf --c:currentrun=1 --c:fulljobname="./placelist_test.tex" --c:input="./placelist_test.tex" --c:kindofrun=1 --c:maxnofruns=9 --c:texmfbinpath="/Users/wolfrum/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf-osx-arm64/bin" system > system > ConTeXt ver: 2025.02.07 20:46 LMTX fmt: 2025.2.9 int: english/english system > system > 'cont-new.mkxl' loaded open source > level 1, order 1, name '/Users/wolfrum/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkxl/cont-new.mkxl' system > beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.mkiv close source > level 1, order 1, name '/Users/wolfrum/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkxl/cont-new.mkxl' system > files > jobname './placelist_test', input './placelist_test.tex', result './placelist_test' fonts > latin modern fonts are not preloaded languages > language 'en' is active open source > level 1, order 2, name './placelist_test.tex' fonts > preloading latin modern fonts (second stage) fonts > otf loading > loading '/Users/wolfrum/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf/fonts/data/gust/lm/lmroman10-regular.otf', hash 'lmroman10-regular' fonts > otf loading > loading done fonts > otf loading > saving '/Users/wolfrum/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf/fonts/data/gust/lm/lmroman10-regular.otf' in cache system > lua > compiling '/Users/wolfrum/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf-cache/luametatex-cache/context/5fe67e0bfe781ce0dde776fb1556f32e/fonts/otl/lmroman10-regular.tma' into '/Users/wolfrum/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf-cache/luametatex-cache/context/5fe67e0bfe781ce0dde776fb1556f32e/fonts/otl/lmroman10-regular.tmd' system > lua > dumping '/Users/wolfrum/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf-cache/luametatex-cache/context/5fe67e0bfe781ce0dde776fb1556f32e/fonts/otl/lmroman10-regular.tma' into '/Users/wolfrum/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf-cache/luametatex-cache/context/5fe67e0bfe781ce0dde776fb1556f32e/fonts/otl/lmroman10-regular.tmd' stripped fonts > otf loading > loading, optimizing, packing and caching time 0.043 fonts > otf loading > loading '/Users/wolfrum/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf/fonts/data/gust/lm/latinmodern-math.otf', hash 'latinmodern-math' otf reader > discarding 82 self referencing horizontal variant entries otf reader > discarding 94 self referencing vertical variant entries fonts > otf loading > loading done fonts > otf loading > saving '/Users/wolfrum/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf/fonts/data/gust/lm/latinmodern-math.otf' in cache system > lua > compiling '/Users/wolfrum/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf-cache/luametatex-cache/context/5fe67e0bfe781ce0dde776fb1556f32e/fonts/otl/latinmodern-math.tma' into '/Users/wolfrum/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf-cache/luametatex-cache/context/5fe67e0bfe781ce0dde776fb1556f32e/fonts/otl/latinmodern-math.tmd' system > lua > dumping '/Users/wolfrum/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf-cache/luametatex-cache/context/5fe67e0bfe781ce0dde776fb1556f32e/fonts/otl/latinmodern-math.tma' into '/Users/wolfrum/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf-cache/luametatex-cache/context/5fe67e0bfe781ce0dde776fb1556f32e/fonts/otl/latinmodern-math.tmd' stripped fonts > otf loading > loading, optimizing, packing and caching time 0.140 fonts > otf loading > loading '/Users/wolfrum/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf/fonts/data/cms/companion/LatinModernMathCompanion-Regular.otf', hash 'latinmodernmathcompanion-regular' otf reader > discarding 43 self referencing vertical variant entries fonts > otf loading > loading done fonts > otf loading > saving '/Users/wolfrum/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf/fonts/data/cms/companion/LatinModernMathCompanion-Regular.otf' in cache system > lua > compiling '/Users/wolfrum/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf-cache/luametatex-cache/context/5fe67e0bfe781ce0dde776fb1556f32e/fonts/otl/latinmodernmathcompanion-regular.tma' into '/Users/wolfrum/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf-cache/luametatex-cache/context/5fe67e0bfe781ce0dde776fb1556f32e/fonts/otl/latinmodernmathcompanion-regular.tmd' system > lua > dumping '/Users/wolfrum/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf-cache/luametatex-cache/context/5fe67e0bfe781ce0dde776fb1556f32e/fonts/otl/latinmodernmathcompanion-regular.tma' into '/Users/wolfrum/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf-cache/luametatex-cache/context/5fe67e0bfe781ce0dde776fb1556f32e/fonts/otl/latinmodernmathcompanion-regular.tmd' stripped fonts > otf loading > loading, optimizing, packing and caching time 0.012 fonts > 'fallback modern rm 12pt' is loaded structure > sectioning > section @ level 3 : 0.0.1 -> test pages > flushing realpage 1, userpage 1, subpage 1 close source > level 1, order 2, name './placelist_test.tex' backend > xmp > using file '/Users/wolfrum/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkiv/lpdf-pdx.xml' system > lua > compiling '/Users/wolfrum/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf-cache/luametatex-cache/context/5fe67e0bfe781ce0dde776fb1556f32e/fonts/streams/lmroman10regularotf-1-0-0.tma' into '/Users/wolfrum/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf-cache/luametatex-cache/context/5fe67e0bfe781ce0dde776fb1556f32e/fonts/streams/lmroman10regularotf-1-0-0.tmd' system > lua > dumping '/Users/wolfrum/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf-cache/luametatex-cache/context/5fe67e0bfe781ce0dde776fb1556f32e/fonts/streams/lmroman10regularotf-1-0-0.tma' into '/Users/wolfrum/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf-cache/luametatex-cache/context/5fe67e0bfe781ce0dde776fb1556f32e/fonts/streams/lmroman10regularotf-1-0-0.tmd' stripped mkiv lua stats > used config file: selfautoparent:/texmf/web2c/texmfcnf.lua mkiv lua stats > used cache path: /Users/wolfrum/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf-cache/luametatex-cache/context/5fe67e0bfe781ce0dde776fb1556f32e mkiv lua stats > resource resolver: loadtime 0.003 seconds, 0 scans with scantime 0.000 seconds, 0 shared scans, 13 found files, scanned paths: <none> mkiv lua stats > stored bytecode data: 527 modules (0.143 sec), 106 tables (0.007 sec), 633 chunks (0.150 sec) mkiv lua stats > traced context lua functions: maxstack: 1857, freed: 0, unreachable: 1857 mkiv lua stats > cleaned up reserved nodes: 76 nodes, 8 lists of 444 mkiv lua stats > node memory usage: 15 attribute, 1 glue, 135 gluespec, 1 kern, 656 mathspec, 3 penalty, 29 specification, 2 temp mkiv lua stats > node list callback tasks: 16 unique task lists, 10 instances (re)created, 72 calls mkiv lua stats > used backend: pdf mkiv lua stats > jobdata time: 0.001 seconds saving, 0.000 seconds loading mkiv lua stats > callbacks: file: 61, saved: 222, direct: 2, function: 616, value: 429, message: 0, bytecode: 633, late 0, total: 1963 (0 per page) mkiv lua stats > randomizer: initialized with value 0.79522204760164761 mkiv lua stats > loaded patterns: en::1, load time: 0.000 mkiv lua stats > loaded fonts: 3 files: latinmodernmathcompanion-regular.otf, latinmodern-math.otf, lmroman10-regular.otf mkiv lua stats > font engine: otf 3.144, afm 1.541, tfm 1.000, 14 instances, 9 shared in backend, 4 common vectors, 5 common hashes, load time 0.337 seconds mkiv lua stats > math tweaking time: 0.067 seconds, 18 math goodie tables mkiv lua stats > font embedding time: 0.019 seconds, 1 fonts mkiv lua stats > result saved in file: placelist_test.pdf, compresslevel 1, objectcompresslevel 3, 5 streams, 0 uncompressed, 4 compressed, 1 not compressed, threshold 40 mkiv lua stats > positions: 4 collected, 0 deltas, 0 shared partials, 0 partial entries mkiv lua stats > used platform: osx-arm, type: unix, binary subtree: texmf-osx-arm64 mkiv lua stats > used engine: luametatex version: 2.11.06, functionality level: 20250206, format id: 715, compiler: clang mkiv lua stats > tex properties: 938216 hash slots used of 2097152, 53559 control sequences, approximate memory usage: 118 MB mkiv lua stats > lua properties: engine: lua 5.5, format 4, used memory: 66 MB, ctx: 64 MB, max: 64 MB, symbol mask: utf (τεχ) mkiv lua stats > runtime: 0.588 seconds, 1 processed pages, 1 shipped pages, 1.700 pages/second resolvers | formats | executing runner 'run luametatex format': /Users/wolfrum/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf-osx-arm64/bin/luametatex --jobname="./placelist_test.tex" --socket --shell-escape --fmt=/Users/wolfrum/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf-cache/luametatex-cache/context/5fe67e0bfe781ce0dde776fb1556f32e/formats/luametatex/cont-en.fmt --lua=/Users/wolfrum/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf-cache/luametatex-cache/context/5fe67e0bfe781ce0dde776fb1556f32e/formats/luametatex/cont-en.lui --c:autopdf --c:currentrun=2 --c:fulljobname="./placelist_test.tex" --c:input="./placelist_test.tex" --c:kindofrun=2 --c:maxnofruns=9 --c:texmfbinpath="/Users/wolfrum/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf-osx-arm64/bin" system > system > ConTeXt ver: 2025.02.07 20:46 LMTX fmt: 2025.2.9 int: english/english system > system > 'cont-new.mkxl' loaded open source > level 1, order 1, name '/Users/wolfrum/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkxl/cont-new.mkxl' system > beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.mkiv close source > level 1, order 1, name '/Users/wolfrum/context-osx-arm64/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkxl/cont-new.mkxl' system > files > jobname './placelist_test', input './placelist_test.tex', result './placelist_test' fonts > latin modern fonts are not preloaded languages > language 'en' is active open source > level 1, order 2, name './placelist_test.tex' fonts > preloading latin modern fonts (second stage) mtx-context | fatal error: return code: 1 Steffen

Am 09.02.2025 um 11:38 schrieb Hans Hagen via ntg-context :

On 2/9/2025 10:48 AM, Steffen Wolfrum wrote:

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On macOS (at least mine) it doesn't work. Here is the full output, maybe someone has an idea why:

what if you wipe the cache and then remake the format

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system : Apple M1 Pro Macos 15.2（24C101） context : 2025.02.07 20:46 I got the same error in the above system. However, when I wanted to track the problem, it successfully generated the page. %%%% %fatal error without tracing. %When I turned on tracking, the error disappeared. \starttext %\tracingall %\showboxbreadth \maxcount %\showboxdepth \plusten \placelist[section] \section{test} \stoptext %%%%

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Am 09.02.2025 um 13:08 schrieb Keith McKay :

On my mac mini m1 running macos sequoia 15.3 and context 2025.02.07 20:46 I get the same result as autumnus. Using the previous context version it worked. I would attach the output using \tracingall but it's 5.8MB. Best Wishes Keith

On 09/02/2025 11:43, autumnus wrote:

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system : Apple M1 Pro Macos 15.2（24C101） context : 2025.02.07 20:46

I got the same error in the above system. However, when I wanted to track the problem, it successfully generated the page.

%%%% %fatal error without tracing. %When I turned on tracking, the error disappeared. \starttext %\tracingall %\showboxbreadth \maxcount %\showboxdepth \plusten

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Fails when I got down to  \tracingassigns   \plustwo  is commented. Keith On 09/02/2025 12:40, Wolfgang Schuster wrote:

Am 09.02.2025 um 12:43 schrieb autumnus:

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system  : Apple M1 Pro Macos 15.2（24C101） context : 2025.02.07 20:46

I got the same error in the above system. However, when I wanted to track the problem, it successfully generated the page.

%%%% %fatal error without tracing. %When I turned on tracking, the error disappeared. \starttext %\tracingall %\showboxbreadth   \maxcount %\showboxdepth     \plusten

Below are the settings from \tracingall, you can try to comment settings until the error remains.

\tracingcommands  \plusfour \tracingmacros    \plusthree \tracingoutput    \plusone \tracingpages     \plusone \tracingparagraphs\plustwo \tracingrestores  \plusone \tracinggroups    \plusone \tracingifs       \plusone \tracingnesting   \plusthree \tracingassigns   \plustwo \tracingmath      \plusone \tracingalignments\plustwo \showboxbreadth   \maxcount \showboxdepth     \maxcount \tracingonline    \plusone

Wolfgang

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On 9 Feb 2025, at 15:38, Steffen Wolfrum wrote:

%\tracingcommands \plusfour %\tracingmacros \plusthree \tracingoutput \plusone \tracingpages \plusone \tracingparagraphs\plustwo \tracingrestores \plusone \tracinggroups \plusone %\tracingifs \plusone \tracingnesting \plusthree %\tracingassigns \plustwo \tracingmath \plusone \tracingalignments\plustwo \showboxbreadth \maxcount \showboxdepth \maxcount \tracingonline \plusone

\starttext \placelist[section] \section{test} \stoptext

This constellation will still end in a fatal error.

But un-commenting any one of those four remaining lines will create the PDF.

\tracingall works for me (also on a Mac) in the sense that the MWE still fails as opposed to being a "VW switch" as Hraben puts it. So for the MWE: \starttext \tracingall \placelist[section] \section{test} \stoptext the last few lines of the log file are: 9:15: {luacall \listtitle} 9:15: \currentlistindex ->1 9:17: {the letter U+0074 t} 9:17: {the letter U+0065 e} 9:17: {the letter U+0073 s} 9:17: {the letter U+0074 t} 9:16: {\relax} 9:15: \dostoptagged -> 9:14: {\else: \ifempty (level 2, line 7, nesting 2)} 9:14: {\fi: \ifempty (level 2, line 7, nesting 2)} 9:13: \endstrut ->\relax \ifhmode \spac_helpers_remove_unwantedspace \ifcase \struthtdp \else \spac_struts_end \fi \orelse \ifmmode \spac_helpers_remove_unwantedspace \strut \fi 9:14: {\relax} 9:14: {\ifhmode: (level 2, line 7, nesting 1)} 9:14: {true} 9:14: \spac_helpers_remove_unwantedspace ->\ifnum \lastboundary =\c_spac_keepspaces_boundary \expandafter \unboundary \orunless \ifnum \lastnodetype =\gluenodecode \orelse \ifnum \lastnodesubtype =\indentskipsubtypecode \else \unskip \expandafter \spac_helpers_remove_unmtx-context | fatal error: return code: 1 HTH — Bruce Horrocks Hampshire, UK

On 2/9/2025 7:34 PM, Wolfgang Schuster wrote:

Am 09.02.2025 um 19:21 schrieb Bruce Horrocks:

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...

On 9 Feb 2025, at 15:38, Steffen Wolfrum wrote:

%\tracingcommands  \plusfour %\tracingmacros    \plusthree \tracingoutput    \plusone \tracingpages     \plusone \tracingparagraphs\plustwo \tracingrestores  \plusone \tracinggroups    \plusone %\tracingifs       \plusone \tracingnesting   \plusthree %\tracingassigns   \plustwo \tracingmath      \plusone \tracingalignments\plustwo \showboxbreadth   \maxcount \showboxdepth     \maxcount \tracingonline    \plusone

\starttext \placelist[section] \section{test} \stoptext

This constellation will still end in a fatal error.

But un-commenting any one of those four remaining lines will create the PDF.

\tracingall works for me (also on a Mac) in the sense that the MWE still fails as opposed to being a "VW switch" as Hraben puts it.

So for the MWE:

\starttext \tracingall \placelist[section] \section{test} \stoptext

Does it work when you put this at the begin of the comment.

When it works comment the first \lettonothing\... and uncomment the second one.

\unprotect \lettonothing\spac_helpers_remove_unwantedspace %\lettonothing\unboundary \protect

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Am 09.02.2025 um 19:34 schrieb Wolfgang Schuster :

Am 09.02.2025 um 19:21 schrieb Bruce Horrocks:

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On 9 Feb 2025, at 15:38, Steffen Wolfrum wrote:

%\tracingcommands \plusfour %\tracingmacros \plusthree \tracingoutput \plusone \tracingpages \plusone \tracingparagraphs\plustwo \tracingrestores \plusone \tracinggroups \plusone %\tracingifs \plusone \tracingnesting \plusthree %\tracingassigns \plustwo \tracingmath \plusone \tracingalignments\plustwo \showboxbreadth \maxcount \showboxdepth \maxcount \tracingonline \plusone

\starttext \placelist[section] \section{test} \stoptext

This constellation will still end in a fatal error.

But un-commenting any one of those four remaining lines will create the PDF. \tracingall works for me (also on a Mac) in the sense that the MWE still fails as opposed to being a "VW switch" as Hraben puts it. So for the MWE: \starttext \tracingall \placelist[section] \section{test} \stoptext

Does it work when you put this at the begin of the comment.

When it works comment the first \lettonothing\... and uncomment the second one.

\unprotect \lettonothing\spac_helpers_remove_unwantedspace %\lettonothing\unboundary \protect

Wolfgang

No, it doesn't work, as Bruce already wrote. It fails working with an Apple M1 chip, macOS 15.3 Steffen

Am 09.02.25 um 12:43 schrieb autumnus:

I got the same error in the above system. However, when I wanted to track the problem, it successfully generated the page.

It’s a Volkswagen switch! ;D HR