did you make texmfstart.rb executable? as well as all the ruby scripts? On Jul 26, 2006, at 3:59 PM, John R. Culleton wrote:
> I successfully updated to the latest cont-tem zip but it wasn't > easy. > > Karl Berry suggested the following: > > cd $TMPDIR > dir=`pwd` > wget http://www.pragma-ade.com/context/current/cont-tmf.zip > cd /wherever/texmf-dist > unzip -t $dir/cont-tmf.zip >/tmp/z > unzip -q $dir/cont-tmf.zip > > rm web2c/natural.tcx > mv web2c/context.cnf ../texmf/web2c > > # [stuff to update the repository] > > I did the above with embellishments. Since I have had continual > trouble, even when I reloaded texlive 2005, I started with a new > partition (Slackware 10.2) and a fresh texLIve installation. I > followed the Berry routine. At the end I did: > texhash > fmtutil --all > texhash > (One cannot do texhash too often.) I tested this on > a known file and it worked. Now I went to my production > partition, wiped out the "2005" directory and copied the 2005 > directory from my test partition. After the usual texhash and > fmtutil bowing and scraping I now have an up-to-date context > installation that seems to work OK. > > Now for the question: > When I process a tex file with texexec I get a pdf file and a > warnig message that says "warning use tekmfstart texecec > instead." Well the bare texexec seems to work OK but the > command; > texmfstart texexec book.tex > exits immediately with no output. > > Am I using texmfstart correctly? > > -- > John Culleton > Able Indexing and Typesetting > Precision typesetting (tm) at reasonable cost. > Satisfaction guaranteed. > http://wexfordpress.com > > > _______________________________________________ > ntg-context mailing list > ntg-context@ntg.nl > http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context _______________________________________________ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context