Thanks for the detailed instructions.
After step 4, I get the log file below - I then proceeded with step 5
an 6. Step 6 gave me an error msg saying the file
exists, so I proceeded, and now it seems I am having a working
ConTeXt installation.
Thanks again!
Matthias
TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005
fixing engine variable : pdfetex
executable : pdfetex
format : cont-en
inputfile : Untitled
output : pdftex
interface : en
current mode : none
TeX run : 1
This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.30.4-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.5)
(/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/natural.tcx)
kpathsea: Running mktexfmt cont-en.fmt
fmtutil: format directory `/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c'
is not writable.
Sorry, I can't find the format `cont-en.fmt'; will try `context.fmt'.
kpathsea: Running mktexfmt context.fmt
fmtutil: format directory `/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c'
is not writable.
I can't find the format file `context.fmt'!
return code : 256
run time : 1 seconds
total run time : 2 seconds
warning : use 'texmfstart texexec' instead
On Sep 15, 2006, at 12:31 PM, Thomas A. Schmitz wrote:
>
> On Sep 15, 2006, at 5:51 PM, Matthias Weber wrote:
>>>> I can't locate any other copies of the files on my machine,
>>>> either...
>
>> /Users/matthias/Library/texmf/web2c/cont-en.fmt
>> /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/cont-en.fmt
>>
>
> Then you haven't looked very carefully. There are two, one in your
> private texmf tree, most probably unwanted. To get things going
> again, follow these commands:
>
> 1. rm -r /Users/matthias/Library/texmf/web2c
>
> 2. sudo su
>
> 3. rm /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/cont-en.fmt
>
> 4. texexec --make --all
>
> At this point, try and see if your installation works again. If it
> doesn't, you can either edit texmf.cnf or do this:
>
> 5. ln -s /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/pdfetex/cont-
> en.fmt /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/cont-en.fmt
>
> 6. ln -s /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/pdfetex/cont-
> nl.fmt /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/cont-nl.fmt
>
> 7. texhash
>
> 5. and 6. have to go into one line; you probably can't copy them from
> this mail. That should place the format in the right subdirectory. The
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