Re: [NTG-context] INstalling a new version of context

2005-05-09 Thread Hans Hagen
bb wrote: It would be a very good thing if stock texlive could reside in texmf and texmf-dist while your complex setup and bleeding edge stuff could reside in texmf-var, texmf-local, texmf-fonts, texmf-extras, etc. I can guess at several reasons why this might not be feasible. But it would be a wor

Re: [NTG-context] INstalling a new version of context

2005-05-09 Thread bb
I think I have things working with texlive. I will reproduce the installation to make sure I capture all steps. It basically comes down to: 1) Install texlive 2004 to /usr/local/TeX 2) (possibly optional) Compile new pdftex, pdfetex and pdfxtex and replace executable and pool files in /usr/local/

Re: [NTG-context] INstalling a new version of context

2005-05-09 Thread Taco Hoekwater
bb wrote: Reading my own words I see how they don't exactly convey warm appreciation for all the hard work that has been put into context. That's ok, i have written stuff in the not so distant past that was much, much less appreciative. :-) below. Since texlive 2005 is in the process of being worke

Re: [NTG-context] INstalling a new version of context

2005-05-09 Thread bb
On 5/9/05, Taco Hoekwater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > bb wrote: > > > > I think it would be a very useful exercise for hh > > to install a complete texlive on a stock fedora box. > > I'm sure he would be happy to, if you provided the box and some > funding (!). Reading my own words I see how the

Re: [NTG-context] INstalling a new version of context

2005-05-09 Thread John R. Culleton
On Sunday 08 May 2005 08:44 pm, Hans Hagen wrote: > > wget www.pragma-ade.com/context/install/linuxtex.zip > unzip linuxtex.zip > cd tex > . setuptex > texexec --make --all > > after that, for each shell: > > . ~/tex/setuptex ~/tex > > (given tat you're in your home path) Following the above as a

Re: [NTG-context] INstalling a new version of context

2005-05-09 Thread Taco Hoekwater
bb wrote: I think it would be a very useful exercise for hh to install a complete texlive on a stock fedora box. I'm sure he would be happy to, if you provided the box and some funding (!). Most developers that work on free software miss at least one of the following: * spare hardware * spare d

Re: [NTG-context] INstalling a new version of context

2005-05-08 Thread bb
> The upgrading of Context or even of pdftex is sufficiently > failure prone that I have given up trying. I tend to agree. I follow the meager instructions I have found, as well as some direct help from hh himself and am still not able to get it working right. I think the problem is with hacked en

Re: [NTG-context] INstalling a new version of context

2005-05-08 Thread Hans Hagen
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To upgrade I have downloaded http://www.pragma-ade.com/context/current/cont-tmf.zip and read also part of http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/minstall.pdf wget www.pragma-ade.com/context/install/linuxtex.zip unzip linuxtex.zip cd tex . setuptex texexec --make --all a

Re: [NTG-context] INstalling a new version of context

2005-05-08 Thread Hans Hagen
John R. Culleton wrote: On Saturday 07 May 2005 06:01 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello ! I tried to install a new version of context, since somebody suggest to do it (BTW I do not know how know what version of context I have ... running texexec --version gives me the version of texexec, I presume

Re: [NTG-context] INstalling a new version of context

2005-05-08 Thread olibou
I finally succeed installing this new version ... at least s-pre-61.tex compiles ;-) -- Oli ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context

Re: [NTG-context] INstalling a new version of context

2005-05-07 Thread John R. Culleton
On Saturday 07 May 2005 06:01 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello ! > > I tried to install a new version of context, since somebody suggest to > do it (BTW I do not know how know what version of context I have > ... running texexec --version gives me the version of texexec, I > presume, not the ve

[NTG-context] INstalling a new version of context

2005-05-07 Thread olibou
Hello ! I tried to install a new version of context, since somebody suggest to do it (BTW I do not know how know what version of context I have ... running texexec --version gives me the version of texexec, I presume, not the version of context ... but anyway ... that not my sole problem, as for