Hello I am using a very short experimental file of five pages to acquaint myself with ConTexT, and find that processing takes a long time (over a minute or sometimes over two minutes) because at every run it is checking on paths etc. - mainly verifying and searching for fonts.
Is there some way to prevent this, either by a command within the file or by giving something after -- when I invoke ConText (which I do from the Windows command line)? I shall paste below a short section of a very long log (1452 lines) so that ConTexperts can see what I mean. Best wishes John *🇪🇺 * Слава Україні! * 🇺🇦* system > system > ConTeXt ver: 2025.02.28 18:12 LMTX fmt: 2025.6.8 int: english/english system > system > 'cont-new.mkxl' loaded open source > level 1, order 1, name 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/mkxl/cont-new.mkxl' system > beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.mkiv close source > level 1, order 1, name 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/mkxl/cont-new.mkxl' system > 'cont-sys.mkxl' loaded open source > level 1, order 2, name 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/tex/context/texlive/cont-sys.mkxl' close source > level 1, order 2, name 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/tex/context/texlive/cont-sys.mkxl' system > files > jobname './GHILexp', input './GHILexp.tex', result './GHILexp' fonts > latin modern fonts are not preloaded languages > language 'en' is active open source > level 1, order 3, name './GHILexp.tex' fonts > checks > registering extra script 'auto' fonts > preloading latin modern fonts (second stage) fonts > 'fallback modern rm 12pt' is loaded backend > profiles > setting format 'pdf/ua-2' to 'pdf/ua-2' backend > profiles > forcing pdf version 2.0, compression level 3, object compression level 3 backend > profiles > permitted colorspaces: rgb 'yes', cmyk 'yes' colors > defining > supported models: gray 'true', rgb 'true', cmyk 'true', spot 'true' transparencies > support > transparency is supported viewerlayers > viewerlayers are not supported backend > xmp > using file 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/mkiv/lpdf-pua.xml' open source > level 2, order 4, name 'D:/TEXFILES/TEXINPUT/TEXDOCS/UNIDEFS/uhyphens.tex' close source > level 2, order 4, name 'D:/TEXFILES/TEXINPUT/TEXDOCS/UNIDEFS/uhyphens.tex' structure > sectioning > chapter @ level 2 : 0.1 -> The rain in Spain... fonts > defining > font 'BaskervilleMTPro-Regular', feature 'locl', script 'latn', no language 'dflt' fonts > names > font database has mismatching configuration and file hashes fonts > names > warnings are disabled (tracker 'fonts.warnings') fonts > names > identifying tree font files with suffix 'otf' fonts > names > scanning path 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-config' for otf files fonts > names > 0 otf files checked, okay fonts > names > scanning path 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-var' for otf files fonts > names > 0 otf files checked, okay fonts > names > scanning path 'C:/texlive/2025/../texmf-local' for otf files fonts > names > 0 otf files checked, okay fonts > names > scanning path 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist' for otf files fonts > names > 2156 otf files checked, okay fonts > names > identifying tree font files with suffix 'OTF' fonts > names > scanning path 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-config' for OTF files fonts > names > 0 OTF files checked, okay fonts > names > scanning path 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-var' for OTF files fonts > names > 0 OTF files checked, okay fonts > names > scanning path 'C:/texlive/2025/../texmf-local' for OTF files fonts > names > 0 OTF files checked, okay fonts > names > scanning path 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist' for OTF files fonts > names > 2156 OTF files checked, okay fonts > names > 4312 tree files identified, 10 skipped, 10 duplicates, 4302 hash entries added, runtime 5.048 seconds fonts > names > identifying tree font files with suffix 'ttf' fonts > names > scanning path 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-config' for ttf files fonts > names > 0 ttf files checked, okay fonts > names > scanning path 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-var' for ttf files fonts > names > 0 ttf files checked, okay fonts > names > scanning path 'C:/texlive/2025/../texmf-local' for ttf files fonts > names > 0 ttf files checked, okay fonts > names > scanning path 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist' for ttf files fonts > names > 554 ttf files checked, okay fonts > names > identifying tree font files with suffix 'TTF' fonts > names > scanning path 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-config' for TTF files fonts > names > 0 TTF files checked, okay fonts > names > scanning path 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-var' for TTF files fonts > names > 0 TTF files checked, okay fonts > names > scanning path 'C:/texlive/2025/../texmf-local' for TTF files fonts > names > 0 TTF files checked, okay fonts > names > scanning path 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist' for TTF files fonts > names > 554 TTF files checked, okay fonts > names > 1108 tree files identified, 0 skipped, 0 duplicates, 1108 hash entries added, runtime 3.188 seconds fonts > names > identifying tree font files with suffix 'ttc' fonts > names > scanning path 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-config' for ttc files fonts > names > 0 ttc files checked, okay fonts > names > scanning path 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-var' for ttc files fonts > names > 0 ttc files checked, okay fonts > names > scanning path 'C:/texlive/2025/../texmf-local' for ttc files fonts > names > 0 ttc files checked, okay fonts > names > scanning path 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist' for ttc files fonts > names > 1 ttc files checked, okay fonts > names > identifying tree font files with suffix 'TTC' fonts > names > scanning path 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-config' for TTC files fonts > names > 0 TTC files checked, okay fonts > names > scanning path 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-var' for TTC files fonts > names > 0 TTC files checked, okay fonts > names > scanning path 'C:/texlive/2025/../texmf-local' for TTC files fonts > names > 0 TTC files checked, okay fonts > names > scanning path 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist' for TTC files fonts > names > 1 TTC files checked, okay fonts > names > 2 tree files identified, 0 skipped, 0 duplicates, 2 hash entries added, runtime 2.267 seconds fonts > names > identifying tree font files with suffix 'afm' fonts > names > scanning path 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-config' for afm files fonts > names > 0 afm files checked, okay fonts > names > scanning path 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-var' for afm files fonts > names > 0 afm files checked, okay fonts > names > scanning path 'C:/texlive/2025/../texmf-local' for afm files fonts > names > 0 afm files checked, okay fonts > names > scanning path 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist' for afm files fonts > names > 3190 afm files checked, okay fonts > names > identifying tree font files with suffix 'AFM' fonts > names > scanning path 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-config' for AFM files fonts > names > 0 AFM files checked, okay fonts > names > scanning path 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-var' for AFM files fonts > names > 0 AFM files checked, okay fonts > names > scanning path 'C:/texlive/2025/../texmf-local' for AFM files fonts > names > 0 AFM files checked, okay fonts > names > scanning path 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist' for AFM files fonts > names > 3190 AFM files checked, okay fonts > names > 6380 tree files identified, 14 skipped, 14 duplicates, 6366 hash entries added, runtime 11.204 seconds fonts > names > identifying system font files with suffix 'otf' fonts > names > variable 'OSFONTDIR' specifies path 'c:/windows/fonts' fonts > names > variable 'fontconfig file' specifies path 'C:/WINDOWS/fonts' fonts > names > variable 'fontconfig file' specifies path 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/fonts/opentype' fonts > names > variable 'fontconfig file' specifies path 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/fonts/truetype' fonts > names > globbing path 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/fonts/opentype/**.otf' fonts > names > globbing path 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/fonts/truetype/**.otf' fonts > names > globbing path 'c:/windows/fonts/**.otf' fonts > names > identifying system font files with suffix 'OTF' fonts > names > globbing path 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/fonts/opentype/**.OTF' fonts > names > globbing path 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/fonts/truetype/**.OTF' fonts > names > globbing path 'c:/windows/fonts/**.OTF' fonts > names > 2302 system files identified, 6 skipped, 6 duplicates, 2296 hash entries added, runtime 0.312 seconds fonts > names > identifying system font files with suffix 'ttf' fonts > names > globbing path 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/fonts/opentype/**.ttf' fonts > names > globbing path 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/fonts/truetype/**.ttf' fonts > names > globbing path 'c:/windows/fonts/**.ttf' fonts > names > identifying system font files with suffix 'TTF' fonts > names > globbing path 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/fonts/opentype/**.TTF' fonts > names > globbing path 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/fonts/truetype/**.TTF' fonts > names > globbing path 'c:/windows/fonts/**.TTF' fonts > names > 1167 system files identified, 1 skipped, 1 duplicates, 1166 hash entries added, runtime 0.500 seconds fonts > names > identifying system font files with suffix 'ttc' fonts > names > globbing path 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/fonts/opentype/**.ttc' fonts > names > globbing path 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/fonts/truetype/**.ttc' fonts > names > globbing path 'c:/windows/fonts/**.ttc' fonts > names > identifying system font files with suffix 'TTC' fonts > names > globbing path 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/fonts/opentype/**.TTC' fonts > names > globbing path 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/fonts/truetype/**.TTC' fonts > names > globbing path 'c:/windows/fonts/**.TTC' fonts > names > 19 system files identified, 0 skipped, 0 duplicates, 19 hash entries added, runtime 0.219 seconds fonts > names > identifying system font files with suffix 'afm' fonts > names > globbing path 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/fonts/opentype/**.afm' fonts > names > globbing path 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/fonts/truetype/**.afm' fonts > names > globbing path 'c:/windows/fonts/**.afm' fonts > names > identifying system font files with suffix 'AFM' fonts > names > globbing path 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/fonts/opentype/**.AFM' fonts > names > globbing path 'C:/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/fonts/truetype/**.AFM' fonts > names > globbing path 'c:/windows/fonts/**.AFM' fonts > names > 0 system files identified, 0 skipped, 0 duplicates, 0 hash entries added, runtime 0.187 seconds fonts > names > 1160 files rejected due to clashes fonts > names > 1461 double lookups in 'mappings' 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