Charles---this is very helpful and much appreciated. Alan
>> I created a .profile containing the line >> source ~/path/to/context/tex/setuptex ~/path/to/context/tex >> and put it in Macintosh HD/Users/alancbowen/Library > > OK, the source ~/path/to/context/tex/setuptex ~/path/to/context/tex > should be the path to YOUR context minimals (the /path/to/blablabla is > commonly understood among UNIX users as meaning "substitute the path > to > my thingy here." OK > I know where your TeXshop files are (under your Library dir tree) > but I > don't know where the ConTeXt minimals were installed on your > machine. I > have not installed minimals because the TeXLive distribution with > MacTeX > has served me satisfactorily to date. As the wiki says, all the required files are in the /Applications/ ConTeXtMinimals folder. > Please locate the folders context/tex/setuptex and context/tex in the > place where the minimals install put them. Are they under your home > dir > or are they under /usr/local? I do not seem to have a setuptex folder on my box---at least I have not been able to find one under either /usr/local or /Users/ alancbowen/. And there certainly is none in /Applications/ ConTeXtMinimals (as seems to be expected). > > Figure out the FULL pathname from root, > e.g., /usr/local/context/tex/setuptex or whatever it is. Put those > full > pathnames into the source line. > > Now, your .profile file goes in your home dir, /Users/alancbowen. The > Bourne-again shell, bash, must find that file in your home dir when > you > login. OK > /Users/alancbowen is how the UNIX side of OS X sees you, not Macintosh > HD/Users/alancbowen/Library. That's how Aqua things see you. They both > work, but UNIX creates a virtual environment off of a root /, that in > turn has Mac dirs like Applications, Users, and so on. /Users on the > Mac > corresponds to /home on other Unix-like systems. > > And this brings up a good point. > With UNIX pathnames, you have two alternatives for spaces in > pathnames, > e.g., from your home dir: > "~/The Directory/and/its leaves" > ~/The\ Directory/and/its\ leaves Thanks for the clarification. > HTH > > Charles > > > >> But, sad to say, I get the same error when I try to typeset my “Hello >> World!” file using the™ minimals: >> >> /Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/setuptex: line 75: cd: / >> Applications/ >> ConTeXtMinimals/context: No such file or directory >> The argument "" is not a valid TEXROOT path. >> There is no file "/texmf/tex/plain/base/plain.tex" >> provide a proper tex root (like '. setuptex /something/tex') >> >> Alan >> >> On Aug 23, 2008, at 21;04,37 , Charles P. Schaum wrote: >> >>> Here's a start: >>> >>> What's in your path? Typing set in the terminal window should tell >>> you. >>> >>> Second, did you add >>> >>> source ~/path/to/context/tex/setuptex ~/path/to/context/tex >>> >>> to your ~/.profile >>> >>> You need to have the source work from when you log in, and that >>> happens >>> in the .profile, not the .bashrc. That way, stuff under Aqua see the >>> right environment. If you just do cmdline, then .bashrc is OK. >>> >>> That's similar to GNOME under Linux/BSD. >>> >>> See what happens after you do that. >>> >>> Charles >>> >>> On Sat, 2008-08-23 at 13:16 -0400, Alan Bowen wrote: >>>> Charles, >>>> >>>> I ran the last command (for “typical”) but now, when I try to >>>> typeset >>>> \starttext >>>> Hello World! >>>> \stoptext >>>> it appears that there is a “context” folder missing in the minimals >>>> that I downloaded. That is, I get >>>> >>>> /Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/setuptex: line 75: cd: / >>>> Applications/ >>>> ConTeXtMinimals/context: No such file or directory >>>> The argument "" is not a valid TEXROOT path. >>>> There is no file "/texmf/tex/plain/base/plain.tex" >>>> provide a proper tex root (like '. setuptex /something/tex') >>>> TeXExec | processing document 'hello.tex' >>>> TeXExec | no ctx file found >>>> TeXExec | tex processing method: context >>>> TeXExec | TeX run 1 >>>> TeXExec | writing option file hello.top >>>> TeXExec | using randomseed 1013 >>>> TeXExec | tex engine: pdftex >>>> TeXExec | tex format: cont-en >>>> This is pdfTeXk, Version 3.141592-1.40.3 (Web2C 7.5.6) >>>> %&-line parsing enabled. >>>> (/usr/local/texlive/2007/texmf/web2c/natural.tcx) >>>> entering extended mode >>>> (./hello.tex >>>> >>>> which indicates that Texlive 2007 was used. >>>> >>>> Alan >>>> >>>> Note: the text of ConTeXtMinimals.engine reads >>>> >>>> #!/bin/bash >>>> source /Applications/ConTeXtMinimals/tex/setuptex /Applications/ >>>> ConTeXtMinimals/context/tex >>>> texexec "$1" >>>> >>>> On Aug 23, 2008, at 12;20,09 , Charles P. Schaum wrote: >>>> >>>>> Open Applications/Utilities/Terminal from the finder >>>>> >>>>> Type (or cut n paste from Mail/Entourage) and don't put a carriage >>>>> return between these lines (they are wrapped automatically) >>>>> >>>>> chmod a+x >>>>> Users/alancbowen/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine >>>>> >>>>> If that fails - and it should not - try: >>>>> >>>>> sudo chmod a+x >>>>> Users/alancbowen/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> You can substitute: >>>>> >>>>> chmod a+x ~/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine >>>>> >>>>> for the above path, and you can opt to do >>>>> >>>>> chmod u+x ~/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine >>>>> >>>>> when only you should execute it or >>>>> >>>>> chmod g+x ~/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine >>>>> >>>>> if anyone in your group can execute it >>>>> >>>>> or you can be "typical" and say >>>>> >>>>> chmod 775 ~/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine >>>>> >>>>> and that will make everyone executable and you/your group read- >>>>> writable. >>>>> Since you are using UNIX (as Mac OS X proudly touts) you might >>>>> want to >>>>> snag a reference on shell scripting and basic UNIX commands. >>>>> Welcome >>>>> to >>>>> the world beyond Aqua. >>>>> >>>>> That should do it. >>>>> >>>>> Charles >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, 2008-08-23 at 09:23 -0400, Alan Bowen wrote: >>>>>> I have installed the Context Minimals following the newbie >>>>>> instructions on the wiki at contextgarden for Mac users. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> The instructions themselves are clear but should perhaps be >>>>>> updated: >>>>>> • the file originally downloaded is first-setup.sh not >>>>>> first-setup.tsh >>>>>> • to execute this file run ./first-setup.sh not first-setup.sh >>>>>> (at >>>>>> least, the former worked and did not return a “command not found” >>>>>> message). >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> I also configured TeXShop as instructed. But now when I try to >>>>>> typeset >>>>>> a file, I get the error message: >>>>>> Users/alancbowen/Library/TeXShop/Engines/ConTeXtMinimals.engine >>>>>> does >>>>>> not have the executable bit set. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> How can I fix this? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Alan >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Note: I am running Mac OS X 10.5.4. >>>>>> ___________________________________________________________________________________ >>>>>> If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an >>>>>> entry to the Wiki! >>>>>> >>>>>> maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / >>>>>> http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context >>>>>> webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net >>>>>> archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ >>>>>> wiki : http://contextgarden.net >>>>>> ___________________________________________________________________________________ >>>>> >>>>> ___________________________________________________________________________________ >>>>> If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an >>>>> entry to the Wiki! >>>>> >>>>> maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / >>>>> http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context >>>>> webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net >>>>> archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ >>>>> wiki : http://contextgarden.net >>>>> ___________________________________________________________________________________ >>>> >>>> ___________________________________________________________________________________ >>>> If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an >>>> entry to the Wiki! >>>> >>>> maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / >>>> http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context >>>> webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net >>>> archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ >>>> wiki : http://contextgarden.net >>>> ___________________________________________________________________________________ >>> >>> ___________________________________________________________________________________ >>> If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an >>> entry to the Wiki! >>> >>> maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / >>> http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context >>> webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net >>> archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ >>> wiki : http://contextgarden.net >>> ___________________________________________________________________________________ >> >> ___________________________________________________________________________________ >> If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an >> entry to the Wiki! >> >> maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / >> http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context >> webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net >> archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ >> wiki : http://contextgarden.net >> ___________________________________________________________________________________ > > ___________________________________________________________________________________ > If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an > entry to the Wiki! > > maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context > webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net > archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ > wiki : http://contextgarden.net > ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : https://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________
