ConTeXt Standalone Funtoo

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Overview

As TeX_Live_2011 has in the moment problems supporting the MKII and the MKIV at the same time and I wanted to use both I created an ebuild for funtoo, so that the minimals can be installed and/or uninstalled in the common way via emerge. The ebuilds are stored in a git directory so you need to check them out before using.

Cloning the git Repository

First you need to checkout the git repository to your local disk that can easily be done by executing the following commands:

# mkdir -p /usr/local/portage/self
# cd /usr/local/portage/self

now clone the repository by

# git clone git://github.com/golodhrim/foo-golodhrim.git
    Initialized empty Git repository in /usr/local/portage/self/foo-golodhrim/.git/
    remote: Counting objects: 55, done.
    remote: Compressing objects:  2Receiving objects:  32% (18/55), 12.00 KiB | 7 KiReceiving objects: 100% (55/55), 13.79 KiB | 7 KiB/s, done.
    Resolving deltas: 100% (13/13), done.
    remote: Compressing objects: 100% (49/49), done.
    remote: Total 55 (delta 13), reused 0 (delta 0)

this will create a folder called foo-golodhrim with the ebuilds in it.

Activate the overlay

You now need to create a file called make.conf in /usr/local/portage/self with the following content

PORTDIR_OVERLAY="
/usr/local/portage/self/foo-golodhrim
$PORTDIR_OVERLAY
"

or if you used layman for other overlays just add the following line do the PORTDIR_OVERLAY Keyword

/usr/local/portage/self/foo-golodhrim

if this is done we only need to make the new overlay known to our /etc/make.conf if you haven't already used layman on the same path, by adding the following line to the end of the /etc/make.conf:

source /usr/local/portage/self/make.conf

What ebuilds will I receive

Right now you will receive the following ebuilds by cloning the Repository:

• sci-mathmathmatics/zul aka CAR, a mathmatic circle and ruler tool

• app-text/texworks, an editor for TeX files also used by Pragma AD for writing ConTeXt files

• gnome-extra/gnome-commander, a full featured, dual-panel file editor

• app-text/context-minimals, a build for the conTeXt Minimal installation script for Funtoo

• app-text/context-dstroke, a build for the doublestroke Font, that are missing in the Minimals right now

These ebuilds are written for funtoo but might also work for gentoo, but this is not tested yet.

Howto Install

The Installation is now really easy just use the known command-procedure from funtoo.

Installation of the context-minimals:

# emerge context-minimals

Installation of the doublestroke Fonts

# emerge context-dstroke

and if you like to use the texworks editor with support for conTeXt merge it with

# emerge texworks

Updating

you can easily upgrade the git Repository in your path by switching in it and run the following:

# cd /usr/local/portage/self/foo-golodhrim
# git pull

it will update your Clone of the Repository or inform you that you are up-to-date.

for upgrading the conTeXt distribution I included a script called ctx-update that does everything for you.

# ctx-update

updates your whole conTeXt Minimals distribution.