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− | The ''' | + | The '''ConTeXt Minimal''' is a ConTeXt distribution that |
− | * | + | * Includes the latest binaries of all TeX engines: pdfTeX, luaTeX, and XeTeX. |
− | * | + | * Includes the latest stable & beta version of ConTeXt. You can choose which one to install. |
− | * | + | * Provides an efficient update mechanism |
− | * | + | * Can be used in parallel with existing TeX installtions such as MikTeX, TeXLive, or older minimal installation. Having multiple ConTeXt minimal installations is useful if you have a critical project and do not want to mess with you ConTeXt installation for it. You can keep one minimal distribution frozen for your project, and can use another one to use a up-to-date ConTeXt. |
− | * | + | * Does not need root privileges to be installed |
− | * | + | * Takes reasonable amount of space |
− | * | + | * Does not include any LaTeX packages & binaries |
− | * | + | * Faster (due to smaller size) |
− | + | * Possible to make it even smaller by installing only luatex for example | |
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− | + | The distribution is hosted on '''http://minimals.contextgarden.net''' (equivalent to '''rsync://contextgarden.net/minimals/'''). You need to have '''rsync''' installed. For windows, a binary of rsync is available as part of the minimal distribution. | |
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Revision as of 20:46, 10 March 2009
< Installation | ConTeXt Minimals/Tree | ConTeXt Minimals/Structure | ConTeXt Minimals/Implementation | ConTeXt Minimals/TODO | ConTeXt Minimals/Contents >
The ConTeXt Minimal is a ConTeXt distribution that
- Includes the latest binaries of all TeX engines: pdfTeX, luaTeX, and XeTeX.
- Includes the latest stable & beta version of ConTeXt. You can choose which one to install.
- Provides an efficient update mechanism
- Can be used in parallel with existing TeX installtions such as MikTeX, TeXLive, or older minimal installation. Having multiple ConTeXt minimal installations is useful if you have a critical project and do not want to mess with you ConTeXt installation for it. You can keep one minimal distribution frozen for your project, and can use another one to use a up-to-date ConTeXt.
- Does not need root privileges to be installed
- Takes reasonable amount of space
- Does not include any LaTeX packages & binaries
- Faster (due to smaller size)
- Possible to make it even smaller by installing only luatex for example
The distribution is hosted on http://minimals.contextgarden.net (equivalent to rsync://contextgarden.net/minimals/). You need to have rsync installed. For windows, a binary of rsync is available as part of the minimal distribution.
Installation
Linux/Mac/FreeBSD/Solaris
Prerequisites
You need rsync, ruby, around 200 MB free disk space (might change with time) and one of supported platforms (see below).
Installation
Go to a folder where you want to put ConTeXt. We'll assume installation into ~/context
, but you can install it anywhere where you have writing permissions. You can install several copies to several places without interference.
(Mac users can also take a look at ConTeXt Minimals/Mac Installation.)
mkdir context && cd context rsync -ptv rsync://contextgarden.net/minimals/setup/first-setup.sh . ./first-setup.sh
... go and have a coffee ...
Usage: permanent
(For those who mostly use ConTeXt and [almost] never LaTeX.)
Put the following line to ~/.bash_profile
or ~/.bashrc
:
source ~/context/tex/setuptex ~/context/tex
(t)csh users can use the variant:
source ~/context/tex/setuptex.csh
In theory it should already suffice to add export PATH=~/context/tex/texmf-<platform>/bin:$PATH
.
Usage: temporary
(For those who often use LaTeX, but need the latest ConTeXt every now and then.)
Just type
. ~/context/tex/setuptex ~/context/tex
to switch from system-wide TeX distribution to the minimals inside current shell.
Updating
For now just run ./first-setup.sh
again. This will change - the name is not most self-explanatory at the moment.
In theory
mtxrun --script update
should work, but it has not been tested yet.
Uninstalling
Just remove the folder (distribution did not touch anything else):
rm -rf ~/context
Remaking formats
Thi is optional: only if you need to remake formats for some unexpected reason or use another interface (for example the German one):
mktexlsr texexec --make --all en de texexec --make --xtx --all en de luatools --generate context --make en de
Windows
Installation: global & GUI
(For those who don't need MikTeX/TeX Live and prefer Graphical user interface.)
Download and run the GUI installer (made by Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky).
Slides from author's presentation can be downloaded here.
Use standard windows tool for uninstalling the application.
Installation: local & command-line
(For those who need MikTeX/TeX Live and are comfortable with command-line.)
Download and unzip context-setup-mswin.zip
Run first-setup.bat
, go for a coffee.
Before being able to use ConTeXt you need to run setuptex.bat to initialize the environment. A simple way to do it is to create a file startcontext.bat
(use any name) somewhere in PATH and put this line into it
C:\Programs\context\tex\setuptex.bat C:\Programs\context\tex
Then, you can type startcontext
into CMD whenever you want to use ConTeXt Minimals instead of MikTeX.
Another method is to create a shortcut to cmd.exe and edit the command line to read
C:\WINDOWS\System32\cmd.exe /k C:\Programs\context\tex\setuptex.bat C:\Programs\context\tex
This starts up a new command shell with the environment pre-loaded.
For uninstalling just delete the folder with minimals.
Troubleshooting
- rsync sometimes has problems with paths with uppercase letters (like c:\Temp or c:\Documents and Settings). Installing into all-lowercase paths without spaces sometimes helps.
- If you're behind firewall and rsync times out you need to open port 873 for outgoing TCP connections.
Contents
The minimals contain:
- ConTeXt: current, beta + some older releases
- Fonts: most important TeX-aware ones
- Binaries: latest version of pdfTeX, XeTeX, LuaTeX, Metapost
- Formats (need to be generated by user) for
- ConTeXt, mptopdf and plain TeX for pdfTeX/XeTeX/LuaTeX
- metafun and plain for Metapost
See ConTeXt Minimals/Contents.
Configuration
What to install
- --platform=name-of-platform (see supported platforms; default: the one we are working on)
- --engines=list-of-engines (options: luatex, xetex, pdftex, all; default: all)
- --context=version (options: current, beta, alpha, yyyy.mm.dd; default: beta)
What to do
- --force (as opposed to --dryrun; do the real thing; this is needed) needs to be fixed
- --update (update minimal tree)
- --make (make formats and generate file databases)
- --state (update tree using saved state) needs to be implemented/fixed
- --keep (as apposed to --delete; don't delete unused or obsolete files) needs to be improved
Where to install
- --texroot=path (installation path; default: tex)
Rsync Server
(currently there's only one anyway)
- --server=repository-url (default:
rsync://contextgarden.net
) - --module=string (default: minimals)
- --rsync=name-of-rsync-binary (default: rsync) Why do we need this?
Supported platforms
Windows | mswin | Akira Kakuto (W32TeX) | |
---|---|---|---|
Linux | linux | contextgarden.net | compiled with glibc 2.3.6 |
Linux, 64-bit | linux-64 | Peter Münster | we consider renaming it to linux-amd64 |
Linux, PowerPC | linux-ppc | Piotr Kopszak | |
Mac OS X, Intel | osx-intel | Mojca Miklavec | |
Mac OS X, PowerPC | osx-ppc | Mojca Miklavec | |
Mac OS X, Universal Binaries | osx-universal | Mojca Miklavec | |
FreeBSD | freebsd | Yue Wang, Diego Depaoli | we consider renaming it to freebsd-intel |
FreeBSD, AMD64 | freebsd-amd64 | Michael Krauß | |
Solaris, Intel | solaris-intel | Michael Krauß | |
Solaris, Sparc | solaris-sparc | Vladimir Volovich | compiled on solaris 8 |
Other platforms can be added on request provided that you are willing to keep sending us updates with recent versions of binaries. Please write to the ntg-context mailing list.
See also ConTeXt Minimals/Implementation. Catergory:Minimals