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# want to do that, you have to run mtxrun --generate.
sh ./install.sh
Here is a simplified version of this procedure, tested with MacOS 10.15 on 2020-12-12. There doesn't seem to be any perm issues anymore.
# Synchronize all modules from the ConTeXt Garden in the directory 'modules' which is created if it doesn't exist.
rsync -rltv --del rsync://contextgarden.net/minimals/current/modules/ modules
# Create the union of all modules in tex/texmf-modules (the directory is created if it doesn't exist).
# If you have personal modules in tex/texmf-modules, they won't be modified.
rsync -rlt --exclude=/VERSION --del modules/*/ tex/texmf-modules
# You may delete the 'module's directory to reclaim some space or keep it to speed up the next update.
# rm -rf modules
# Update the ConTeXt LMTX distribution. Alternatively, if you do not
# want to do that, you have to run mtxrun --generate.
sh ./install.sh
==TeX Live==
* {{code|m-chemic}} ({{src|m-chemic.mkii}} {{src|m-chemic.mkiv}}): [[Chemistry|PPCHTeX]] (chemical structure formulae)
* {{code|m-cweb}} ({{src|m-cweb.tex}}): [[CWEB]] pretty printing
* {{code|m-database}} ({{src|m-database.lua}} {{src|m-database.mkii}} {{src|m-database.mkiv}}): creating simple tables (or forwarding data to user-defined commands) using [[mM-database|comma/space/tab-separated values]]. Wiki: [[M-database]].
* {{code|m-datastrc}} ({{src|m-datastrc.tex}}):
* {{code|m-directives}} ({{src|m-directives.mkiv}}):
* {{code|m-translate}} ({{src|m-translate.mkiv}}):
* {{code|m-units}} ({{src|m-units.mkii}} {{src|m-units.mkiv}}): Structured input of values with [[units]]
* {{code|m-visual}} ({{src|m-visual.mkii}} {{src|m-visual.mkiv}}): [[Visual Debugging]] (described in [[This WayThis_Way_-_My_Way#ThisWay|ThisWay]] no.7 [[magazine:0007|Faking Text and More]])
* {{code|m-zint}} ({{src|m-zint.mkiv}}): Generate barcodes using [http://www.zint.org.uk zint.exe]
* [[Math with amsl|amsl]] (AMSmath, see [[Math]])
* [[Gnuplot]]: support for direct inclusion of Gnuplot graphs out of the source (the module has been removed from the main distribution and will be included into third party modules again when ready)
* [[Modules/Karnaugh|Karnaugh]]: draws Karnaugh maps
File names of included modules start with "m-", but third party (contributed) modules should start with "t-".
The following modules implement special formatting requirement for journals or magazines. These modules are distributed with ConTeXt, so you need not download anything.
* [[Modules/This Way - My Way#MyWay|MyWayMy Way]] , User documentation on ConTeXt
* [[Modules/Pracjourn|pracjourn]] Articles for [http://tug.org/pracjourn/ The PracTeX Journal]
* [[Modules/Maps|maps]] Articles for [http://www.ntg.nl/maps.html MAPS], the publication of NTG (Nederlandstalige TeX Gebruikersgroep or Netherlands TeX Group)
==Module requirements==
All modules should start with a block containing ''meta information'' about that module.
There is a [[module Module template]] available to help setting up that header correctly.
Do not forget to specify a ''license'' as the permitted modes of distribution
==Legacy modules disclaimer==
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Prior to release ''2005.05.25'', ConTeXt silently truncated all file names in <{{cmd>|usemodule</cmd> }} commands to 8 characters long and lowercased them to "prevent cross platform problems with filenames". Thus, module files that are to be used with older versions of ConTeXt must have filenames that fit those restrictions, or they will (somewhat cryptically) not be found.
