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If you want to use this package side-by-side with TeXLive, you might need to unset TEXMF or prefix some of its commands with TEXMF="" - or alternatively set TEXMF temporarily for the context commands, ideally with a little helper script.

Currently this package places binaries into /usr/local/bin to avoid conflicts with texlive. I am investigating how to handle this appropriately.

@xeruf I don't think all are scripts, the engine is binary

ConTeXt is just a collection of TeX scripts and as such not compiled. But development is handled internally so far with no source repository available.

can we compile from source against using precompiled binary? as a latex distribution, I worry about it for close source in the future.

I have adjusted the .install-file, works properly on my machine now.

Unfortunately, in this AUR, the directories are not placed correctly, it seems

@hendrack What would you suggest as correct placement?

Sorry, I indeed forgot to update this. I am still tinkering as I would like to run ConTeXt LMTX and TeXLive LaTeX side-by-side...

Regarding unknown script 'mtx-context.lua' or 'mtx-mtx-context.lua:

You need an environment variable so the context binary finds the context distribution files. The AUR tells you this:

Add the following to your shell rc file:

export TEXMF=/usr/share/context

That directory does not exist. Fix, should be something like:

export TEXMF="/usr/share/texmf-dist/texmf-context/"

Unfortunately, in this AUR, the directories are not placed correctly, it seems. I suggest just downloading the installer from the context website, putting it somewhere and export the TEXMF variable to the correct directory:

export TEXMF=/path/to/installer/context/tex

Having that issue myself too for about a month. Did not find a fix so far, and unfortunately their downloads are not versioned...

After installing, I get:

$ context --version
mtxrun          | forcing cache reload
resolvers       | resolving | looking for regular 'texmfcnf.lua' on given path '/home/vedranm/texmf/web2c' from specification 'home:texmf/web2c'
resolvers       | resolving | looking for regular 'texmfcnf.lua' on given path '/usr/texmf-local/web2c' from specification 'selfautoparent:/texmf-local/web2c'
resolvers       | resolving | looking for regular 'texmfcnf.lua' on given path '/usr/texmf-context/web2c' fromspecification 'selfautoparent:/texmf-context/web2c'
resolvers       | resolving | looking for regular 'texmfcnf.lua' on given path '/usr/texmf-dist/web2c' from specification 'selfautoparent:/texmf-dist/web2c'
resolvers       | resolving | looking for regular 'texmfcnf.lua' on given path '/usr/texmf/web2c' from specification 'selfautoparent:/texmf/web2c'
resolvers       | resolving | looking for fallback 'contextcnf.lua' on given path '/home/vedranm/texmf/web2c' from specification 'home:texmf/web2c'
resolvers       | resolving | looking for fallback 'contextcnf.lua' on given path '/usr/texmf-local/web2c' from specification 'selfautoparent:/texmf-local/web2c'
resolvers       | resolving | looking for fallback 'contextcnf.lua' on given path '/usr/texmf-context/web2c' from specification 'selfautoparent:/texmf-context/web2c'
resolvers       | resolving | looking for fallback 'contextcnf.lua' on given path '/usr/texmf-dist/web2c' fromspecification 'selfautoparent:/texmf-dist/web2c'
resolvers       | resolving | looking for fallback 'contextcnf.lua' on given path '/usr/texmf/web2c' from specification 'selfautoparent:/texmf/web2c'
resolvers       | resolving |
resolvers       | resolving | warning: no lua configuration files found
resolvers       | resolving | no texmf paths are defined (using TEXMF)
resolvers       | resolving |
mtxrun          | the resolver databases are not present or outdated
resolvers       | resolving | using suffix based filetype 'lua'
resolvers       | resolving | remembering file 'mtx-context.lua' using hash 'lua::mtx-context.lua'
resolvers       | resolving | using suffix based filetype 'lua'
resolvers       | resolving | remembering file 'mtx-contexts.lua' using hash 'lua::mtx-contexts.lua'
resolvers       | resolving | remembered file 'mtx-context.lua'
resolvers       | resolving | using suffix based filetype 'lua'
resolvers       | resolving | remembering file 'mtx-t-mtx-context.lua' using hash 'lua::mtx-t-mtx-context.lua'
resolvers       | resolving | using suffix based filetype 'lua'
resolvers       | resolving | remembering file 'mtx-t-mtx-contexts.lua' using hash 'lua::mtx-t-mtx-contexts.lua'
resolvers       | resolving | remembered file 'mtx-t-mtx-context.lua'
resolvers       | resolving | remembered file 'mtx-context.lua'
mtxrun          | unknown script 'mtx-context.lua' or 'mtx-mtx-context.lua'

Compiling a file gives the same error:

$ context example.tex
mtxrun          | forcing cache reload
resolvers       | resolving | looking for regular 'texmfcnf.lua' on given path '/home/vedranm/texmf/web2c' from specification 'home:texmf/web2c'
resolvers       | resolving | looking for regular 'texmfcnf.lua' on given path '/usr/texmf-local/web2c' from specification 'selfautoparent:/texmf-local/web2c'
resolvers       | resolving | looking for regular 'texmfcnf.lua' on given path '/usr/texmf-context/web2c' fromspecification 'selfautoparent:/texmf-context/web2c'
resolvers       | resolving | looking for regular 'texmfcnf.lua' on given path '/usr/texmf-dist/web2c' from specification 'selfautoparent:/texmf-dist/web2c'
resolvers       | resolving | looking for regular 'texmfcnf.lua' on given path '/usr/texmf/web2c' from specification 'selfautoparent:/texmf/web2c'
resolvers       | resolving | looking for fallback 'contextcnf.lua' on given path '/home/vedranm/texmf/web2c' from specification 'home:texmf/web2c'
resolvers       | resolving | looking for fallback 'contextcnf.lua' on given path '/usr/texmf-local/web2c' from specification 'selfautoparent:/texmf-local/web2c'
resolvers       | resolving | looking for fallback 'contextcnf.lua' on given path '/usr/texmf-context/web2c' from specification 'selfautoparent:/texmf-context/web2c'
resolvers       | resolving | looking for fallback 'contextcnf.lua' on given path '/usr/texmf-dist/web2c' fromspecification 'selfautoparent:/texmf-dist/web2c'
resolvers       | resolving | looking for fallback 'contextcnf.lua' on given path '/usr/texmf/web2c' from specification 'selfautoparent:/texmf/web2c'
resolvers       | resolving |
resolvers       | resolving | warning: no lua configuration files found
resolvers       | resolving | no texmf paths are defined (using TEXMF)
resolvers       | resolving |
mtxrun          | the resolver databases are not present or outdated
resolvers       | resolving | using suffix based filetype 'scripts'
resolvers       | resolving | remembering file 'mtx-context.lua' using hash 'lua::mtx-context.lua'
resolvers       | resolving | using suffix based filetype 'scripts'
resolvers       | resolving | remembering file 'mtx-contexts.lua' using hash 'lua::mtx-contexts.lua'
resolvers       | resolving | remembered file 'mtx-context.lua'
resolvers       | resolving | using suffix based filetype 'scripts'
resolvers       | resolving | remembering file 'mtx-t-mtx-context.lua' using hash 'lua::mtx-t-mtx-context.lua'
resolvers       | resolving | using suffix based filetype 'scripts'
resolvers       | resolving | remembering file 'mtx-t-mtx-contexts.lua' using hash 'lua::mtx-t-mtx-contexts.lua'
resolvers       | resolving | remembered file 'mtx-t-mtx-context.lua'
resolvers       | resolving | remembered file 'mtx-context.lua'
mtxrun          | unknown script 'mtx-context.lua' or 'mtx-mtx-context.lua

Any ideas why?

Currently this package places binaries into /usr/local/bin to avoid conflicts with texlive. I am investigating how to handle this appropriately.

Note that the downloads are currently not versioned properly, so I will have to manually update the version and checksums when there is a new version, in the meantime you will have to skip checksum verification.