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Since April 2019, there is a new implementation of ConTeXt, named '''ConTeXt LMTX'''. It is tuned for LuaMetaTeX, the lean and mean successor of LuaTeX TeX engine (see [https://tug.org/TUGboat/tb40-1/tb124hagen-lmtx.pdf article]). | Since April 2019, there is a new implementation of ConTeXt, named '''ConTeXt LMTX'''. It is tuned for LuaMetaTeX, the lean and mean successor of LuaTeX TeX engine (see [https://tug.org/TUGboat/tb40-1/tb124hagen-lmtx.pdf article]). | ||
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You can [[Read Me| read the licence]] (Creative Commons GNU GPL for program code, and Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike for documentation). | You can [[Read Me| read the licence]] (Creative Commons GNU GPL for program code, and Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike for documentation). | ||
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Revision as of 22:04, 29 May 2020
Since April 2019, there is a new implementation of ConTeXt, named ConTeXt LMTX. It is tuned for LuaMetaTeX, the lean and mean successor of LuaTeX TeX engine (see article).
#1. Download
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Windows
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MacOS
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GNU/Linux
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Free BSD
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OpenBSD6.5
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OpenBSD6.6
You can read the licence (Creative Commons GNU GPL for program code, and Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike for documentation).
#2. Installation
- Create a directory for, e.g. data/context
- Go there and download the relevant zip for your plateform (see aside)
- Unpack the zip, some files will appear
- Execute the install program, which will take care of downloading the distribution:
- WINDOWS:
install.bat
- UNIX:
install.sh
(set the executable permissions)
- WINDOWS:
- Add ConTeXt to your system PATH :
- WINDOWS: run
setpath.bat
- UNIX: use the PATH instructions provided at the end of
install.sh
with:
- WINDOWS: run
- Bash shell
echo 'export PATH=...thepathinstructions...:$PATH' >> ~/.bashrc
- Sh/Ksh shell
echo 'export PATH=...thepathinstructions...:$PATH' >> ~/.profile
- Tcsh/csh shell
echo 'set path = ($path ...thepathinstructions...)' >> ~/.cshrc
- Bash shell
#3. First Run !
- Download the tex input file Hello-World.tex from our Detailed example
- Run
context Hello-world.tex
in your shell - Check the pdf output
Hello-world.pdf
.
You can also follow our two steps tutorial:
- Your 1st document
- and a more Detailed example
#4. Easy update
Just replay the install program, it also take care of updating the distribution:
- WINDOWS:
install.bat
- UNIX:
install.sh
(set the executable permissions)
Official installation page
The official page Installing CONTEXT LMTX is hosted by Pragma-Ade, which also provides
- a 2 pages installation guide,
- a 1 page leaflet for ConTeXt LMTX
- a 1 page leaflet for LuaMetaTeX.
Further installation instructions
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