OpenBSD installation
this page contains instructions how to get the latest ConTeXt up and running on OpenBSD 3.8+
install gmake
$ sudo pkg_add gmake
install teTeX 3.0
$ sudo pkg_add teTex_base-3.0p3
this adds all the dependencies with newer pkg tools. if using older ones, add the other packages manually (teTeX_texmf, teTeX_base-fmt).
strictly speaking, one doesn't need X11 for using teTeX, in this case install the *-no_x11 packages.
update pdftex
get the latest version from sarovar.
$ tar xvzf pdftex-1.30.6.tgz
$ cd pdftex-1.30.6
apply the following diff (scratch the bashism and use gmake):
--- build.sh.orig Mon Feb 27 21:45:29 2006
+++ build.sh Mon Feb 27 23:32:31 2006
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-#! /usr/bin/env bash
+#!/bin/sh
# $Id$
# builds new pdftex binaries
-MAKE=make
+MAKE=gmake
STRIP=strip
# this deletes all previous builds.
run the build:
$ sh ./build.sh
when finished, replace the binaries (pdftex is only a symlink to pdfetex):
$ sudo mv build/texk/web2c/pdfetex which pdfetex
$ sudo mv build/texk/web2c/pdfetex.pool kpsewhich pdfetex.pool
$ sudo mv build/texk/web2c/ttf2afm which ttf2afm
$ sudo fmtutil-sys --all
update mpost
this is optional. fetch the source from here
$ bunzip2 metapost-0.901.tar.bz2
$ tar xvf metapost-0.901.tar
$ cd metapost-0.901
apply a very similar diff as with pdftex (scratch the bashism and use gmake):
--- Build.orig Sat Mar 4 18:34:06 2006
+++ Build Sat Mar 4 18:34:15 2006
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#!/bin/sh
# $Id: Build,v 1.3 2005/05/08 15:55:26 taco Exp $
# builds new pdftex binaries
-MAKE=make
+MAKE=gmake
STRIP=strip
# this deletes all previous builds.
run the build:
$ ./Build
$ sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/share/texmf-local/metapost/base
$ sudo cp -p texmf/metapost/base/* /usr/local/share/texmf-local/metapost/base
$ cd build/texk/web2c
$ sudo mv mpost dvitomp mpware/dmp mpware/mpto mpware/newer mpware/makempx \
/usr/local/bin
$ sudo mv mp.pool /usr/local/share/texmf/web2c/mp.pool
$ sudo texhash
$ sudo fmtutil-sys --byfmt mpost
upgrade ConTeXt
get the latest package from here.
$ cd /usr/local/share/texmf-local/
$ sudo unzip -o ~/cont-tmf.zip
$ sudo texexec --make --all
the formats will end up in $HOME/.texmf-var/web2c/pdfetex/ of the user doing the compiling.