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Windows Installer for Minimal ConTeXt distribution

This installer, developed by Vyatcheslav Yatskovsky, sets local environment variables for ConTeXt in a Windows system. It includes a wizard-style interface, fetches necessary files via rsync, and handles format file generation. Run the .bat file in an MS-DOS window to work with ConTeXt conveniently.

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Windows Installer for Minimal ConTeXt distribution

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  1. Windows Installerfor Minimal ConTeXt distribution by VyatcheslavYatskovsky

  2. Rationale • Envinroment vars are set locally • One should run .bat inside MS-DOS window and work within it • What about FAR manager, external editors?

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  4. Rationale • Minimal set of variables is found and put under HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Environment • All depend on path

  5. Rationale • First ‘installer’ was written in Pascal to set keys • Convenient installer (wizard style) is needed to convince other people to try ConTeXt

  6. Implementation • ‘Real’ Windows installer is based on Inno Setup • Doesn’t include distributive, only rsync • Fetches mtxrun.lua with libs using rsync • Then calls the script with –update • (Optionally calls it again with –make)

  7. Conclusion • Installer can set environment vars globally (may interfere with MiKTeX and others) • It is very small, but fetches data from repository in two steps • Makes format files and other ‘dirty’ work • First user-friendly installer for Windows

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