beta 2009.11.27 21:24

23 files changed, 150 insertions, 77 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/context/lua/luatools.lua b/scripts/context/lua/luatools.lua
index 692213b09..6feb7a9c5 100644
--- a/scripts/context/lua/luatools.lua
+++ b/scripts/context/lua/luatools.lua
@@ -1780,6 +1780,7 @@ function os.currentplatform(name,default)
                     platform = "linux"
                 end
             elseif name == "macosx" then
+                local architecture = os.resultof("echo $HOSTTYPE")
                 if find(architecture,"i386") then
                     platform = "osx-intel"
                 elseif find(architecture,"x86_64") then
@@ -1881,8 +1882,8 @@ function file.nameonly(name)
     return (gsub(match(name,"^.+[/\\](.-)$") or name,"%..*$",""))
 end
 
-function file.extname(name)
-    return match(name,"^.+%.([^/\\]-)$") or  ""
+function file.extname(name,default)
+    return match(name,"^.+%.([^/\\]-)$") or default or ""
 end
 
 file.suffix = file.extname
@@ -3757,7 +3758,7 @@ end
 
 if arg then
 
-    -- new, reconstruct quoted snippets (maybe better just remnove the " then and add them later)
+    -- new, reconstruct quoted snippets (maybe better just remove the " then and add them later)
     local newarg, instring = { }, false
 
     for index, argument in ipairs(arg) do
@@ -4077,6 +4078,9 @@ if not modules then modules = { } end modules ['luat-log'] = {
 
 -- this is old code that needs an overhaul
 
+--~ io.stdout:setvbuf("no")
+--~ io.stderr:setvbuf("no")
+
 local write_nl, write, format = texio.write_nl or print, texio.write or io.write, string.format
 local texcount = tex and tex.count
 
@@ -4158,27 +4162,49 @@ function logs.tex.line(fmt,...) -- new
     end
 end
 
+--~ function logs.tex.start_page_number()
+--~     local real, user, sub = texcount.realpageno, texcount.userpageno, texcount.subpageno
+--~     if real > 0 then
+--~         if user > 0 then
+--~             if sub > 0 then
+--~                 write(format("[%s.%s.%s",real,user,sub))
+--~             else
+--~                 write(format("[%s.%s",real,user))
+--~             end
+--~         else
+--~             write(format("[%s",real))
+--~         end
+--~     else
+--~         write("[-")
+--~     end
+--~ end
+
+--~ function logs.tex.stop_page_number()
+--~     write("]")
+--~ end
+
+local real, user, sub
+
 function logs.tex.start_page_number()
-    local real, user, sub = texcount.realpageno, texcount.userpageno, texcount.subpageno
+    real, user, sub = texcount.realpageno, texcount.userpageno, texcount.subpageno
+end
+
+function logs.tex.stop_page_number()
     if real > 0 then
         if user > 0 then
             if sub > 0 then
-                write(format("[%s.%s.%s",real,user,sub))
+                logs.report("pages", "flushing page, realpage %s, userpage %s, subpage %s",real,user,sub)
             else
-                write(format("[%s.%s",real,user))
+                logs.report("pages", "flushing page, realpage %s, userpage %s",real,user)
             end
         else
-            write(format("[%s",real))
+            logs.report("pages", "flushing page, realpage %s",real)
         end
     else
-        write("[-")
+        logs.report("pages", "flushing page")
     end
 end
 
-function logs.tex.stop_page_number()
-    write("]")
-end
-
 logs.tex.report_job_stat = statistics.show_job_stat
 
 -- xml logging
@@ -4621,7 +4647,7 @@ function resolvers.settrace(n) -- no longer number but: 'locating' or 'detail'
     end
 end
 
-resolvers.settrace(os.getenv("MTX.resolvers.TRACE") or os.getenv("MTX_INPUT_TRACE"))
+resolvers.settrace(os.getenv("MTX_INPUT_TRACE"))
 
 function resolvers.osenv(key)
     local ie = instance.environment
diff --git a/scripts/context/lua/luatools.rme b/scripts/context/lua/luatools.rme
index b320e1184..901e9a9a3 100644
--- a/scripts/context/lua/luatools.rme
+++ b/scripts/context/lua/luatools.rme
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 On MSWindows the luatools.lua script is called
-with luatools.cmd. On Unix you can either rename
+with luatools.exe. On Unix you can either rename
 luatools.lua to luatools, or use a symlink.
diff --git a/scripts/context/lua/mtx-babel.lua b/scripts/context/lua/mtx-babel.lua
index e241e9334..01e2ba4b2 100644
--- a/scripts/context/lua/mtx-babel.lua
+++ b/scripts/context/lua/mtx-babel.lua
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ do
 
 end
 
-logs.extendbanner("Babel Conversion Tools 1.2",true)
+logs.extendbanner("Babel Input To UTF Conversion 1.20",true)
 
 messages.help = [[
 --language=string     conversion language (e.g. greek)
diff --git a/scripts/context/lua/mtx-cache.lua b/scripts/context/lua/mtx-cache.lua
index a1fbed825..9f54d9754 100644
--- a/scripts/context/lua/mtx-cache.lua
+++ b/scripts/context/lua/mtx-cache.lua
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ function scripts.cache.list(all)
     end)
 end
 
-logs.extendbanner("Cache Tools 0.10")
+logs.extendbanner("ConTeXt & MetaTeX Cache Management 0.10")
 
 messages.help = [[
 --purge               remove not used files
diff --git a/scripts/context/lua/mtx-chars.lua b/scripts/context/lua/mtx-chars.lua
index d4330ca30..0b93587a3 100644
--- a/scripts/context/lua/mtx-chars.lua
+++ b/scripts/context/lua/mtx-chars.lua
@@ -11,17 +11,17 @@ local format, concat, utfchar, upper = string.format, table.concat, unicode.utf8
 scripts       = scripts       or { }
 scripts.chars = scripts.chars or { }
 
-local banner = [[
--- filename : char-mth.lua
--- comment  : companion to char-mth.tex (in ConTeXt)
--- author   : Hans Hagen, PRAGMA-ADE, Hasselt NL
--- license  : see context related readme files
--- comment  : generated from data file downloaded from STIX website
-
-if not versions   then versions   = { } end versions['char-mth'] = 1.001
-if not characters then characters = { } end
-]]
-
+--~ local banner = [[
+--~ -- filename : char-mth.lua
+--~ -- comment  : companion to char-mth.tex (in ConTeXt)
+--~ -- author   : Hans Hagen, PRAGMA-ADE, Hasselt NL
+--~ -- license  : see context related readme files
+--~ -- comment  : generated from data file downloaded from STIX website
+--~
+--~ if not versions   then versions   = { } end versions['char-mth'] = 1.001
+--~ if not characters then characters = { } end
+--~ ]]
+--~
 --~ function scripts.chars.stixtomkiv(inname,outname)
 --~     if inname == "" then
 --~         logs.report("aquiring math data","invalid datafilename")
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ function scripts.chars.makeencoutf()
     end
 end
 
-logs.extendbanner("Character Tools 0.10")
+logs.extendbanner("MkII Character Table Generators 0.10")
 
 messages.help = [[
 --stix                convert stix table to math table
diff --git a/scripts/context/lua/mtx-check.lua b/scripts/context/lua/mtx-check.lua
index 6be7f2765..436a205e0 100644
--- a/scripts/context/lua/mtx-check.lua
+++ b/scripts/context/lua/mtx-check.lua
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ function scripts.checker.check(filename)
     end
 end
 
-logs.extendbanner("Syntax Checking 0.10",true)
+logs.extendbanner("Basic ConTeXt Syntax Checking 0.10",true)
 
 messages.help = [[
 --convert             check tex file for errors
diff --git a/scripts/context/lua/mtx-context.lua b/scripts/context/lua/mtx-context.lua
index b146b3c09..2ed661774 100644
--- a/scripts/context/lua/mtx-context.lua
+++ b/scripts/context/lua/mtx-context.lua
@@ -1381,7 +1381,7 @@ function scripts.context.update()
     end
 end
 
-logs.extendbanner("ConTeXt Tools 0.51",true)
+logs.extendbanner("ConTeXt Process Management 0.51",true)
 
 messages.help = [[
 --run                 process (one or more) files (default action)
diff --git a/scripts/context/lua/mtx-convert.lua b/scripts/context/lua/mtx-convert.lua
index 5e9a71573..cb514720e 100644
--- a/scripts/context/lua/mtx-convert.lua
+++ b/scripts/context/lua/mtx-convert.lua
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ function scripts.convert.convertgiven()
 end
 
 
-logs.extendbanner("Graphic Conversion Tools 0.10",true)
+logs.extendbanner("ConTeXT Graphic Conversion Helpers 0.10",true)
 
 messages.help = [[
 --convertall          convert all graphics on path
diff --git a/scripts/context/lua/mtx-fonts.lua b/scripts/context/lua/mtx-fonts.lua
index 4d3e52382..bc93eaaa9 100644
--- a/scripts/context/lua/mtx-fonts.lua
+++ b/scripts/context/lua/mtx-fonts.lua
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ function scripts.fonts.save()
     end
 end
 
-logs.extendbanner("Font Tools 0.21",true)
+logs.extendbanner("ConTeXt Font Database Management 0.21",true)
 
 messages.help = [[
 --save                save open type font in raw table
diff --git a/scripts/context/lua/mtx-interface.lua b/scripts/context/lua/mtx-interface.lua
index 264a2dbe4..4aaa3b5a0 100644
--- a/scripts/context/lua/mtx-interface.lua
+++ b/scripts/context/lua/mtx-interface.lua
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ function scripts.interface.messages()
     end
 end
 
-logs.extendbanner("Interface Tools 0.11",true)
+logs.extendbanner("ConTeXt Interface Related Goodies 0.11",true)
 
 messages.help = [[
 --scite               generate scite interface
diff --git a/scripts/context/lua/mtx-metatex.lua b/scripts/context/lua/mtx-metatex.lua
index f8c871a7b..4453e2ccb 100644
--- a/scripts/context/lua/mtx-metatex.lua
+++ b/scripts/context/lua/mtx-metatex.lua
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ function scripts.metatex.timed(action)
     statistics.timed(action)
 end
 
-logs.extendbanner("MetaTeX Tools 0.10",true)
+logs.extendbanner("MetaTeX Process Management 0.10",true)
 
 messages.help = [[
 --run                 process (one or more) files (default action)
diff --git a/scripts/context/lua/mtx-modules.lua b/scripts/context/lua/mtx-modules.lua
index 1a6593004..9ade1fc23 100644
--- a/scripts/context/lua/mtx-modules.lua
+++ b/scripts/context/lua/mtx-modules.lua
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ end
 --  context --ctx=m-modules.ctx xxx.mkiv
 
 
-logs.extendbanner("Module Documentation Tools 1.0",true)
+logs.extendbanner("ConTeXt Module Documentation Generators 1.00",true)
 
 messages.help = [[
 --convert             convert source files (tex, mkii, mkiv, mp) to 'ted' files
diff --git a/scripts/context/lua/mtx-package.lua b/scripts/context/lua/mtx-package.lua
index 06c89907a..b36fc0ed8 100644
--- a/scripts/context/lua/mtx-package.lua
+++ b/scripts/context/lua/mtx-package.lua
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ function scripts.package.merge_luatex_files(name,strip)
     end
 end
 
-logs.extendbanner("Package Tools 0.1",true)
+logs.extendbanner("Distribution Related Goodies 0.10",true)
 
 messages.help = [[
 --merge               merge 'loadmodule' into merge file
diff --git a/scripts/context/lua/mtx-patterns.lua b/scripts/context/lua/mtx-patterns.lua
index 7f130465b..758ea55c9 100644
--- a/scripts/context/lua/mtx-patterns.lua
+++ b/scripts/context/lua/mtx-patterns.lua
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ function scripts.patterns.convert()
     end
 end
 
-logs.extendbanner("Pattern Tools 0.20",true)
+logs.extendbanner("ConTeXt Pattern File Management 0.20",true)
 
 messages.help = [[
 --convert             generate context language files (mnemonic driven, if not given then all)
diff --git a/scripts/context/lua/mtx-profile.lua b/scripts/context/lua/mtx-profile.lua
index 1db9682ac..9e2aed288 100644
--- a/scripts/context/lua/mtx-profile.lua
+++ b/scripts/context/lua/mtx-profile.lua
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ end
 --~ scripts.profiler.analyse("t:/manuals/mk/mk-fonts-profile.lua")
 --~ scripts.profiler.analyse("t:/manuals/mk/mk-introduction-profile.lua")
 
-logs.extendbanner("LuaTeX Profiler 1.00",true)
+logs.extendbanner("ConTeXt MkIV LuaTeX Profiler 1.00",true)
 
 messages.help = [[
 --analyse             analyse lua calls
diff --git a/scripts/context/lua/mtx-server.lua b/scripts/context/lua/mtx-server.lua
index a1a5d51b3..871354394 100644
--- a/scripts/context/lua/mtx-server.lua
+++ b/scripts/context/lua/mtx-server.lua
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ function scripts.webserver.run(configuration)
     end
 end
 
-logs.extendbanner("Simple Webserver 0.10")
+logs.extendbanner("Simple Webserver For Helpers 0.10")
 
 messages.help = [[
 --start               start server
diff --git a/scripts/context/lua/mtx-texworks.lua b/scripts/context/lua/mtx-texworks.lua
index 77d257480..401408b32 100644
--- a/scripts/context/lua/mtx-texworks.lua
+++ b/scripts/context/lua/mtx-texworks.lua
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ function scripts.texworks.start(indeed)
 end
 
 
-logs.extendbanner("TeXworks startup script 1.0",true)
+logs.extendbanner("TeXworks Startup Script 1.00",true)
 
 messages.help = [[
 --start [--verbose]   start texworks
diff --git a/scripts/context/lua/mtx-timing.lua b/scripts/context/lua/mtx-timing.lua
index 1dcb9aa0e..375d5d90b 100644
--- a/scripts/context/lua/mtx-timing.lua
+++ b/scripts/context/lua/mtx-timing.lua
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ function scripts.timings.xhtml(filename)
     end
 end
 
-logs.extendbanner("ConTeXt Timing Tools 0.1",true)
+logs.extendbanner("ConTeXt Timing Tools 0.10",true)
 
 messages.help = [[
 --xhtml               make xhtml file
diff --git a/scripts/context/lua/mtx-tools.lua b/scripts/context/lua/mtx-tools.lua
index 87fd51dc6..ca2faaf29 100644
--- a/scripts/context/lua/mtx-tools.lua
+++ b/scripts/context/lua/mtx-tools.lua
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ function scripts.tools.disarmutfbomb()
     end
 end
 
-logs.extendbanner("All Kind Of Tools 1.0",true)
+logs.extendbanner("Some File Related Goodies 1.00",true)
 
 messages.help = [[
 --disarmutfbomb       remove utf bomb if present
diff --git a/scripts/context/lua/mtx-update.lua b/scripts/context/lua/mtx-update.lua
index 3dd2f0e47..61d6b0d84 100644
--- a/scripts/context/lua/mtx-update.lua
+++ b/scripts/context/lua/mtx-update.lua
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ function scripts.update.make()
     logs.report("make","done")
 end
 
-logs.extendbanner("Download Tools 0.20",true)
+logs.extendbanner("ConTeXt Minimals Updater 0.21",true)
 
 messages.help = [[
 --platform=string     platform (windows, linux, linux-64, osx-intel, osx-ppc, linux-ppc)
diff --git a/scripts/context/lua/mtx-watch.lua b/scripts/context/lua/mtx-watch.lua
index 2e4dcf6ef..44f61ae6b 100644
--- a/scripts/context/lua/mtx-watch.lua
+++ b/scripts/context/lua/mtx-watch.lua
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ function scripts.watch.show_logs(path) -- removes duplicates
     end
 end
 
-logs.extendbanner("Watchdog 1.00",true)
+logs.extendbanner("ConTeXt Request Watchdog 1.00",true)
 
 messages.help = [[
 --logpath             optional path for log files
diff --git a/scripts/context/lua/mtxrun.lua b/scripts/context/lua/mtxrun.lua
index a187f0697..ceb9cb886 100644
--- a/scripts/context/lua/mtxrun.lua
+++ b/scripts/context/lua/mtxrun.lua
@@ -1789,6 +1789,7 @@ function os.currentplatform(name,default)
                     platform = "linux"
                 end
             elseif name == "macosx" then
+                local architecture = os.resultof("echo $HOSTTYPE")
                 if find(architecture,"i386") then
                     platform = "osx-intel"
                 elseif find(architecture,"x86_64") then
@@ -4773,8 +4774,9 @@ local lp_and     = P("&")  / " and "
 local lp_builtin = P (
         P("first")        / "1" +
         P("last")         / "#list" +
-        P("position")     / "l" +
+        P("position")     / "l" + -- is element in finalizer
         P("rootposition") / "order" +
+        P("order")        / "order" +
         P("index")        / "(ll.ni or 1)" +
         P("match")        / "(ll.mi or 1)" +
         P("text")         / "(ll.dt[1] or '')" +
@@ -6125,11 +6127,15 @@ local function position(collected,n)
         elseif n > 0 then
             return collected[n]
         else
-            return collected[1].mi -- match
+            return collected[1].mi or 0
         end
     end
 end
 
+local function match(collected)
+    return (collected and collected[1].mi) or 0 -- match
+end
+
 local function index(collected)
     if collected then
         return collected[1].ni
@@ -6283,6 +6289,7 @@ finalizers.attribute      = attribute
 finalizers.att            = att
 finalizers.count          = count
 finalizers.position       = position
+finalizers.match          = match
 finalizers.index          = index
 finalizers.attributes     = attributes
 finalizers.chainattribute = chainattribute
@@ -6334,10 +6341,14 @@ end
 
 xml.content = text
 
-function xml.position(id,pattern,n)
+function xml.position(id,pattern,n) -- element
     return position(xmlfilter(id,pattern),n)
 end
 
+function xml.match(id,pattern) -- number
+    return match(xmlfilter(id,pattern))
+end
+
 function xml.empty(id,pattern)
     return empty(xmlfilter(id,pattern))
 end
@@ -6801,7 +6812,7 @@ end -- of closure
 
 do -- create closure to overcome 200 locals limit
 
-if not modules then modules = { } end modules ['luat-log'] = {
+if not modules then modules = { } end modules ['trac-log'] = {
     version   = 1.001,
     comment   = "companion to trac-log.mkiv",
     author    = "Hans Hagen, PRAGMA-ADE, Hasselt NL",
@@ -7078,8 +7089,12 @@ end
 
 logs.simpleline = logs.reportline
 
-function logs.help(message,option)
+function logs.reportbanner() -- for scripts too
     logs.report(banner)
+end
+
+function logs.help(message,option)
+    logs.reportbanner()
     logs.reportline()
     logs.reportlines(message)
     local moreinfo = logs.moreinfo or ""
@@ -7380,7 +7395,7 @@ function resolvers.settrace(n) -- no longer number but: 'locating' or 'detail'
     end
 end
 
-resolvers.settrace(os.getenv("MTX.resolvers.TRACE") or os.getenv("MTX_INPUT_TRACE"))
+resolvers.settrace(os.getenv("MTX_INPUT_TRACE"))
 
 function resolvers.osenv(key)
     local ie = instance.environment
@@ -10639,7 +10654,7 @@ runners  = runners  or { } -- global
 messages = messages or { }
 
 messages.help = [[
---script              run an mtx script (--noquotes)
+--script              run an mtx script (--noquotes), no script gives list
 --execute             run a script or program (--noquotes)
 --resolve             resolve prefixed arguments
 --ctxlua              run internally (using preloaded libs)
@@ -10685,20 +10700,17 @@ runners.suffixes = {
 }
 
 runners.registered = {
-    texexec      = { 'texexec.rb',      true  },  -- context mkii runner (only tool not to be luafied)
+    texexec      = { 'texexec.rb',      false },  -- context mkii runner (only tool not to be luafied)
     texutil      = { 'texutil.rb',      true  },  -- old perl based index sorter for mkii (old versions need it)
     texfont      = { 'texfont.pl',      true  },  -- perl script that makes mkii font metric files
     texfind      = { 'texfind.pl',      false },  -- perltk based tex searching tool, mostly used at pragma
     texshow      = { 'texshow.pl',      false },  -- perltk based context help system, will be luafied
- -- texwork      = { \texwork.pl',      false },  -- perltk based editing environment, only used at pragma
-
+ -- texwork      = { 'texwork.pl',      false },  -- perltk based editing environment, only used at pragma
     makempy      = { 'makempy.pl',      true  },
     mptopdf      = { 'mptopdf.pl',      true  },
     pstopdf      = { 'pstopdf.rb',      true  },  -- converts ps (and some more) images, does some cleaning (replaced)
-
 --  examplex     = { 'examplex.rb',     false },
     concheck     = { 'concheck.rb',     false },
-
     runtools     = { 'runtools.rb',     true  },
     textools     = { 'textools.rb',     true  },
     tmftools     = { 'tmftools.rb',     true  },
@@ -10710,7 +10722,6 @@ runners.registered = {
     xmltools     = { 'xmltools.rb',     true  },
 --  luatools     = { 'luatools.lua',    true  },
     mtxtools     = { 'mtxtools.rb',     true  },
-
     pdftrimwhite = { 'pdftrimwhite.pl', false }
 }
 
@@ -10763,7 +10774,7 @@ function runners.prepare()
     return "run"
 end
 
-function runners.execute_script(fullname,internal)
+function runners.execute_script(fullname,internal,nosplit)
     local noquote = environment.argument("noquotes")
     if fullname and fullname ~= "" then
         local state = runners.prepare()
@@ -10803,17 +10814,19 @@ function runners.execute_script(fullname,internal)
                 end
             end
             if result and result ~= "" then
-                local before, after = environment.split_arguments(fullname) -- already done
-                environment.arguments_before, environment.arguments_after = before, after
+                if not no_split then
+                    local before, after = environment.split_arguments(fullname) -- already done
+                    environment.arguments_before, environment.arguments_after = before, after
+                end
                 if internal then
-                    arg = { } for _,v in pairs(after) do arg[#arg+1] = v end
+                    arg = { } for _,v in pairs(environment.arguments_after) do arg[#arg+1] = v end
                     dofile(result)
                 else
                     local binary = runners.applications[file.extname(result)]
                     if binary and binary ~= "" then
                         result = binary .. " " .. result
                     end
-                    local command = result .. " " .. environment.reconstruct_commandline(after,noquote)
+                    local command = result .. " " .. environment.reconstruct_commandline(environment.arguments_after,noquote)
                     if logs.verbose then
                         logs.simpleline()
                         logs.simple("executing: %s",command)
@@ -10821,7 +10834,7 @@ function runners.execute_script(fullname,internal)
                         logs.simpleline()
                         io.flush()
                     end
-                local code = os.exec(command) -- maybe spawn
+                    local code = os.exec(command) -- maybe spawn
                     return code == 0
                 end
             end
@@ -10855,7 +10868,7 @@ function runners.execute_program(fullname)
     return false
 end
 
--- the --usekpse flag will fallback on kpse
+-- the --usekpse flag will fallback on kpse (hm, we can better update mtx-stubs)
 
 local windows_stub = '@echo off\013\010setlocal\013\010set ownpath=%%~dp0%%\013\010texlua "%%ownpath%%mtxrun.lua" --usekpse --execute %s %%*\013\010endlocal\013\010'
 local unix_stub    = '#!/bin/sh\010mtxrun --usekpse --execute %s \"$@\"\010'
@@ -11096,22 +11109,35 @@ function runners.execute_ctx_script(filename,arguments)
             return true
         end
     else
-        logs.setverbose(true)
-        if filename == "" then
-            logs.simple("unknown script, no name given")
+    --  logs.setverbose(true)
+        if filename == "" or filename == "help" then
             local context = resolvers.find_file("mtx-context.lua")
+            logs.setverbose(true)
             if context ~= "" then
                 local result = dir.glob((string.gsub(context,"mtx%-context","mtx-*"))) -- () needed
                 local valid = { }
+                table.sort(result)
                 for _, scriptname in ipairs(result) do
-                    scriptname = string.match(scriptname,".*mtx%-([^%-]-)%.lua")
-                    if scriptname then
-                        valid[#valid+1] = scriptname
+                    local scriptbase = string.match(scriptname,".*mtx%-([^%-]-)%.lua")
+                    if scriptbase then
+                        local data = io.loaddata(scriptname)
+                        local banner, version = string.match(data,"[\n\r]logs%.extendbanner%s*%(%s*[\"\']([^\n\r]+)%s*(%d+%.%d+)")
+                        if banner then
+                            valid[#valid+1] = { scriptbase, version, banner }
+                        end
                     end
                 end
                 if #valid > 0 then
-                    logs.simple("known scripts: %s",table.concat(valid,", "))
+                    logs.reportbanner()
+                    logs.reportline()
+                    logs.simple("no script name given, known scripts:")
+                    logs.simple()
+                    for k, v in ipairs(valid) do
+                        logs.simple("%-12s  %4s  %s",v[1],v[2],v[3])
+                    end
                 end
+            else
+                logs.simple("no script name given")
             end
         else
             filename = file.addsuffix(filename,"lua")
@@ -11125,6 +11151,7 @@ function runners.execute_ctx_script(filename,arguments)
     end
 end
 
+
 function runners.timedrun(filename) -- just for me
     if filename and filename ~= "" then
         runners.timed(function() os.execute(filename) end)
@@ -11152,7 +11179,9 @@ instance.lsrmode  = environment.argument("lsr")      or false
 
 -- maybe the unset has to go to this level
 
-if environment.argument("usekpse") or environment.argument("forcekpse") then
+local is_mkii_stub = runners.registered[file.removesuffix(file.basename(filename))]
+
+if environment.argument("usekpse") or environment.argument("forcekpse") or is_mkii_stub then
 
     os.setenv("engine","")
     os.setenv("progname","")
@@ -11187,7 +11216,7 @@ if environment.argument("usekpse") or environment.argument("forcekpse") then
             return (kpse_initialized():show_path(name)) or ""
         end
 
-    elseif environment.argument("usekpse") then
+    elseif environment.argument("usekpse") or is_mkii_stub then
 
         resolvers.load()
 
@@ -11222,7 +11251,10 @@ if trackspec then
     trackers.enable(trackspec)
 end
 
-if environment.argument("selfmerge") then
+if is_mkii_stub then
+    -- execute mkii script
+    ok = runners.execute_script(filename,false,true)
+elseif environment.argument("selfmerge") then
     -- embed used libraries
     utils.merger.selfmerge(own.name,own.libs,own.list)
 elseif environment.argument("selfclean") then
diff --git a/scripts/context/lua/mtxrun.rme b/scripts/context/lua/mtxrun.rme
index 9cb56486a..9850e389d 100644
--- a/scripts/context/lua/mtxrun.rme
+++ b/scripts/context/lua/mtxrun.rme
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
-On MSWindows the mtxrun.lua script is called
-with mtxrun.cmd. On Unix you can either rename
-mtxrun.lua to mtxrun, or use a symlink.
+On MSWindows the mtxrun.lua script is called with
+mtxrun.exe. On Unix you can either rename mtxrun.lua
+to mtxrun, or use a symlink.
+
+You can create additional stubs, like
+
+copy mtxrun.exe luatools.exe
+copy mtxrun.exe texexec.exe
+copy mtxrun.exe context.exe
+copy mtxrun.exe mtx-server.exe
+
+The mtxrun.exe program is rather dump and only
+intercepts mtxrun, luatools and texmfstart (for
+old times sake) and passes the buck to mtxrun.lua
+which happens to know enough of mkii to deal
+with kpse based lookups and therefore acts like
+texmfstart but when used with mkiv it behaves
+more clever and looks for more.