beta 2011.02.04 00:30

5 files changed, 285 insertions, 235 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/context/lua/mtx-base.lua b/scripts/context/lua/mtx-base.lua
index f9bb3e14c..99a478b1e 100644
--- a/scripts/context/lua/mtx-base.lua
+++ b/scripts/context/lua/mtx-base.lua
@@ -10,23 +10,20 @@ logs.extendbanner("ConTeXt TDS Management Tool 1.35 (aka luatools)")
 
 -- private option --noluc for testing errors in the stub
 
-local instance = resolvers.instance
+local instance   = resolvers.instance
 
-instance.luaname  = environment.arguments["luafile"]  or ""
-instance.lualibs  = environment.arguments["lualibs"]  or nil
-instance.pattern  = environment.arguments["pattern"]  or nil
-instance.sortdata = environment.arguments["sort"]     or false
+local pattern    = environment.arguments["pattern"]  or nil
+local fileformat = environment.arguments["format"]   or "" -- nil ?
+local allresults = environment.arguments["all"]      or false
+local trace      = environment.arguments["trace"]
 
-local my_format   = environment.arguments["format"]   or "" -- nil ?
-local all_results = environment.arguments["all"]      or false
-
-if type(instance.pattern) == 'boolean' then
+if type(pattern) == 'boolean' then
     logs.simple("invalid pattern specification")
-    instance.pattern = nil
+    pattern = nil
 end
 
-if environment.arguments["trace"] then
-    resolvers.settrace(environment.arguments["trace"])  -- move to mtxrun ?
+if trace then
+    resolvers.settrace(trace)  -- move to mtxrun ?
 end
 
 runners  = runners  or { }
@@ -40,7 +37,6 @@ to regenerate the file database using "mtxrun --generate".
 messages.help = [[
 --generate        generate file database
 --variables       show configuration variables
---expansions      show expanded variables
 --configurations  show configuration order
 --expand-braces   expand complex variable
 --expand-path     expand variable (resolve paths)
@@ -51,12 +47,9 @@ messages.help = [[
 --find-path       report path of file
 --make or --ini   make luatex format
 --run or --fmt=   run luatex format
---luafile=str     lua inifile (default is texmfcnf.lua)
---lualibs=list    libraries to assemble (optional when --compile)
 --compile         assemble and compile lua inifile
 --verbose         give a bit more info
 --all             show all found files
---sort            sort cached data
 --format=str      filter cf format specification (default 'tex', use 'any' for any match)
 --pattern=str     filter variables
 --trackers=list   enable given trackers
@@ -64,14 +57,14 @@ messages.help = [[
 
 if environment.arguments["find-file"] then
     resolvers.load()
-    if instance.pattern then
-        resolvers.dowithfilesandreport(resolvers.findfiles, { instance.pattern }, my_format, all_results)
+    if pattern then
+        resolvers.dowithfilesandreport(resolvers.findfiles, { pattern }, fileformat, allresults)
     else
-        resolvers.dowithfilesandreport(resolvers.findfiles, environment.files, my_format, all_results)
+        resolvers.dowithfilesandreport(resolvers.findfiles, environment.files, fileformat, allresults)
     end
 elseif environment.arguments["find-path"] then
     resolvers.load()
-    local path = resolvers.findpath(environment.files[1], my_format)
+    local path = resolvers.findpath(environment.files[1], fileformat)
     print(path) -- quite basic, wil become function in logs
 elseif environment.arguments["run"] then
     resolvers.load("nofiles") -- ! no need for loading databases
@@ -99,9 +92,9 @@ elseif environment.arguments["var-value"] or environment.arguments["show-value"]
 elseif environment.arguments["format-path"] then
     resolvers.load()
     logs.simple(caches.getwritablepath("format"))
-elseif instance.pattern then -- brrr
+elseif pattern then -- brrr
     resolvers.load()
-    resolvers.dowithfilesandreport(resolvers.findfiles, { instance.pattern }, my_format, all_results)
+    resolvers.dowithfilesandreport(resolvers.findfiles, { pattern }, fileformat, allresults)
 elseif environment.arguments["generate"] then
     instance.renewcache = true
     trackers.enable("resolvers.locating")
@@ -110,12 +103,9 @@ elseif environment.arguments["make"] or environment.arguments["ini"] or environm
     resolvers.load()
     trackers.enable("resolvers.locating")
     environment.make_format(environment.files[1] or "")
-elseif environment.arguments["variables"] or environment.arguments["show-variables"] then
-    resolvers.load("nofiles")
-    resolvers.listers.variables(false,instance.pattern)
-elseif environment.arguments["expansions"] or environment.arguments["show-expansions"] then
+elseif environment.arguments["variables"] or environment.arguments["show-variables"] or environment.arguments["expansions"] or environment.arguments["show-expansions"] then
     resolvers.load("nofiles")
-    resolvers.listers.expansions(false,instance.pattern)
+    resolvers.listers.variables(pattern)
 elseif environment.arguments["configurations"] or environment.arguments["show-configurations"] then
     resolvers.load("nofiles")
     resolvers.listers.configurations()
@@ -126,5 +116,5 @@ elseif environment.files[1] == 'texmfcnf.lua' then
     resolvers.listers.configurations()
 else
     resolvers.load()
-    resolvers.dowithfilesandreport(resolvers.findfiles, environment.files, my_format, all_results)
+    resolvers.dowithfilesandreport(resolvers.findfiles, environment.files, fileformat, allresults)
 end
diff --git a/scripts/context/lua/mtx-update.lua b/scripts/context/lua/mtx-update.lua
index 960dd516f..708565910 100644
--- a/scripts/context/lua/mtx-update.lua
+++ b/scripts/context/lua/mtx-update.lua
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ if not modules then modules = { } end modules ['mtx-update'] = {
 -- Together with Arthur Reutenauer she made sure that it worked well on all
 -- platforms that matter.
 
-local format, concat, gmatch = string.format, table.concat, string.gmatch
+local format, concat, gmatch, gsub = string.format, table.concat, string.gmatch, string.gsub
 
 scripts         = scripts         or { }
 scripts.update  = scripts.update  or { }
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ function scripts.update.synchronize()
     local goodies      = states.get("goodies")           -- goodies (like editors)
     local force        = environment.argument("force")
 
-    bin = string.gsub(bin,"\\","/")
+    bin = gsub(bin,"\\","/")
 
     if not url:find("::$") then url = url .. "::" end
     local ok = lfs.attributes(texroot,"mode") == "directory"
@@ -215,8 +215,8 @@ function scripts.update.synchronize()
             local archives = {}
             for i=1,#collection do
                 local archive = collection[i][1]
-                archive = archive:gsub("<platform>", platform)
-                archive = archive:gsub("<version>", version)
+                archive = gsub(archive,"<platform>",platform)
+                archive = gsub(archive,"<version>",version)
                 archives[#archives+1] = archive
             end
             return archives
@@ -287,12 +287,12 @@ function scripts.update.synchronize()
                 if platform then
                     for i=1,#collection do
                         local c = collection[i]
-                        local archive = c[1]:gsub("<platform>", platform)
-                        local destination = format("%s/%s", texroot, c[2]:gsub("<platform>", platform))
-                        destination = destination:gsub("\\","/")
-                        archive = archive:gsub("<version>",version)
+                        local archive = gsub(c[1],"<platform>",platform)
+                        local destination = format("%s/%s", texroot, gsub(c[2],"<platform>", platform))
+                        destination = gsub(destination,"\\","/")
+                        archive = gsub(archive,"<version>",version)
                         if osplatform == "windows" or osplatform == "mswin" then
-                            destination = destination:gsub("([a-zA-Z]):/", "/cygdrive/%1/")
+                            destination = gsub(destination,"([a-zA-Z]):/", "/cygdrive/%1/")
                         end
                         individual[#individual+1] = { archive, destination }
                     end
@@ -358,17 +358,17 @@ function scripts.update.synchronize()
         end
 
         local function update_script(script, platform)
-            local bin = bin:gsub("\\","/")
-            local texroot = texroot:gsub("\\","/")
+            local bin = gsub(bin,"\\","/")
+            local texroot = gsub(texroot,"\\","/")
             platform = scripts.update.platforms[platform]
             if platform then
                 local command
                 if platform == 'mswin' then
-                    bin = bin:gsub("([a-zA-Z]):/", "/cygdrive/%1/")
-                    texroot = texroot:gsub("([a-zA-Z]):/", "/cygdrive/%1/")
-                    command = string.format("%s -t %s/texmf-context/scripts/context/lua/%s.lua %s/texmf-mswin/bin/", bin, texroot, script, texroot)
+                    bin = gsub(bin,"([a-zA-Z]):/", "/cygdrive/%1/")
+                    texroot = gsub(texroot,"([a-zA-Z]):/", "/cygdrive/%1/")
+                    command = format("%s -t %s/texmf-context/scripts/context/lua/%s.lua %s/texmf-mswin/bin/", bin, texroot, script, texroot)
                 else
-                    command = string.format("%s -tgo --chmod=a+x %s/texmf-context/scripts/context/lua/%s.lua %s/texmf-%s/bin/%s", bin, texroot, script, texroot, platform, script)
+                    command = format("%s -tgo --chmod=a+x %s/texmf-context/scripts/context/lua/%s.lua %s/texmf-%s/bin/%s", bin, texroot, script, texroot, platform, script)
                 end
                 logs.report("mtx update", format("updating %s for %s: %s", script, platform, command))
                 scripts.update.run(command)
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ function scripts.update.synchronize()
     resolvers.load_tree(texroot) -- else we operate in the wrong tree
 
     -- update filename database for pdftex/xetex
-    scripts.update.run(format('mtxrun --tree="%s" bin:mktexlsr',texroot))
+    scripts.update.run(format('mtxrun --tree="%s" --direct mktexlsr',texroot))
     -- update filename database for luatex
     scripts.update.run(format('mtxrun --tree="%s" --generate',texroot))
 
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ function scripts.update.make()
 
     resolvers.load_tree(texroot)
 
-    scripts.update.run(format('mtxrun --tree="%s" bin:mktexlsr',texroot))
+    scripts.update.run(format('mtxrun --tree="%s" --direct mktexlsr',texroot))
     scripts.update.run(format('mtxrun --tree="%s" --generate',texroot))
 
     local askedformats = formats
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ function scripts.update.make()
     if not force then
         logs.report("make", "use --force to really make formats")
     end
-    scripts.update.run(format('mtxrun --tree="%s" bin:mktexlsr',texroot))
+    scripts.update.run(format('mtxrun --tree="%s" --direct mktexlsr',texroot))
     scripts.update.run(format('mtxrun --tree="%s" --generate',texroot))
     logs.report("make","done")
 end
diff --git a/scripts/context/lua/mtxrun.lua b/scripts/context/lua/mtxrun.lua
index fd8d826f4..4ada628ea 100644
--- a/scripts/context/lua/mtxrun.lua
+++ b/scripts/context/lua/mtxrun.lua
@@ -2937,22 +2937,20 @@ end
 
 
 local function globpattern(path,patt,recurse,action)
-    if isdir(path) then
-        if path == "/" then
-            path = path .. "."
-        elseif not find(path,"/$") then
-            path = path .. '/'
-        end
-        for name in walkdir(path) do
-            local full = path .. name
-            local mode = attributes(full,'mode')
-            if mode == 'file' then
-                if find(full,patt) then
-                    action(full)
-                end
-            elseif recurse and (mode == "directory") and (name ~= '.') and (name ~= "..") then
-                globpattern(full,patt,recurse,action)
+    if path == "/" then
+        path = path .. "."
+    elseif not find(path,"/$") then
+        path = path .. '/'
+    end
+    for name in walkdir(path) do
+        local full = path .. name
+        local mode = attributes(full,'mode')
+        if mode == 'file' then
+            if find(full,patt) then
+                action(full)
             end
+        elseif recurse and (mode == "directory") and (name ~= '.') and (name ~= "..") then
+            globpattern(full,patt,recurse,action)
         end
     end
 end
@@ -9441,6 +9439,7 @@ resolvers.settrace(osgetenv("MTX_INPUT_TRACE"))
 if not resolvers.resolve then
     function resolvers.resolve  (s) return s end
     function resolvers.unresolve(s) return s end
+    function resolvers.repath   (s) return s end
 end
 
 
@@ -10771,6 +10770,7 @@ function resolvers.newinstance() -- todo: all vars will become lowercase and alp
         if v ~= nil then
             v = checkedvariable(v) or ""
         end
+        v = resolvers.repath(v) -- for taco who has a : separated osfontdir
         t[k] = v
         return v
     end } )
@@ -11987,6 +11987,7 @@ resolvers.prefixes = prefixes
 local gsub = string.gsub
 local cleanpath, findgivenfile, expansion = resolvers.cleanpath, resolvers.findgivenfile, resolvers.expansion
 local getenv = resolvers.getenv -- we can probably also use resolvers.expansion
+local P, Cs, lpegmatch = lpeg.P, lpeg.Cs, lpeg.match
 
 prefixes.environment = function(str)
     return cleanpath(expansion(str))
@@ -12050,8 +12051,6 @@ prefixes.home = function(str)
     return cleanpath(file.join(getenv('HOME'),str))
 end
 
-prefixes["~"] = prefixes.home
-
 prefixes.env  = prefixes.environment
 prefixes.rel  = prefixes.relative
 prefixes.loc  = prefixes.locate
@@ -12111,6 +12110,42 @@ if os.uname then
 
 end
 
+if os.type == "unix" then
+
+    local pattern
+
+    local function makepattern(t,k,v)
+        local colon = P(":")
+        local p
+        for k, v in table.sortedpairs(prefixes) do
+            if p then
+                p = P(k) + p
+            else
+                p = P(k)
+            end
+        end
+        pattern = Cs((p * colon + colon/";" + P(1))^0)
+        if t then
+            t[k] = v
+        end
+    end
+
+    makepattern()
+
+    getmetatable(prefixes).__newindex = makepattern
+
+    function resolvers.repath(str)
+        return lpegmatch(pattern,str)
+    end
+
+else -- already the default:
+
+    function resolvers.repath(str)
+        return str
+    end
+
+end
+
 
 end -- of closure
 
@@ -13245,7 +13280,7 @@ if not modules then modules = { } end modules ['data-lst'] = {
     license   = "see context related readme files"
 }
 
--- used in mtxrun
+-- used in mtxrun, can be loaded later .. todo
 
 local find, concat, upper, format = string.find, table.concat, string.upper, string.format
 
@@ -13261,51 +13296,43 @@ local function tabstr(str)
     end
 end
 
-local function list(list,report,pattern)
-    pattern = pattern and pattern ~= "" and upper(pattern) or ""
-    local instance = resolvers.instance
-    local report = report or texio.write_nl
-    local sorted = table.sortedkeys(list)
-    local result = { }
-    for i=1,#sorted do
-        local key = sorted[i]
-        if key ~= "" and (pattern == "" or find(upper(key),pattern)) then
-            local raw = tabstr(rawget(list,key))
-            local val = tabstr(list[key])
-            local res = resolvers.resolve(val)
-            if raw and raw ~= "" then
-                if raw == val then
-                    if val == res then
-                        result[#result+1] = { key, raw }
-                    else
-                        result[#result+1] = { key, format('%s => %s',raw,res) }
-                    end
-                else
-                    if val == res then
-                        result[#result+1] = { key, format('%s => %s',raw,val) }
-                    else
-                        result[#result+1] = { key, format('%s => %s => %s',raw,val,res) }
-                    end
-                end
-            else
-                result[#result+1] = { key, "unset" }
+function resolvers.listers.variables(pattern)
+    local instance    = resolvers.instance
+    local environment = instance.environment
+    local variables   = instance.variables
+    local expansions  = instance.expansions
+    local pattern     = upper(pattern or "")
+    local configured  = { }
+    local order       = instance.order
+    for i=1,#order do
+        for k, v in next, order[i] do
+            if v ~= nil and configured[k] == nil then
+                configured[k] = v
             end
         end
     end
-    utilities.formatters.formatcolumns(result)
-    for i=1,#result do
-        report(result[i])
+    local env = table.fastcopy(environment)
+    local var = table.fastcopy(variables)
+    local exp = table.fastcopy(expansions)
+    for key, value in table.sortedpairs(configured) do
+        if key ~= "" and (pattern == "" or find(upper(key),pattern)) then
+            logs.simple(key)
+            logs.simple("  env: %s",tabstr(rawget(environment,key))    or "unset")
+            logs.simple("  var: %s",tabstr(configured[key])            or "unset")
+            logs.simple("  exp: %s",tabstr(expansions[key])            or "unset")
+            logs.simple("  res: %s",resolvers.resolve(expansions[key]) or "unset")
+        end
     end
+    instance.environment = table.fastcopy(env)
+    instance.variables   = table.fastcopy(var)
+    instance.expansions  = table.fastcopy(exp)
 end
 
-function resolvers.listers.variables (report,pattern) list(resolvers.instance.variables, report,pattern) end
-function resolvers.listers.expansions(report,pattern) list(resolvers.instance.expansions,report,pattern) end
-
 function resolvers.listers.configurations(report)
     local configurations = resolvers.instance.specification
     local report = report or texio.write_nl
     for i=1,#configurations do
-        report(configurations[i])
+        report(resolvers.resolve(configurations[i]))
     end
 end
 
@@ -13776,8 +13803,8 @@ messages.help = [[
 --generate            generate file database
 
 --variables           show configuration variables
---expansions          show expanded variables
 --configurations      show configuration order
+
 --expand-braces       expand complex variable
 --expand-path         expand variable (resolve paths)
 --expand-var          expand variable (resolve references)
@@ -14529,19 +14556,12 @@ elseif environment.argument("timedrun") then
     runners.loadbase()
     runners.timedrun(filename)
 
-elseif environment.argument("variables") or environment.argument("show-variables") then
-
-    -- luatools: runners.execute_ctx_script("mtx-base","--variables",filename)
-
-    resolvers.load("nofiles")
-    resolvers.listers.variables(false,environment.argument("pattern"))
-
-elseif environment.argument("expansions") or environment.argument("show-expansions") then
+elseif environment.argument("variables") or environment.argument("show-variables") or environment.argument("expansions") or environment.argument("show-expansions") then
 
     -- luatools: runners.execute_ctx_script("mtx-base","--expansions",filename)
 
     resolvers.load("nofiles")
-    resolvers.listers.expansions(false,environment.argument("pattern"))
+    resolvers.listers.variables(environment.argument("pattern"))
 
 elseif environment.argument("configurations") or environment.argument("show-configurations") then
 
diff --git a/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/mtxrun.lua b/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/mtxrun.lua
index fd8d826f4..4ada628ea 100644
--- a/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/mtxrun.lua
+++ b/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/mtxrun.lua
@@ -2937,22 +2937,20 @@ end
 
 
 local function globpattern(path,patt,recurse,action)
-    if isdir(path) then
-        if path == "/" then
-            path = path .. "."
-        elseif not find(path,"/$") then
-            path = path .. '/'
-        end
-        for name in walkdir(path) do
-            local full = path .. name
-            local mode = attributes(full,'mode')
-            if mode == 'file' then
-                if find(full,patt) then
-                    action(full)
-                end
-            elseif recurse and (mode == "directory") and (name ~= '.') and (name ~= "..") then
-                globpattern(full,patt,recurse,action)
+    if path == "/" then
+        path = path .. "."
+    elseif not find(path,"/$") then
+        path = path .. '/'
+    end
+    for name in walkdir(path) do
+        local full = path .. name
+        local mode = attributes(full,'mode')
+        if mode == 'file' then
+            if find(full,patt) then
+                action(full)
             end
+        elseif recurse and (mode == "directory") and (name ~= '.') and (name ~= "..") then
+            globpattern(full,patt,recurse,action)
         end
     end
 end
@@ -9441,6 +9439,7 @@ resolvers.settrace(osgetenv("MTX_INPUT_TRACE"))
 if not resolvers.resolve then
     function resolvers.resolve  (s) return s end
     function resolvers.unresolve(s) return s end
+    function resolvers.repath   (s) return s end
 end
 
 
@@ -10771,6 +10770,7 @@ function resolvers.newinstance() -- todo: all vars will become lowercase and alp
         if v ~= nil then
             v = checkedvariable(v) or ""
         end
+        v = resolvers.repath(v) -- for taco who has a : separated osfontdir
         t[k] = v
         return v
     end } )
@@ -11987,6 +11987,7 @@ resolvers.prefixes = prefixes
 local gsub = string.gsub
 local cleanpath, findgivenfile, expansion = resolvers.cleanpath, resolvers.findgivenfile, resolvers.expansion
 local getenv = resolvers.getenv -- we can probably also use resolvers.expansion
+local P, Cs, lpegmatch = lpeg.P, lpeg.Cs, lpeg.match
 
 prefixes.environment = function(str)
     return cleanpath(expansion(str))
@@ -12050,8 +12051,6 @@ prefixes.home = function(str)
     return cleanpath(file.join(getenv('HOME'),str))
 end
 
-prefixes["~"] = prefixes.home
-
 prefixes.env  = prefixes.environment
 prefixes.rel  = prefixes.relative
 prefixes.loc  = prefixes.locate
@@ -12111,6 +12110,42 @@ if os.uname then
 
 end
 
+if os.type == "unix" then
+
+    local pattern
+
+    local function makepattern(t,k,v)
+        local colon = P(":")
+        local p
+        for k, v in table.sortedpairs(prefixes) do
+            if p then
+                p = P(k) + p
+            else
+                p = P(k)
+            end
+        end
+        pattern = Cs((p * colon + colon/";" + P(1))^0)
+        if t then
+            t[k] = v
+        end
+    end
+
+    makepattern()
+
+    getmetatable(prefixes).__newindex = makepattern
+
+    function resolvers.repath(str)
+        return lpegmatch(pattern,str)
+    end
+
+else -- already the default:
+
+    function resolvers.repath(str)
+        return str
+    end
+
+end
+
 
 end -- of closure
 
@@ -13245,7 +13280,7 @@ if not modules then modules = { } end modules ['data-lst'] = {
     license   = "see context related readme files"
 }
 
--- used in mtxrun
+-- used in mtxrun, can be loaded later .. todo
 
 local find, concat, upper, format = string.find, table.concat, string.upper, string.format
 
@@ -13261,51 +13296,43 @@ local function tabstr(str)
     end
 end
 
-local function list(list,report,pattern)
-    pattern = pattern and pattern ~= "" and upper(pattern) or ""
-    local instance = resolvers.instance
-    local report = report or texio.write_nl
-    local sorted = table.sortedkeys(list)
-    local result = { }
-    for i=1,#sorted do
-        local key = sorted[i]
-        if key ~= "" and (pattern == "" or find(upper(key),pattern)) then
-            local raw = tabstr(rawget(list,key))
-            local val = tabstr(list[key])
-            local res = resolvers.resolve(val)
-            if raw and raw ~= "" then
-                if raw == val then
-                    if val == res then
-                        result[#result+1] = { key, raw }
-                    else
-                        result[#result+1] = { key, format('%s => %s',raw,res) }
-                    end
-                else
-                    if val == res then
-                        result[#result+1] = { key, format('%s => %s',raw,val) }
-                    else
-                        result[#result+1] = { key, format('%s => %s => %s',raw,val,res) }
-                    end
-                end
-            else
-                result[#result+1] = { key, "unset" }
+function resolvers.listers.variables(pattern)
+    local instance    = resolvers.instance
+    local environment = instance.environment
+    local variables   = instance.variables
+    local expansions  = instance.expansions
+    local pattern     = upper(pattern or "")
+    local configured  = { }
+    local order       = instance.order
+    for i=1,#order do
+        for k, v in next, order[i] do
+            if v ~= nil and configured[k] == nil then
+                configured[k] = v
             end
         end
     end
-    utilities.formatters.formatcolumns(result)
-    for i=1,#result do
-        report(result[i])
+    local env = table.fastcopy(environment)
+    local var = table.fastcopy(variables)
+    local exp = table.fastcopy(expansions)
+    for key, value in table.sortedpairs(configured) do
+        if key ~= "" and (pattern == "" or find(upper(key),pattern)) then
+            logs.simple(key)
+            logs.simple("  env: %s",tabstr(rawget(environment,key))    or "unset")
+            logs.simple("  var: %s",tabstr(configured[key])            or "unset")
+            logs.simple("  exp: %s",tabstr(expansions[key])            or "unset")
+            logs.simple("  res: %s",resolvers.resolve(expansions[key]) or "unset")
+        end
     end
+    instance.environment = table.fastcopy(env)
+    instance.variables   = table.fastcopy(var)
+    instance.expansions  = table.fastcopy(exp)
 end
 
-function resolvers.listers.variables (report,pattern) list(resolvers.instance.variables, report,pattern) end
-function resolvers.listers.expansions(report,pattern) list(resolvers.instance.expansions,report,pattern) end
-
 function resolvers.listers.configurations(report)
     local configurations = resolvers.instance.specification
     local report = report or texio.write_nl
     for i=1,#configurations do
-        report(configurations[i])
+        report(resolvers.resolve(configurations[i]))
     end
 end
 
@@ -13776,8 +13803,8 @@ messages.help = [[
 --generate            generate file database
 
 --variables           show configuration variables
---expansions          show expanded variables
 --configurations      show configuration order
+
 --expand-braces       expand complex variable
 --expand-path         expand variable (resolve paths)
 --expand-var          expand variable (resolve references)
@@ -14529,19 +14556,12 @@ elseif environment.argument("timedrun") then
     runners.loadbase()
     runners.timedrun(filename)
 
-elseif environment.argument("variables") or environment.argument("show-variables") then
-
-    -- luatools: runners.execute_ctx_script("mtx-base","--variables",filename)
-
-    resolvers.load("nofiles")
-    resolvers.listers.variables(false,environment.argument("pattern"))
-
-elseif environment.argument("expansions") or environment.argument("show-expansions") then
+elseif environment.argument("variables") or environment.argument("show-variables") or environment.argument("expansions") or environment.argument("show-expansions") then
 
     -- luatools: runners.execute_ctx_script("mtx-base","--expansions",filename)
 
     resolvers.load("nofiles")
-    resolvers.listers.expansions(false,environment.argument("pattern"))
+    resolvers.listers.variables(environment.argument("pattern"))
 
 elseif environment.argument("configurations") or environment.argument("show-configurations") then
 
diff --git a/scripts/context/stubs/unix/mtxrun b/scripts/context/stubs/unix/mtxrun
index fd8d826f4..4ada628ea 100644
--- a/scripts/context/stubs/unix/mtxrun
+++ b/scripts/context/stubs/unix/mtxrun
@@ -2937,22 +2937,20 @@ end
 
 
 local function globpattern(path,patt,recurse,action)
-    if isdir(path) then
-        if path == "/" then
-            path = path .. "."
-        elseif not find(path,"/$") then
-            path = path .. '/'
-        end
-        for name in walkdir(path) do
-            local full = path .. name
-            local mode = attributes(full,'mode')
-            if mode == 'file' then
-                if find(full,patt) then
-                    action(full)
-                end
-            elseif recurse and (mode == "directory") and (name ~= '.') and (name ~= "..") then
-                globpattern(full,patt,recurse,action)
+    if path == "/" then
+        path = path .. "."
+    elseif not find(path,"/$") then
+        path = path .. '/'
+    end
+    for name in walkdir(path) do
+        local full = path .. name
+        local mode = attributes(full,'mode')
+        if mode == 'file' then
+            if find(full,patt) then
+                action(full)
             end
+        elseif recurse and (mode == "directory") and (name ~= '.') and (name ~= "..") then
+            globpattern(full,patt,recurse,action)
         end
     end
 end
@@ -9441,6 +9439,7 @@ resolvers.settrace(osgetenv("MTX_INPUT_TRACE"))
 if not resolvers.resolve then
     function resolvers.resolve  (s) return s end
     function resolvers.unresolve(s) return s end
+    function resolvers.repath   (s) return s end
 end
 
 
@@ -10771,6 +10770,7 @@ function resolvers.newinstance() -- todo: all vars will become lowercase and alp
         if v ~= nil then
             v = checkedvariable(v) or ""
         end
+        v = resolvers.repath(v) -- for taco who has a : separated osfontdir
         t[k] = v
         return v
     end } )
@@ -11987,6 +11987,7 @@ resolvers.prefixes = prefixes
 local gsub = string.gsub
 local cleanpath, findgivenfile, expansion = resolvers.cleanpath, resolvers.findgivenfile, resolvers.expansion
 local getenv = resolvers.getenv -- we can probably also use resolvers.expansion
+local P, Cs, lpegmatch = lpeg.P, lpeg.Cs, lpeg.match
 
 prefixes.environment = function(str)
     return cleanpath(expansion(str))
@@ -12050,8 +12051,6 @@ prefixes.home = function(str)
     return cleanpath(file.join(getenv('HOME'),str))
 end
 
-prefixes["~"] = prefixes.home
-
 prefixes.env  = prefixes.environment
 prefixes.rel  = prefixes.relative
 prefixes.loc  = prefixes.locate
@@ -12111,6 +12110,42 @@ if os.uname then
 
 end
 
+if os.type == "unix" then
+
+    local pattern
+
+    local function makepattern(t,k,v)
+        local colon = P(":")
+        local p
+        for k, v in table.sortedpairs(prefixes) do
+            if p then
+                p = P(k) + p
+            else
+                p = P(k)
+            end
+        end
+        pattern = Cs((p * colon + colon/";" + P(1))^0)
+        if t then
+            t[k] = v
+        end
+    end
+
+    makepattern()
+
+    getmetatable(prefixes).__newindex = makepattern
+
+    function resolvers.repath(str)
+        return lpegmatch(pattern,str)
+    end
+
+else -- already the default:
+
+    function resolvers.repath(str)
+        return str
+    end
+
+end
+
 
 end -- of closure
 
@@ -13245,7 +13280,7 @@ if not modules then modules = { } end modules ['data-lst'] = {
     license   = "see context related readme files"
 }
 
--- used in mtxrun
+-- used in mtxrun, can be loaded later .. todo
 
 local find, concat, upper, format = string.find, table.concat, string.upper, string.format
 
@@ -13261,51 +13296,43 @@ local function tabstr(str)
     end
 end
 
-local function list(list,report,pattern)
-    pattern = pattern and pattern ~= "" and upper(pattern) or ""
-    local instance = resolvers.instance
-    local report = report or texio.write_nl
-    local sorted = table.sortedkeys(list)
-    local result = { }
-    for i=1,#sorted do
-        local key = sorted[i]
-        if key ~= "" and (pattern == "" or find(upper(key),pattern)) then
-            local raw = tabstr(rawget(list,key))
-            local val = tabstr(list[key])
-            local res = resolvers.resolve(val)
-            if raw and raw ~= "" then
-                if raw == val then
-                    if val == res then
-                        result[#result+1] = { key, raw }
-                    else
-                        result[#result+1] = { key, format('%s => %s',raw,res) }
-                    end
-                else
-                    if val == res then
-                        result[#result+1] = { key, format('%s => %s',raw,val) }
-                    else
-                        result[#result+1] = { key, format('%s => %s => %s',raw,val,res) }
-                    end
-                end
-            else
-                result[#result+1] = { key, "unset" }
+function resolvers.listers.variables(pattern)
+    local instance    = resolvers.instance
+    local environment = instance.environment
+    local variables   = instance.variables
+    local expansions  = instance.expansions
+    local pattern     = upper(pattern or "")
+    local configured  = { }
+    local order       = instance.order
+    for i=1,#order do
+        for k, v in next, order[i] do
+            if v ~= nil and configured[k] == nil then
+                configured[k] = v
             end
         end
     end
-    utilities.formatters.formatcolumns(result)
-    for i=1,#result do
-        report(result[i])
+    local env = table.fastcopy(environment)
+    local var = table.fastcopy(variables)
+    local exp = table.fastcopy(expansions)
+    for key, value in table.sortedpairs(configured) do
+        if key ~= "" and (pattern == "" or find(upper(key),pattern)) then
+            logs.simple(key)
+            logs.simple("  env: %s",tabstr(rawget(environment,key))    or "unset")
+            logs.simple("  var: %s",tabstr(configured[key])            or "unset")
+            logs.simple("  exp: %s",tabstr(expansions[key])            or "unset")
+            logs.simple("  res: %s",resolvers.resolve(expansions[key]) or "unset")
+        end
     end
+    instance.environment = table.fastcopy(env)
+    instance.variables   = table.fastcopy(var)
+    instance.expansions  = table.fastcopy(exp)
 end
 
-function resolvers.listers.variables (report,pattern) list(resolvers.instance.variables, report,pattern) end
-function resolvers.listers.expansions(report,pattern) list(resolvers.instance.expansions,report,pattern) end
-
 function resolvers.listers.configurations(report)
     local configurations = resolvers.instance.specification
     local report = report or texio.write_nl
     for i=1,#configurations do
-        report(configurations[i])
+        report(resolvers.resolve(configurations[i]))
     end
 end
 
@@ -13776,8 +13803,8 @@ messages.help = [[
 --generate            generate file database
 
 --variables           show configuration variables
---expansions          show expanded variables
 --configurations      show configuration order
+
 --expand-braces       expand complex variable
 --expand-path         expand variable (resolve paths)
 --expand-var          expand variable (resolve references)
@@ -14529,19 +14556,12 @@ elseif environment.argument("timedrun") then
     runners.loadbase()
     runners.timedrun(filename)
 
-elseif environment.argument("variables") or environment.argument("show-variables") then
-
-    -- luatools: runners.execute_ctx_script("mtx-base","--variables",filename)
-
-    resolvers.load("nofiles")
-    resolvers.listers.variables(false,environment.argument("pattern"))
-
-elseif environment.argument("expansions") or environment.argument("show-expansions") then
+elseif environment.argument("variables") or environment.argument("show-variables") or environment.argument("expansions") or environment.argument("show-expansions") then
 
     -- luatools: runners.execute_ctx_script("mtx-base","--expansions",filename)
 
     resolvers.load("nofiles")
-    resolvers.listers.expansions(false,environment.argument("pattern"))
+    resolvers.listers.variables(environment.argument("pattern"))
 
 elseif environment.argument("configurations") or environment.argument("show-configurations") then