stable 2006.05.14 23:57

10 files changed, 1623 insertions, 92 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/context/ruby/base/kpse.rb b/scripts/context/ruby/base/kpse.rb
index a61b2f236..b0321672f 100644
--- a/scripts/context/ruby/base/kpse.rb
+++ b/scripts/context/ruby/base/kpse.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ require 'rbconfig'
 class String
 
     def split_path
-        if self =~ /\;/ then
+        if self =~ /\;/o || self =~ /^[a-z]\:/io then
             self.split(";")
         else
             self.split(":")
@@ -217,16 +217,33 @@ module Kpse
                 end
                 # locate writable path
                 if ! formatpath.empty? then
-                    done = false
-                    formatpath.split_path.each do |fp|
-                        fp.gsub!(/\\/,'/')
+                    formatpaths, done = formatpath.split_path, false
+                    formatpaths.collect! do |fp|
+                        fp.gsub!(/\\/o,'/')
+                        fp.gsub!(/\/\/$/o,'/')
                         # remove funny patterns
-                        fp.sub!(/^!!/,'')
-                        fp.sub!(/\/+$/,'')
-                        fp.sub!(/unsetengine/,if enginepath then engine else '' end)
-                        if ! fp.empty? && (fp != '.') then
-                            # strip (possible engine) and test for writeability
-                            fpp = fp.sub(/#{engine}\/*$/,'')
+                        fp.sub!(/^!!/o,'')
+                        fp.sub!(/\/+$/o,'')
+                        fp.sub!(/(unsetengine|unset)/o,if enginepath then engine else '' end)
+                        fp
+                    end
+                    formatpaths.delete_if do |fp|
+                        fp.empty? || fp == '.'
+                    end
+                    # the engine path may not yet be present, find first writable
+                    formatpaths.each do |fp|
+                        # strip (possible engine) and test for writeability
+                        fpp = fp.sub(/#{engine}\/*$/o,'')
+                        if FileTest.directory?(fpp) && FileTest.writable?(fpp) then
+                            # use this path
+                            formatpath, done = fp.dup, true
+                            break
+                        end
+                    end
+                    unless done then
+                        formatpaths.each do |fp|
+                            fpp = fp.sub(/#{engine}\/*$/o,'')
+                            File.makedirs(fpp) rescue false # maybe we don't have an path yet
                             if FileTest.directory?(fpp) && FileTest.writable?(fpp) then
                                 # use this path
                                 formatpath, done = fp.dup, true
@@ -234,15 +251,17 @@ module Kpse
                             end
                         end
                     end
-                    formatpath = '.' unless done
+                    unless done then
+                        formatpath = '.'
+                    end
                 end
                 # needed !
-                begin File.makedirs(formatpath) ; rescue ; end ;
+                File.makedirs(formatpath) rescue false
                 # fall back to current path
                 formatpath = '.' if formatpath.empty? || ! FileTest.writable?(formatpath)
                 # append engine but prevent duplicates
                 formatpath = File.join(formatpath.sub(/\/*#{engine}\/*$/,''), engine) if enginepath
-                begin File.makedirs(formatpath) ; rescue ; end ;
+                File.makedirs(formatpath) rescue false
                 setpath(engine,formatpath)
                 # ENV['engine'] = savedengine
             end
diff --git a/scripts/context/ruby/base/kpsefast.rb b/scripts/context/ruby/base/kpsefast.rb
index 01210ed12..49f58ae30 100644
--- a/scripts/context/ruby/base/kpsefast.rb
+++ b/scripts/context/ruby/base/kpsefast.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 class String
 
     def split_path
-        if self =~ /\;/ then
+        if self =~ /\;/o || self =~ /^[a-z]\:/io then
             self.split(";")
         else
             self.split(":")
@@ -59,18 +59,31 @@ end
 
 module KpseUtil
 
-    @@texmftrees = ['texmf-local','texmf.local','texmf.gwtex','texmf.tetex','texmf']
+    # to be adapted, see loading cnf file
+
+    @@texmftrees = ['texmf-local','texmf.local','../..','texmf'] # '../..' is for gwtex
     @@texmfcnf   = 'texmf.cnf'
 
     def KpseUtil::identify
+        # we mainly need to identify the local tex stuff and wse assume that
+        # the texmfcnf variable is set; otherwise we need to expand the
+        # TEXMF variable and that takes time since it may involve more
         ownpath = File.expand_path($0)
         if ownpath.gsub!(/texmf.*?$/o, '') then
             ENV['SELFAUTOPARENT'] = ownpath
         else
-            ENV['SELFAUTOPARENT'] = '.'
+            ENV['SELFAUTOPARENT'] = '.' # fall back
+            # may be too tricky:
+            #
+            # (ENV['PATH'] ||'').split_path.each do |p|
+                # if p.gsub!(/texmf.*?$/o, '') then
+                    # ENV['SELFAUTOPARENT'] = p
+                    # break
+                # end
+            # end
         end
         filenames = Array.new
-        if ENV['TEXMFCNF'] and not ENV['TEXMFCNF'].empty? then
+        if ENV['TEXMFCNF'] && ! ENV['TEXMFCNF'].empty? then
             ENV['TEXMFCNF'].to_s.split_path.each do |path|
                 filenames << File.join(path,@@texmfcnf)
             end
@@ -296,6 +309,7 @@ class KpseFast
                     @treepath = @treepath.split(',').collect do |p| File.join(@rootpath,p) end.join(',')
                 end
                 @environment['TEXMF'] = @treepath
+                # only the first one
                 @environment['TEXMFCNF'] = File.join(@treepath.split(',').first,'texmf/web2c')
             end
             unless @rootpath.empty? then
@@ -660,7 +674,7 @@ end
 class KpseFast
 
     def _is_cnf_?(filename)
-        filename == File.basename((@cnffiles.first rescue @@texmfcnf))
+        filename == File.basename((@cnffiles.first rescue @@texmfcnf) || @@texmfcnf)
     end
 
     def find_file(filename)
diff --git a/scripts/context/ruby/base/kpseremote.rb b/scripts/context/ruby/base/kpseremote.rb
index d66e40e6f..9a73b88b0 100644
--- a/scripts/context/ruby/base/kpseremote.rb
+++ b/scripts/context/ruby/base/kpseremote.rb
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@ end
 
 class KpseRemote
 
-    @@port = ENV['KPSEPORT'] || 7000
+    @@port   = ENV['KPSEPORT']   || 7000
+    @@method = ENV['KPSEMETHOD'] || 'drb'
 
     def KpseRemote::available?
-        ENV['KPSEMETHOD'] && ENV['KPSEPORT']
+        @@method && @@port
     end
 
     def KpseRemote::start_server(port=nil)
diff --git a/scripts/context/ruby/base/merge.rb b/scripts/context/ruby/base/merge.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..36ab85269
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/context/ruby/base/merge.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+# module    : base/merge
+# copyright : PRAGMA Advanced Document Engineering
+# version   : 2006
+# author    : Hans Hagen
+#
+# project   : ConTeXt / eXaMpLe
+# concept   : Hans Hagen
+# info      : j.hagen@xs4all.nl
+# www       : www.pragma-ade.com
+
+# --selfmerg ewill create stand alone script (--selfcleanup does the opposite)
+
+# this module will package all the used modules in the file itself
+# so that we can relocate the file at wish, usage:
+#
+# merge:
+#
+# unless SelfMerge::ok? && SelfMerge::merge then
+#     puts("merging should happen on the path were the base inserts reside")
+# end
+#
+# cleanup:
+#
+# unless SelfMerge::cleanup then
+#     puts("merging should happen on the path were the base inserts reside")
+# end
+
+module SelfMerge
+
+    @@kpsemergestart = "\# kpse_merge_start"
+    @@kpsemergestop  = "\# kpse_merge_stop"
+    @@kpsemergefile  = "\# kpse_merge_file: "
+    @@kpsemergedone  = "\# kpse_merge_done: "
+
+    @@filename = File.basename($0)
+    @@ownpath  = File.expand_path(File.dirname($0))
+    @@modroot  = '(base|graphics|rslb|www)' # needed in regex in order not to mess up SelfMerge
+    @@modules  = $".collect do |file| File.expand_path(file) end
+
+    @@modules.delete_if do |file|
+        file !~ /^#{@@ownpath}\/#{@@modroot}.*$/
+    end
+
+    def SelfMerge::ok?
+        begin
+            @@modules.each do |file|
+                return false unless FileTest.file?(file)
+            end
+        rescue
+            return false
+        else
+            return true
+        end
+    end
+
+    def SelfMerge::merge(filename=@@filename)
+        begin
+            if rbfile = IO.read(filename) then
+                begin
+                    inserts = "#{@@kpsemergestart}\n\n"
+                    @@modules.each do |file|
+                        inserts << "#{@@kpsemergefile}'#{file}'\n\n"
+                        inserts << IO.read(file).gsub(/^#.*?\n$/,'')
+                        inserts << "\n\n"
+                    end
+                    inserts << "#{@@kpsemergestop}\n\n"
+                    # no gsub! else we end up in SelfMerge
+                    rbfile.sub!(/#{@@kpsemergestart}\s*#{@@kpsemergestop}/mois) do
+                        inserts
+                    end
+                    rbfile.gsub!(/^(.*)(require [\"\'].*?#{@@modroot}.*)$/) do
+                        pre, post = $1, $2
+                        if pre =~ /#{@@kpsemergedone}/ then
+                            "#{pre}#{post}"
+                        else
+                            "#{pre}#{@@kpsemergedone}#{post}"
+                        end
+                    end
+                rescue
+                    return false
+                else
+                    begin
+                        File.open(filename,'w') do |f|
+                            f << rbfile
+                        end
+                    rescue
+                        return false
+                    end
+                end
+            end
+        rescue
+            return false
+        else
+            return true
+        end
+    end
+
+    def SelfMerge::cleanup(filename=@@filename)
+        begin
+            if rbfile = IO.read(filename) then
+                begin
+                    rbfile.sub!(/#{@@kpsemergestart}(.*)#{@@kpsemergestop}\s*/mois) do
+                        "#{@@kpsemergestart}\n\n#{@@kpsemergestop}\n\n"
+                    end
+                    rbfile.gsub!(/^(.*#{@@kpsemergedone}.*)$/) do
+                        str = $1
+                        if str =~ /require [\"\']/ then
+                            str.gsub(/#{@@kpsemergedone}/, '')
+                        else
+                            str
+                        end
+                    end
+                rescue
+                    return false
+                else
+                    begin
+                        File.open(filename,'w') do |f|
+                            f << rbfile
+                        end
+                    rescue
+                        return false
+                    end
+                end
+            end
+        rescue
+            return false
+        else
+            return true
+        end
+    end
+
+    def SelfMerge::replace(filename=@@filename)
+        SelfMerge::cleanup(filename)
+        SelfMerge::merge(filename)
+    end
+
+end
diff --git a/scripts/context/ruby/base/mp.rb b/scripts/context/ruby/base/mp.rb
index a501b2903..17e9eca76 100644
--- a/scripts/context/ruby/base/mp.rb
+++ b/scripts/context/ruby/base/mp.rb
@@ -152,9 +152,11 @@ EOT
             result.gsub!(/\"(\d+)\"/) do
                 "\"#{strings[$1.to_i]}\""
             end
-            return result
+            # return result # let's catch xetex bug
+            return result.gsub(/\^\^(M|J)/o, "\n")
         else
-            return str
+            # return str # let's catch xetex bug
+            return str.gsub(/\^\^(M|J)/o, "\n")
         end
     end
 
diff --git a/scripts/context/ruby/base/tex.rb b/scripts/context/ruby/base/tex.rb
index 1e1b67f0f..4335a9618 100644
--- a/scripts/context/ruby/base/tex.rb
+++ b/scripts/context/ruby/base/tex.rb
@@ -499,19 +499,21 @@ class TEX
             texformatpath = if getvariable('local') then '.' else Kpse.formatpath(texengine,true) end
             # can be empty, to do
             report("using tex format path #{texformatpath}")
-            begin
-                Dir.chdir(texformatpath)
-            rescue
-            end
-            if texformats.length > 0 then
-                makeuserfile
-                makeresponsefile
-            end
-            texformats.each do |texformat|
-                report("generating tex format #{texformat}")
-                command = [quoted(texengine),prognameflag(progname),iniflag,tcxflag,prefixed(texformat,texengine),texmakeextras(texformat)].join(' ')
-                report(command) if getvariable('verbose')
-                system(command)
+            Dir.chdir(texformatpath) rescue false
+            if FileTest.writable?(texformatpath) then
+                if texformats.length > 0 then
+                    makeuserfile
+                    makeresponsefile
+                end
+                texformats.each do |texformat|
+                    report("generating tex format #{texformat}")
+                    command = [quoted(texengine),prognameflag(progname),iniflag,tcxflag,prefixed(texformat,texengine),texmakeextras(texformat)].join(' ')
+                    report(command) if getvariable('verbose')
+                    system(command)
+                end
+            else
+                report("unable to make format due to lack of permissions")
+                texformatpath = ''
             end
         else
             texformatpath = ''
@@ -521,16 +523,18 @@ class TEX
             report("using mp engine #{mpsengine}")
             mpsformatpath = if getvariable('local') then '.' else Kpse.formatpath(mpsengine,false) end
             report("using mps format path #{mpsformatpath}")
-            begin
-                Dir.chdir(mpsformatpath)
-            rescue
-            end
-            mpsformats.each do |mpsformat|
-                report("generating mps format #{mpsformat}")
-                # command = [quoted(mpsengine),prognameflag(progname),iniflag,tcxflag,mpsformat,mpsmakeextras(mpsformat)].join(' ')
-                command = [quoted(mpsengine),iniflag,tcxflag,mpsformat,mpsmakeextras(mpsformat)].join(' ')
-                report(command) if getvariable('verbose')
-                system(command)
+            Dir.chdir(mpsformatpath) rescue false
+            if FileTest.writable?(mpsformatpath) then
+                mpsformats.each do |mpsformat|
+                    report("generating mps format #{mpsformat}")
+                    # command = [quoted(mpsengine),prognameflag(progname),iniflag,tcxflag,mpsformat,mpsmakeextras(mpsformat)].join(' ')
+                    command = [quoted(mpsengine),iniflag,tcxflag,mpsformat,mpsmakeextras(mpsformat)].join(' ')
+                    report(command) if getvariable('verbose')
+                    system(command)
+                end
+            else
+                report("unable to make format due to lack of permissions")
+                mpsformatpath = ''
             end
         else
             mpsformatpath = ''
diff --git a/scripts/context/ruby/pstopdf.rb b/scripts/context/ruby/pstopdf.rb
index 96469beb4..197f83961 100644
--- a/scripts/context/ruby/pstopdf.rb
+++ b/scripts/context/ruby/pstopdf.rb
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ class Commands
 
                         if FileTest.directory?(donepath) && FileTest.directory?(resultpath) then
 
-                            resultname = resultpath + '/' + filename.sub(/\..*$/,'') + '.pdf'
+                            resultname = resultpath + '/' + filename.sub(/\.[^\.]*$/,'') + '.pdf'
 
                             @commandline.setoption('inputpath',  filepath)
                             @commandline.setoption('outputpath', resultpath)
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ class Commands
         suffix = @commandline.option('suffix')
 
         inpfilename = "#{inppath}#{filename}"
-        outfilename = "#{outpath}#{prefix}#{filename.sub(/\.(.*?)$/, '')}#{suffix}.pdf"
+        outfilename = "#{outpath}#{prefix}#{filename.sub(/\.([^\.]*?)$/, '')}#{suffix}.pdf"
 
         magick.setvariable('inputfile' , inpfilename)
         magick.setvariable('outputfile', outfilename)
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ class Commands
         suffix = @commandline.option('suffix')
 
         inpfilename = "#{inppath}#{filename}"
-        outfilename = "#{outpath}#{prefix}#{filename.sub(/\.(.*?)$/, '')}#{suffix}.pdf"
+        outfilename = "#{outpath}#{prefix}#{filename.sub(/\.([^\.]*?)$/, '')}#{suffix}.pdf"
 
         inkscape.setvariable('inputfile' , inpfilename)
         inkscape.setvariable('outputfile', outfilename)
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ class Commands
 
         elsif ghostscript.psfile?(filename) then
 
-            if filename =~ /(.*)\.(.*?)$/io then
+            if filename =~ /(.*)\.([^\.]*?)$/io then
                 filename, filesuffix = $1, $2
             else
                 filesuffix = 'eps'
diff --git a/scripts/context/ruby/rlxtools.rb b/scripts/context/ruby/rlxtools.rb
index addfe9894..6a796114f 100644
--- a/scripts/context/ruby/rlxtools.rb
+++ b/scripts/context/ruby/rlxtools.rb
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class Commands
                     report("processing record #{nofrecords} (#{variables['file'] || 'noname'}: #{variables.size} entries)")
                     if conversion = variables['conversion'] then
                         report("testing for conversion #{conversion}")
-                        if suffix.downcase = variables['suffix'].downcase then
+                        if suffix = variables['suffix'].downcase then
                             if file = variables['file'] then
                                 report("conversion #{conversion} for suffix #{suffix} for file #{file}")
                             else
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ class Commands
                     end
                 end
             rescue
-                report('error in manipulating files')
+                report("error in manipulating files: #{$!}")
             end
             begin
                 logname = "#{filename}.log"
diff --git a/scripts/context/ruby/texmfstart.rb b/scripts/context/ruby/texmfstart.rb
index 490bd609c..8bda35c7b 100644
--- a/scripts/context/ruby/texmfstart.rb
+++ b/scripts/context/ruby/texmfstart.rb
@@ -32,50 +32,1396 @@
 
 $ownpath = File.expand_path(File.dirname($0)) unless defined? $ownpath
 
-# base/kpseremote
-# texmfstart-lib/base/kpseremote
-# ../../texmf-local/scripts/context/ruby
-# ../../texmf/scripts/context/ruby
-
-# we may assume a symlink on unix systems, so there the library is
-# at the right spot
-
 $: << $ownpath
-$: << File.expand_path("#{$ownpath}/../lib")
-$: << File.expand_path("#{$ownpath}/texmfstart-lib")
-$: << File.expand_path("#{$ownpath}/../../texmf-local/scripts/context/ruby")
-# $: << File.expand_path("#{$ownpath}/../../texmf.local/scripts/context/ruby")
-# $: << File.expand_path("#{$ownpath}/../../texmf.gwtex/scripts/context/ruby")
-# $: << File.expand_path("#{$ownpath}/../../texmf.tetex/scripts/context/ruby")
-$: << File.expand_path("#{$ownpath}/../../texmf/scripts/context/ruby")
 
 require "rbconfig"
 
-$kpsereport, $kpseerror, $kpsemodules = "", false, ['base/kpseremote','base/kpsedirect','base/kpsefast']
+# kpse_merge_done: require 'base/kpseremote'
+# kpse_merge_done: require 'base/kpsedirect'
+# kpse_merge_done: require 'base/kpsefast'
+# kpse_merge_done: require 'base/merge'
 
-$kpsemodules.each do |basemodule|
-    begin
-        require basemodule
-    rescue Exception
-        $kpseerror = true
+# kpse_merge_start
+
+# kpse_merge_file: 'C:/data/develop/context/ruby/base/kpseremote.rb'
+
+# kpse_merge_done: require 'base/kpsefast'
+
+case ENV['KPSEMETHOD']
+    when /soap/o then # kpse_merge_done: require 'base/kpse/soap'
+    when /drb/o  then # kpse_merge_done: require 'base/kpse/drb'
+    else              # kpse_merge_done: require 'base/kpse/drb'
+end
+
+class KpseRemote
+
+    @@port   = ENV['KPSEPORT']   || 7000
+    @@method = ENV['KPSEMETHOD'] || 'drb'
+
+    def KpseRemote::available?
+        @@method && @@port
+    end
+
+    def KpseRemote::start_server(port=nil)
+        kpse = KpseServer.new(port || @@port)
+        kpse.start
+    end
+
+    def KpseRemote::start_client(port=nil) # keeps object in server
+        kpseclient = KpseClient.new(port || @@port)
+        kpseclient.start
+        kpse = kpseclient.object
+        tree = kpse.choose(KpseUtil::identify, KpseUtil::environment)
+        [kpse, tree]
+    end
+
+    def KpseRemote::fetch(port=nil) # no need for defining methods but slower, send whole object
+        kpseclient = KpseClient.new(port || @@port)
+        kpseclient.start
+        kpseclient.object.fetch(KpseUtil::identify, KpseUtil::environment) rescue nil
+    end
+
+    def initialize(port=nil)
+        if KpseRemote::available? then
+            begin
+                @kpse, @tree = KpseRemote::start_client(port)
+            rescue
+                @kpse, @tree = nil, nil
+            end
+        else
+            @kpse, @tree = nil, nil
+        end
+    end
+
+    def progname=(value)
+        @kpse.set(@tree,'progname',value)
+    end
+    def format=(value)
+        @kpse.set(@tree,'format',value)
+    end
+    def engine=(value)
+        @kpse.set(@tree,'engine',value)
+    end
+
+    def progname
+        @kpse.get(@tree,'progname')
+    end
+    def format
+        @kpse.get(@tree,'format')
+    end
+    def engine
+        @kpse.get(@tree,'engine')
+    end
+
+    def load
+        @kpse.load(KpseUtil::identify, KpseUtil::environment)
+    end
+    def okay?
+        @kpse && @tree
+    end
+    def set(key,value)
+        @kpse.set(@tree,key,value)
+    end
+    def load_cnf
+        @kpse.load_cnf(@tree)
+    end
+    def load_lsr
+        @kpse.load_lsr(@tree)
+    end
+    def expand_variables
+        @kpse.expand_variables(@tree)
+    end
+    def expand_braces(str)
+        clean_name(@kpse.expand_braces(@tree,str))
+    end
+    def expand_path(str)
+        clean_name(@kpse.expand_path(@tree,str))
+    end
+    def expand_var(str)
+        clean_name(@kpse.expand_var(@tree,str))
+    end
+    def show_path(str)
+        clean_name(@kpse.show_path(@tree,str))
+    end
+    def var_value(str)
+        clean_name(@kpse.var_value(@tree,str))
+    end
+    def find_file(filename)
+        clean_name(@kpse.find_file(@tree,filename))
+    end
+    def find_files(filename,first=false)
+        # dodo: each filename
+        @kpse.find_files(@tree,filename,first)
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def clean_name(str)
+        str.gsub(/\\/,'/')
+    end
+
+end
+
+
+# kpse_merge_file: 'C:/data/develop/context/ruby/base/kpsefast.rb'
+
+# module    : base/kpsefast
+# copyright : PRAGMA Advanced Document Engineering
+# version   : 2005
+# author    : Hans Hagen
+#
+# project   : ConTeXt / eXaMpLe
+# concept   : Hans Hagen
+# info      : j.hagen@xs4all.nl
+
+
+class String
+
+    def split_path
+        if self =~ /\;/o || self =~ /^[a-z]\:/io then
+            self.split(";")
+        else
+            self.split(":")
+        end
+    end
+
+end
+
+class Array
+
+    def join_path
+        self.join(File::PATH_SEPARATOR)
+    end
+
+end
+
+class File
+
+    def File.locate_file(path,name)
+        begin
+            files = Dir.entries(path)
+            if files.include?(name) then
+                fullname = File.join(path,name)
+                return fullname if FileTest.file?(fullname)
+            end
+            files.each do |p|
+                fullname = File.join(path,p)
+                if p != '.' and p != '..' and FileTest.directory?(fullname) and result = locate_file(fullname,name) then
+                    return result
+                end
+            end
+        rescue
+            # bad path
+        end
+        return nil
+    end
+
+    def File.glob_file(pattern)
+        return Dir.glob(pattern).first
+    end
+
+end
+
+module KpseUtil
+
+    # to be adapted, see loading cnf file
+
+    @@texmftrees = ['texmf-local','texmf.local','../..','texmf'] # '../..' is for gwtex
+    @@texmfcnf   = 'texmf.cnf'
+
+    def KpseUtil::identify
+        # we mainly need to identify the local tex stuff and wse assume that
+        # the texmfcnf variable is set; otherwise we need to expand the
+        # TEXMF variable and that takes time since it may involve more
+        ownpath = File.expand_path($0)
+        if ownpath.gsub!(/texmf.*?$/o, '') then
+            ENV['SELFAUTOPARENT'] = ownpath
+        else
+            ENV['SELFAUTOPARENT'] = '.' # fall back
+            # may be too tricky:
+            #
+            # (ENV['PATH'] ||'').split_path.each do |p|
+                # if p.gsub!(/texmf.*?$/o, '') then
+                    # ENV['SELFAUTOPARENT'] = p
+                    # break
+                # end
+            # end
+        end
+        filenames = Array.new
+        if ENV['TEXMFCNF'] && ! ENV['TEXMFCNF'].empty? then
+            ENV['TEXMFCNF'].to_s.split_path.each do |path|
+                filenames << File.join(path,@@texmfcnf)
+            end
+        elsif ENV['SELFAUTOPARENT'] == '.' then
+            filenames << File.join('.',@@texmfcnf)
+        else
+            @@texmftrees.each do |tree|
+                filenames << File.join(ENV['SELFAUTOPARENT'],tree,'web2c',@@texmfcnf)
+            end
+        end
+        loop do
+            busy = false
+            filenames.collect! do |f|
+                f.gsub(/\$([a-zA-Z0-9\_\-]*)/o) do
+                    busy = true
+                    ENV[$1] || ("$#{$1}")
+                end
+            end
+            break unless busy
+        end
+        filenames.delete_if do |f|
+            ! FileTest.file?(f)
+        end
+        return filenames
+    end
+
+    def KpseUtil::environment
+        Hash.new.merge(ENV)
+    end
+
+end
+
+class KpseFast
+
+    # formats are an incredible inconsistent mess
+
+    @@suffixes  = Hash.new
+    @@formats   = Hash.new
+    @@suffixmap = Hash.new
+
+    @@texmfcnf  = 'texmf.cnf'
+
+    @@suffixes['gf']                       = ['.<resolution>gf'] # todo
+    @@suffixes['pk']                       = ['.<resolution>pk'] # todo
+    @@suffixes['tfm']                      = ['.tfm']
+    @@suffixes['afm']                      = ['.afm']
+    @@suffixes['base']                     = ['.base']
+    @@suffixes['bib']                      = ['.bib']
+    @@suffixes['bst']                      = ['.bst']
+    @@suffixes['cnf']                      = ['.cnf']
+    @@suffixes['ls-R']                     = ['ls-R', 'ls-r']
+    @@suffixes['fmt']                      = ['.fmt', '.efmt', '.efm', '.ofmt', '.ofm', '.oft', '.eofmt', '.eoft', '.eof', '.pfmt', '.pfm', '.epfmt', '.epf', '.xpfmt', '.xpf', '.afmt', '.afm']
+    @@suffixes['map']                      = ['.map']
+    @@suffixes['mem']                      = ['.mem']
+    @@suffixes['mf']                       = ['.mf']
+    @@suffixes['mfpool']                   = ['.pool']
+    @@suffixes['mft']                      = ['.mft']
+    @@suffixes['mp']                       = ['.mp']
+    @@suffixes['mppool']                   = ['.pool']
+    @@suffixes['ocp']                      = ['.ocp']
+    @@suffixes['ofm']                      = ['.ofm', '.tfm']
+    @@suffixes['opl']                      = ['.opl']
+    @@suffixes['otp']                      = ['.otp']
+    @@suffixes['ovf']                      = ['.ovf']
+    @@suffixes['ovp']                      = ['.ovp']
+    @@suffixes['graphic/figure']           = ['.eps', '.epsi']
+    @@suffixes['tex']                      = ['.tex']
+    @@suffixes['texpool']                  = ['.pool']
+    @@suffixes['PostScript header']        = ['.pro']
+    @@suffixes['type1 fonts']              = ['.pfa', '.pfb']
+    @@suffixes['vf']                       = ['.vf']
+    @@suffixes['ist']                      = ['.ist']
+    @@suffixes['truetype fonts']           = ['.ttf', '.ttc']
+    @@suffixes['web']                      = ['.web', '.ch']
+    @@suffixes['cweb']                     = ['.w', '.web', '.ch']
+    @@suffixes['enc files']                = ['.enc']
+    @@suffixes['cmap files']               = ['.cmap']
+    @@suffixes['subfont definition files'] = ['.sfd']
+    @@suffixes['lig files']                = ['.lig']
+    @@suffixes['bitmap font']              = []
+    @@suffixes['MetaPost support']         = []
+    @@suffixes['TeX system documentation'] = []
+    @@suffixes['TeX system sources']       = []
+    @@suffixes['Troff fonts']              = []
+    @@suffixes['dvips config']             = []
+    @@suffixes['type42 fonts']             = []
+    @@suffixes['web2c files']              = []
+    @@suffixes['other text files']         = []
+    @@suffixes['other binary files']       = []
+    @@suffixes['misc fonts']               = []
+    @@suffixes['opentype fonts']           = []
+    @@suffixes['pdftex config']            = []
+    @@suffixes['texmfscripts']             = []
+
+    # replacements
+
+    @@suffixes['fmt']                      = ['.fmt']
+    @@suffixes['type1 fonts']              = ['.pfa', '.pfb', '.pfm']
+    @@suffixes['tex']                      = ['.tex', '.xml']
+    @@suffixes['texmfscripts']             = ['rb','lua','py','pl']
+
+    @@suffixes.keys.each do |k| @@suffixes[k].each do |s| @@suffixmap[s] = k end end
+
+    # TTF2TFMINPUTS
+    # MISCFONTS
+    # TEXCONFIG
+    # DVIPDFMINPUTS
+    # OTFFONTS
+
+    @@formats['gf']                       = ''
+    @@formats['pk']                       = ''
+    @@formats['tfm']                      = 'TFMFONTS'
+    @@formats['afm']                      = 'AFMFONTS'
+    @@formats['base']                     = 'MFBASES'
+    @@formats['bib']                      = ''
+    @@formats['bst']                      = ''
+    @@formats['cnf']                      = ''
+    @@formats['ls-R']                     = ''
+    @@formats['fmt']                      = 'TEXFORMATS'
+    @@formats['map']                      = 'TEXFONTMAPS'
+    @@formats['mem']                      = 'MPMEMS'
+    @@formats['mf']                       = 'MFINPUTS'
+    @@formats['mfpool']                   = 'MFPOOL'
+    @@formats['mft']                      = ''
+    @@formats['mp']                       = 'MPINPUTS'
+    @@formats['mppool']                   = 'MPPOOL'
+    @@formats['ocp']                      = 'OCPINPUTS'
+    @@formats['ofm']                      = 'OFMFONTS'
+    @@formats['opl']                      = 'OPLFONTS'
+    @@formats['otp']                      = 'OTPINPUTS'
+    @@formats['ovf']                      = 'OVFFONTS'
+    @@formats['ovp']                      = 'OVPFONTS'
+    @@formats['graphic/figure']           = ''
+    @@formats['tex']                      = 'TEXINPUTS'
+    @@formats['texpool']                  = 'TEXPOOL'
+    @@formats['PostScript header']        = 'TEXPSHEADERS'
+    @@formats['type1 fonts']              = 'T1FONTS'
+    @@formats['vf']                       = 'VFFONTS'
+    @@formats['ist']                      = ''
+    @@formats['truetype fonts']           = 'TTFONTS'
+    @@formats['web']                      = ''
+    @@formats['cweb']                     = ''
+    @@formats['enc files']                = 'ENCFONTS'
+    @@formats['cmap files']               = 'CMAPFONTS'
+    @@formats['subfont definition files'] = 'SFDFONTS'
+    @@formats['lig files']                = 'LIGFONTS'
+    @@formats['bitmap font']              = ''
+    @@formats['MetaPost support']         = ''
+    @@formats['TeX system documentation'] = ''
+    @@formats['TeX system sources']       = ''
+    @@formats['Troff fonts']              = ''
+    @@formats['dvips config']             = ''
+    @@formats['type42 fonts']             = 'T42FONTS'
+    @@formats['web2c files']              = 'WEB2C'
+    @@formats['other text files']         = ''
+    @@formats['other binary files']       = ''
+    @@formats['misc fonts']               = ''
+    @@formats['opentype fonts']           = 'OPENTYPEFONTS'
+    @@formats['pdftex config']            = 'PDFTEXCONFIG'
+    @@formats['texmfscripts']             = 'TEXMFSCRIPTS'
+
+    attr_accessor :progname, :engine, :format, :rootpath, :treepath,
+        :verbose, :remember, :scandisk, :diskcache, :renewcache
+
+    @@cacheversion = '1'
+
+    def initialize
+        @rootpath    = ''
+        @treepath    = ''
+        @progname    = 'kpsewhich'
+        @engine      = 'pdfetex'
+        @variables   = Hash.new
+        @expansions  = Hash.new
+        @files       = Hash.new
+        @found       = Hash.new
+        @kpsevars    = Hash.new
+        @lsrfiles    = Array.new
+        @cnffiles    = Array.new
+        @verbose     = true
+        @remember    = true
+        @scandisk    = true
+        @diskcache   = true
+        @renewcache  = false
+        @isolate     = false
+
+        @diskcache   = false
+        @cachepath   = nil
+        @cachefile   = 'tmftools.log'
+
+        @environment = ENV
+    end
+
+    def set(key,value)
+        case key
+            when 'progname' then @progname = value
+            when 'engine'   then @engine   = value
+            when 'format'   then @format   = value
+        end
+    end
+
+    def push_environment(env)
+        @environment = env
+    end
+
+    # {$SELFAUTOLOC,$SELFAUTODIR,$SELFAUTOPARENT}{,{/share,}/texmf{-local,}/web2c}
+    #
+    # $SELFAUTOLOC    : /usr/tex/bin/platform
+    # $SELFAUTODIR    : /usr/tex/bin
+    # $SELFAUTOPARENT : /usr/tex
+    #
+    # since we live in scriptpath we need a slightly different method
+
+    def load_cnf(filenames=nil)
+        unless filenames then
+            ownpath = File.expand_path($0)
+            if ownpath.gsub!(/texmf.*?$/o, '') then
+                @environment['SELFAUTOPARENT'] = ownpath
+            else
+                @environment['SELFAUTOPARENT'] = '.'
+            end
+            unless @treepath.empty? then
+                unless @rootpath.empty? then
+                    @treepath = @treepath.split(',').collect do |p| File.join(@rootpath,p) end.join(',')
+                end
+                @environment['TEXMF'] = @treepath
+                # only the first one
+                @environment['TEXMFCNF'] = File.join(@treepath.split(',').first,'texmf/web2c')
+            end
+            unless @rootpath.empty? then
+                @environment['TEXMFCNF'] = File.join(@rootpath,'texmf/web2c')
+                @environment['SELFAUTOPARENT'] = @rootpath
+                @isolate = true
+            end
+            filenames = Array.new
+            if @environment['TEXMFCNF'] and not @environment['TEXMFCNF'].empty? then
+                @environment['TEXMFCNF'].to_s.split_path.each do |path|
+                    filenames << File.join(path,@@texmfcnf)
+                end
+            elsif @environment['SELFAUTOPARENT'] == '.' then
+                filenames << File.join('.',@@texmfcnf)
+            else
+                ['texmf-local','texmf'].each do |tree|
+                    filenames << File.join(@environment['SELFAUTOPARENT'],tree,'web2c',@@texmfcnf)
+                end
+            end
+        end
+        # <root>/texmf/web2c/texmf.cnf
+        filenames = _expanded_path_(filenames)
+        @rootpath = filenames.first
+        3.times do
+            @rootpath = File.dirname(@rootpath)
+        end
+        filenames.collect! do |f|
+            f.gsub("\\", '/')
+        end
+        filenames.each do |fname|
+            if FileTest.file?(fname) and f = File.open(fname) then
+                @cnffiles << fname
+                while line = f.gets do
+                    loop do
+                        # concatenate lines ending with \
+                        break unless line.sub!(/\\\s*$/o) do
+                            f.gets || ''
+                        end
+                    end
+                    case line
+                        when /^[\%\#]/o then
+                            # comment
+                        when /^\s*(.*?)\s*\=\s*(.*?)\s*$/o then
+                            key, value = $1, $2
+                            unless @variables.key?(key) then
+                                value.sub!(/\%.*$/,'')
+                                value.sub!(/\~/, "$HOME")
+                                @variables[key] = value
+                            end
+                            @kpsevars[key] = true
+                    end
+                end
+                f.close
+            end
+        end
+    end
+
+    def load_lsr
+        @lsrfiles = []
+        simplified_list(expansion('TEXMF')).each do |p|
+            ['ls-R','ls-r'].each do |f|
+                filename = File.join(p,f)
+                if FileTest.file?(filename) then
+                    @lsrfiles << [filename,File.size(filename)]
+                    break
+                end
+            end
+        end
+        @files = Hash.new
+        if @diskcache then
+            ['HOME','TEMP','TMP','TMPDIR'].each do |key|
+                if @environment[key] then
+                    if FileTest.directory?(@environment[key]) then
+                        @cachepath = @environment[key]
+                        @cachefile = [@rootpath.gsub(/[^A-Z0-9]/io, '-').gsub(/\-+/,'-'),File.basename(@cachefile)].join('-')
+                        break
+                    end
+                end
+            end
+            if @cachepath and not @renewcache and FileTest.file?(File.join(@cachepath,@cachefile)) then
+                begin
+                    if f = File.open(File.join(@cachepath,@cachefile)) then
+                        cacheversion = Marshal.load(f)
+                        if cacheversion == @@cacheversion then
+                            lsrfiles = Marshal.load(f)
+                            if lsrfiles == @lsrfiles then
+                                @files = Marshal.load(f)
+                            end
+                        end
+                        f.close
+                    end
+                rescue
+                   @files = Hash.new
+               end
+            end
+        end
+        return if @files.size > 0
+        @lsrfiles.each do |filedata|
+            filename, filesize = filedata
+            filepath = File.dirname(filename)
+            begin
+                path = '.'
+                data = IO.readlines(filename)
+                if data[0].chomp =~ /% ls\-R \-\- filename database for kpathsea\; do not change this line\./io then
+                    data.each do |line|
+                        case line
+                            when /^[a-zA-Z0-9]/o then
+                                line.chomp!
+                                if @files[line] then
+                                    @files[line] << path
+                                else
+                                    @files[line] = [path]
+                                end
+                            when /^\.\/(.*?)\:$/o then
+                                path = File.join(filepath,$1)
+                        end
+                    end
+                end
+            rescue
+                # sorry
+            end
+        end
+        if @diskcache and @cachepath and f = File.open(File.join(@cachepath,@cachefile),'wb') then
+            f << Marshal.dump(@@cacheversion)
+            f << Marshal.dump(@lsrfiles)
+            f << Marshal.dump(@files)
+            f.close
+        end
+    end
+
+    def expand_variables
+        @expansions = Hash.new
+        if @isolate then
+            @variables['TEXMFCNF'] = @environment['TEXMFCNF'].dup
+            @variables['SELFAUTOPARENT'] = @environment['SELFAUTOPARENT'].dup
+        else
+            @environment.keys.each do |e|
+                if e =~ /^([a-zA-Z]+)\_(.*)\s*$/o then
+                    @expansions["#{$1}.#{$2}"] = (@environment[e] ||'').dup
+                else
+                    @expansions[e] = (@environment[e] ||'').dup
+                end
+            end
+        end
+        @variables.keys.each do |k|
+            @expansions[k] = @variables[k].dup unless @expansions[k]
+        end
+        loop do
+            busy = false
+            @expansions.keys.each do |k|
+                @expansions[k].gsub!(/\$([a-zA-Z0-9\_\-]*)/o) do
+                    busy = true
+                    @expansions[$1] || ''
+                end
+                @expansions[k].gsub!(/\$\{([a-zA-Z0-9\_\-]*)\}/o) do
+                    busy = true
+                    @expansions[$1] || ''
+                end
+            end
+            break unless busy
+        end
+        @expansions.keys.each do |k|
+            @expansions[k] = @expansions[k].gsub("\\", '/')
+        end
+    end
+
+    def variable(name='')
+        (name and not name.empty? and @variables[name.sub('$','')]) or  ''
+    end
+
+    def expansion(name='')
+        (name and not name.empty? and @expansions[name.sub('$','')]) or ''
+    end
+
+    def variable?(name='')
+        name and not name.empty? and @variables.key?(name.sub('$',''))
+    end
+
+    def expansion?(name='')
+        name and not name.empty? and @expansions.key?(name.sub('$',''))
+    end
+
+    def simplified_list(str)
+        lst = str.gsub(/^\{/o,'').gsub(/\}$/o,'').split(",")
+        lst.collect do |l|
+            l.sub(/^[\!]*/,'').sub(/[\/\\]*$/o,'')
+        end
+    end
+
+    def original_variable(variable)
+        if variable?("#{@progname}.#{variable}") then
+            variable("#{@progname}.#{variable}")
+        elsif variable?(variable) then
+            variable(variable)
+        else
+            ''
+        end
+    end
+
+    def expanded_variable(variable)
+        if expansion?("#{variable}.#{@progname}") then
+            expansion("#{variable}.#{@progname}")
+        elsif expansion?(variable) then
+            expansion(variable)
+        else
+            ''
+        end
+    end
+
+    def original_path(filename='')
+        _expanded_path_(original_variable(var_of_format_or_suffix(filename)).split(";"))
+    end
+
+    def expanded_path(filename='')
+        _expanded_path_(expanded_variable(var_of_format_or_suffix(filename)).split(";"))
+    end
+
+    def _expanded_path_(pathlist)
+        i, n = 0, 0
+        pathlist.collect! do |mainpath|
+            mainpath.gsub(/([\{\}])/o) do
+                if $1 == "{" then
+                    i += 1 ; n = i if i > n ; "<#{i}>"
+                else
+                    i -= 1 ; "</#{i+1}>"
+                end
+            end
+        end
+        n.times do |i|
+            loop do
+                more = false
+                newlist = []
+                pathlist.each do |path|
+                    unless path.sub!(/^(.*?)<(#{n-i})>(.*?)<\/\2>(.*?)$/) do
+                        pre, mid, post = $1, $3, $4
+                        mid.gsub!(/\,$/,',.')
+                        mid.split(',').each do |m|
+                            more = true
+                            if m == '.' then
+                                newlist << "#{pre}#{post}"
+                            else
+                                newlist << "#{pre}#{m}#{post}"
+                            end
+                        end
+                    end then
+                        newlist << path
+                    end
+                end
+                if more then
+                    pathlist = [newlist].flatten # copy -)
+                else
+                    break
+                end
+            end
+        end
+        pathlist = pathlist.uniq.collect do |path|
+            p = path
+            # p.gsub(/^\/+/o) do '' end
+            # p.gsub!(/(.)\/\/(.)/o) do "#{$1}/#{$2}" end
+            # p.gsub!(/\/\/+$/o) do '//' end
+            p.gsub!(/\/\/+/o) do '//' end
+            p
+        end
+        pathlist
+    end
+
+    # todo: ignore case
+
+    def var_of_format(str)
+        @@formats[str] || ''
+    end
+
+    def var_of_suffix(str) # includes .
+        if @@suffixmap.key?(str) then @@formats[@@suffixmap[str]] else '' end
+    end
+
+    def var_of_format_or_suffix(str)
+        if @@formats.key?(str) then
+            @@formats[str]
+        elsif @@suffixmap.key?(File.extname(str)) then # extname includes .
+            @@formats[@@suffixmap[File.extname(str)]]  # extname includes .
+        else
+            ''
+        end
+    end
+
+end
+
+class KpseFast
+
+    # test things
+
+    def list_variables(kpseonly=true)
+        @variables.keys.sort.each do |k|
+            if kpseonly then
+                puts("#{k} = #{@variables[k]}") if @kpsevars[k]
+            else
+                puts("#{if @kpsevars[k] then 'K' else 'E' end} #{k} = #{@variables[k]}")
+            end
+        end
+    end
+
+    def list_expansions(kpseonly=true)
+        @expansions.keys.sort.each do |k|
+            if kpseonly then
+                puts("#{k} = #{@expansions[k]}") if @kpsevars[k]
+            else
+                puts("#{if @kpsevars[k] then 'K' else 'E' end} #{k} = #{@expansions[k]}")
+            end
+        end
+    end
+
+    def list_lsr
+        puts("files = #{@files.size}")
+    end
+
+    def set_test_patterns
+        @variables["KPSE_TEST_PATTERN_A"] = "foo/{1,2}/bar//"
+        @variables["KPSE_TEST_PATTERN_B"] = "!!x{A,B{1,2}}y"
+        @variables["KPSE_TEST_PATTERN_C"] = "x{A,B//{1,2}}y"
+        @variables["KPSE_TEST_PATTERN_D"] = "x{A,B//{1,2,}}//y"
+    end
+
+    def show_test_patterns
+        ['A','B','D'].each do |i|
+            puts ""
+            puts @variables ["KPSE_TEST_PATTERN_#{i}"]
+            puts ""
+            puts expand_path("KPSE_TEST_PATTERN_#{i}").split_path
+            puts ""
+        end
+    end
+
+end
+
+class KpseFast
+
+    # kpse stuff
+
+    def expand_braces(str) # output variable and brace expansion of STRING.
+        _expanded_path_(original_variable(str).split_path).join_path
+    end
+
+    def expand_path(str)   # output complete path expansion of STRING.
+        _expanded_path_(expanded_variable(str).split_path).join_path
+    end
+
+    def expand_var(str)    # output variable expansion of STRING.
+        expanded_variable(str)
+    end
+
+    def show_path(str)     # output search path for file type NAME
+        expanded_path(str).join_path
+    end
+
+    def var_value(str)     # output the value of variable $STRING.
+        original_variable(str)
+    end
+
+end
+
+class KpseFast
+
+    def _is_cnf_?(filename)
+        filename == File.basename((@cnffiles.first rescue @@texmfcnf) || @@texmfcnf)
+    end
+
+    def find_file(filename)
+        if _is_cnf_?(filename) then
+            @cnffiles.first rescue ''
+        else
+            [find_files(filename,true)].flatten.first || ''
+        end
+    end
+
+    def find_files(filename,first=false)
+        if _is_cnf_?(filename) then
+            result = @cnffiles.dup
+        else
+            if @remember then
+                # stamp = "#{filename}--#{@format}--#{@engine}--#{@progname}"
+                stamp = "#{filename}--#{@engine}--#{@progname}"
+                return @found[stamp] if @found.key?(stamp)
+            end
+            pathlist = expanded_path(filename)
+            result = []
+            filelist = if @files.key?(filename) then @files[filename].uniq else nil end
+            done = false
+            if pathlist.size == 0 then
+                if FileTest.file?(filename) then
+                    done = true
+                    result << '.'
+                end
+            else
+                pathlist.each do |path|
+                    doscan = if path =~ /^\!\!/o then false else true end
+                    recurse = if path =~ /\/\/$/o then true else false end
+                    pathname = path.dup
+                    pathname.gsub!(/^\!+/o, '')
+                    done = false
+                    if not done and filelist then
+                        # checking for exact match
+                        if filelist.include?(pathname) then
+                            result << pathname
+                            done = true
+                        end
+                        if not done and recurse then
+                            # checking for fuzzy //
+                            pathname.gsub!(/\/+$/o, '/.*')
+                            # pathname.gsub!(/\/\//o,'/[\/]*/')
+                            pathname.gsub!(/\/\//o,'/.*?/')
+                            re = /^#{pathname}/
+                            filelist.each do |f|
+                                if re =~ f then
+                                    result << f # duplicates will be filtered later
+                                    done = true
+                                end
+                                break if done
+                            end
+                        end
+                    end
+                    if not done and doscan then
+                        # checking for path itself
+                        pname = pathname.sub(/\.\*$/,'')
+                        if not pname =~ /\*/o and FileTest.file?(File.join(pname,filename)) then
+                            result << pname
+                            done = true
+                        end
+                    end
+                    break if done and first
+                end
+            end
+            if not done and @scandisk then
+                pathlist.each do |path|
+                    pathname = path.dup
+                    unless pathname.gsub!(/^\!+/o, '') then # !! prevents scan
+                        recurse = pathname.gsub!(/\/+$/o, '')
+                        complex = pathname.gsub!(/\/\//o,'/*/')
+                        if recurse then
+                            if complex then
+                                if ok = File.glob_file("#{pathname}/**/#{filename}") then
+                                    result << File.dirname(ok)
+                                    done = true
+                                end
+                            elsif ok = File.locate_file(pathname,filename) then
+                                result << File.dirname(ok)
+                                done = true
+                            end
+                        elsif complex then
+                            if ok = File.glob_file("#{pathname}/#{filename}") then
+                                result << File.dirname(ok)
+                                done = true
+                            end
+                        elsif FileTest.file?(File.join(pathname,filename)) then
+                            result << pathname
+                            done = true
+                        end
+                        break if done and first
+                    end
+                end
+            end
+            result = result.uniq.collect do |pathname|
+                File.join(pathname,filename)
+            end
+            @found[stamp] = result if @remember
+        end
+        return result # redundant
+    end
+
+end
+
+class KpseFast
+
+    class FileData
+        attr_accessor :tag, :name, :size, :date
+        def initialize(tag=0,name=nil,size=nil,date=nil)
+            @tag, @name, @size, @date = tag, name, size, date
+        end
+        def FileData.sizes(a)
+            a.collect do |aa|
+                aa.size
+            end
+        end
+        def report
+            case @tag
+                when 1 then "deleted  | #{@size.to_s.rjust(8)} | #{@date.strftime('%m/%d/%Y %I:%M')} | #{@name}"
+                when 2 then "present  | #{@size.to_s.rjust(8)} | #{@date.strftime('%m/%d/%Y %I:%M')} | #{@name}"
+                when 3 then "obsolete | #{' '*8} | #{' '*16} | #{@name}"
+            end
+        end
+    end
+
+    def analyze_files(filter='',strict=false,sort='',delete=false)
+        puts("command line     = #{ARGV.join(' ')}")
+        puts("number of files  = #{@files.size}")
+        puts("filter pattern   = #{filter}")
+        puts("loaded cnf files = #{@cnffiles.join(' ')}")
+        puts('')
+        if filter.gsub!(/^not:/,'') then
+            def the_same(filter,filename)
+                not filter or filter.empty? or /#{filter}/ !~ filename
+            end
+        else
+            def the_same(filter,filename)
+                not filter or filter.empty? or /#{filter}/ =~ filename
+            end
+        end
+        @files.keys.each do |name|
+            if @files[name].size > 1 then
+                data = Array.new
+                @files[name].each do |path|
+                    filename = File.join(path,name)
+                    # if not filter or filter.empty? or /#{filter}/ =~ filename then
+                    if the_same(filter,filename) then
+                        if FileTest.file?(filename) then
+                            if delete then
+                                data << FileData.new(1,filename,File.size(filename),File.mtime(filename))
+                                begin
+                                    File.delete(filename) if delete
+                                rescue
+                                end
+                            else
+                                data << FileData.new(2,filename,File.size(filename),File.mtime(filename))
+                            end
+                        else
+                            # data << FileData.new(3,filename)
+                        end
+                    end
+                end
+                if data.length > 1 then
+                    if strict then
+                        # if data.collect do |d| d.size end.uniq! then
+                            # data.sort! do |a,b| b.size <=> a.size end
+                            # data.each do |d| puts d.report end
+                            # puts ''
+                        # end
+                        data.sort! do |a,b|
+                            if a.size and b.size then
+                                b.size <=> a.size
+                            else
+                                0
+                            end
+                        end
+                        bunch = Array.new
+                        done = false
+                        data.each do |d|
+                            if bunch.size == 0 then
+                                bunch << d
+                            elsif bunch[0].size == d.size then
+                                bunch << d
+                            else
+                                if bunch.size > 1 then
+                                    bunch.each do |b|
+                                        puts b.report
+                                    end
+                                    done = true
+                                end
+                                bunch = [d]
+                            end
+                        end
+                        puts '' if done
+                    else
+                        case sort
+                            when 'size'    then data.sort! do |a,b| a.size <=> b.size end
+                            when 'revsize' then data.sort! do |a,b| b.size <=> a.size end
+                            when 'date'    then data.sort! do |a,b| a.date <=> b.date end
+                            when 'revdate' then data.sort! do |a,b| b.date <=> a.date end
+                        end
+                        data.each do |d| puts d.report end
+                        puts ''
+                    end
+                end
+            end
+        end
     end
+
 end
 
-if $kpseerror then
-    $kpsereport << "unable to locate #{$kpsemodules.join('|')} on library paths:\n\n"
-    $kpsereport << "  " + $:.join("\n  ") + "\n\n"
-    $kpsereport << "an option is to point the RUBYLIB variable to\n\n"
-    $kpsereport << "  <texmf-local or texmf>/scripts/context/ruby\n\n"
-    $kpsereport << "or to copy\n\n"
-    $kpsereport << "  <texmf-local or texmf>/scripts/context/ruby/base/kpse*\n\n"
-    $kpsereport << "(including the kpse subpath) to e.g.\n\n"
-    $kpsereport << "  #{$ownpath}/../lib/texmfstart/\n\n"
-    $kpsereport << "or to use a stub instead\n\n"
+
+    # k = KpseFast.new # (root)
+    # k.set_test_patterns
+    # k.load_cnf
+    # k.expand_variables
+    # k.load_lsr
+
+    # k.show_test_patterns
+
+    # puts k.list_variables
+    # puts k.list_expansions
+    # k.list_lsr
+    # puts k.expansion("$TEXMF")
+    # puts k.expanded_path("TEXINPUTS","context")
+
+    # k.progname, k.engine, k.format = 'context', 'pdfetex', 'tfm'
+    # k.scandisk = false # == must_exist
+    # k.expand_variables
+
+    # 10.times do |i| puts k.find_file('texnansi-lmr10.tfm') end
+
+    # puts "expand braces $TEXMF"
+    # puts k.expand_braces("$TEXMF")
+    # puts "expand path $TEXMF"
+    # puts k.expand_path("$TEXMF")
+    # puts "expand var $TEXMF"
+    # puts k.expand_var("$TEXMF")
+    # puts "expand path $TEXMF"
+    # puts k.show_path('tfm')
+    # puts "expand value $TEXINPUTS"
+    # puts k.var_value("$TEXINPUTS")
+    # puts "expand value $TEXINPUTS.context"
+    # puts k.var_value("$TEXINPUTS.context")
+
+    # exit
+
+
+
+# kpse_merge_file: 'C:/data/develop/context/ruby/base/kpse/drb.rb'
+
+require 'drb'
+# kpse_merge_done: require 'base/kpse/trees'
+
+class KpseServer
+
+    attr_accessor :port
+
+    def initialize(port=7000)
+        @port = port
+    end
+
+    def start
+        puts "starting drb service at port #{@port}"
+        DRb.start_service("druby://localhost:#{@port}", KpseTrees.new)
+        trap(:INT) do
+            DRb.stop_service
+        end
+        DRb.thread.join
+    end
+
+    def stop
+        # todo
+    end
+
+end
+
+class KpseClient
+
+    attr_accessor :port
+
+    def initialize(port=7000)
+        @port = port
+        @kpse = nil
+    end
+
+    def start
+        # only needed when callbacks are used / slow, due to Socket::getaddrinfo
+        # DRb.start_service
+    end
+
+    def object
+        @kpse = DRbObject.new(nil,"druby://localhost:#{@port}")
+    end
+
 end
 
+
+# SERVER_URI="druby://localhost:8787"
+#
+#   # Start a local DRbServer to handle callbacks.
+#   #
+#   # Not necessary for this small example, but will be required
+#   # as soon as we pass a non-marshallable object as an argument
+#   # to a dRuby call.
+#   DRb.start_service
+#
+
+
+# kpse_merge_file: 'C:/data/develop/context/ruby/base/kpse/trees.rb'
+
+require 'monitor'
+# kpse_merge_done: require 'base/kpsefast'
+
+class KpseTrees < Monitor
+
+    def initialize
+        @trees = Hash.new
+    end
+
+    def pattern(filenames)
+        filenames.join('|').gsub(/\\+/o,'/').downcase
+    end
+
+    def choose(filenames,environment)
+        current = pattern(filenames)
+        load(filenames,environment) unless @trees[current]
+        puts "enabling tree #{current}"
+        current
+    end
+
+    def fetch(filenames,environment) # will send whole object !
+        current = pattern(filenames)
+        load(filenames,environment) unless @trees[current]
+        puts "fetching tree #{current}"
+        @trees[current]
+    end
+
+    def load(filenames,environment)
+        current = pattern(filenames)
+        puts "loading tree #{current}"
+        @trees[current] = KpseFast.new
+        @trees[current].push_environment(environment)
+        @trees[current].load_cnf(filenames)
+        @trees[current].expand_variables
+        @trees[current].load_lsr
+    end
+
+    def set(tree,key,value)
+        case key
+            when 'progname' then @trees[tree].progname = value
+            when 'engine'   then @trees[tree].engine   = value
+            when 'format'   then @trees[tree].format   = value
+        end
+    end
+    def get(tree,key)
+        case key
+            when 'progname' then @trees[tree].progname
+            when 'engine'   then @trees[tree].engine
+            when 'format'   then @trees[tree].format
+        end
+    end
+
+    def load_cnf(tree)
+        @trees[tree].load_cnf
+    end
+    def load_lsr(tree)
+        @trees[tree].load_lsr
+    end
+    def expand_variables(tree)
+        @trees[tree].expand_variables
+    end
+    def expand_braces(tree,str)
+        @trees[tree].expand_braces(str)
+    end
+    def expand_path(tree,str)
+        @trees[tree].expand_path(str)
+    end
+    def expand_var(tree,str)
+        @trees[tree].expand_var(str)
+    end
+    def show_path(tree,str)
+        @trees[tree].show_path(str)
+    end
+    def var_value(tree,str)
+        @trees[tree].var_value(str)
+    end
+    def find_file(tree,filename)
+        @trees[tree].find_file(filename)
+    end
+    def find_files(tree,filename,first)
+        @trees[tree].find_files(filename,first)
+    end
+
+end
+
+
+# kpse_merge_file: 'C:/data/develop/context/ruby/base/kpsedirect.rb'
+
+class KpseDirect
+
+    attr_accessor :progname, :format, :engine
+
+    def initialize
+        @progname, @format, @engine = '', '', ''
+    end
+
+    def expand_path(str)
+        clean_name(`kpsewhich -expand-path=#{str}`.chomp)
+    end
+
+    def expand_var(str)
+        clean_name(`kpsewhich -expand-var=#{str}`.chomp)
+    end
+
+    def find_file(str)
+        clean_name(`kpsewhich #{_progname_} #{_format_} #{str}`.chomp)
+    end
+
+    def _progname_
+        if @progname.empty? then '' else "-progname=#{@progname}" end
+    end
+    def _format_
+        if @format.empty?   then '' else "-format=\"#{@format}\"" end
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def clean_name(str)
+        str.gsub(/\\/,'/')
+    end
+
+end
+
+
+# kpse_merge_file: 'C:/data/develop/context/ruby/base/merge.rb'
+
+# module    : base/merge
+# copyright : PRAGMA Advanced Document Engineering
+# version   : 2006
+# author    : Hans Hagen
+#
+# project   : ConTeXt / eXaMpLe
+# concept   : Hans Hagen
+# info      : j.hagen@xs4all.nl
+
+
+# this module will package all the used modules in the file itself
+# so that we can relocate the file at wish, usage:
+#
+# merge:
+#
+# unless SelfMerge::ok? && SelfMerge::merge then
+#     puts("merging should happen on the path were the base inserts reside")
+# end
+#
+# cleanup:
+#
+# unless SelfMerge::cleanup then
+#     puts("merging should happen on the path were the base inserts reside")
+
+module SelfMerge
+
+    @@kpsemergestart = "\# kpse_merge_start"
+    @@kpsemergestop  = "\# kpse_merge_stop"
+    @@kpsemergefile  = "\# kpse_merge_file: "
+    @@kpsemergedone  = "\# kpse_merge_done: "
+
+    @@filename = File.basename($0)
+    @@ownpath  = File.expand_path(File.dirname($0))
+    @@modroot  = '(base|graphics|rslb|www)' # needed in regex in order not to mess up SelfMerge
+    @@modules  = $".collect do |file| File.expand_path(file) end
+
+    @@modules.delete_if do |file|
+        file !~ /^#{@@ownpath}\/#{@@modroot}.*$/
+    end
+
+    def SelfMerge::ok?
+        begin
+            @@modules.each do |file|
+                return false unless FileTest.file?(file)
+            end
+        rescue
+            return false
+        else
+            return true
+        end
+    end
+
+    def SelfMerge::merge(filename=@@filename)
+        begin
+            if rbfile = IO.read(filename) then
+                begin
+                    inserts = "#{@@kpsemergestart}\n\n"
+                    @@modules.each do |file|
+                        inserts << "#{@@kpsemergefile}'#{file}'\n\n"
+                        inserts << IO.read(file).gsub(/^#.*?\n$/,'')
+                        inserts << "\n\n"
+                    end
+                    inserts << "#{@@kpsemergestop}\n\n"
+                    # no gsub! else we end up in SelfMerge
+                    rbfile.sub!(/#{@@kpsemergestart}\s*#{@@kpsemergestop}/mois) do
+                        inserts
+                    end
+                    rbfile.gsub!(/^(.*)(require [\"\'].*?#{@@modroot}.*)$/) do
+                        pre, post = $1, $2
+                        if pre =~ /#{@@kpsemergedone}/ then
+                            "#{pre}#{post}"
+                        else
+                            "#{pre}#{@@kpsemergedone}#{post}"
+                        end
+                    end
+                rescue
+                    return false
+                else
+                    begin
+                        File.open(filename,'w') do |f|
+                            f << rbfile
+                        end
+                    rescue
+                        return false
+                    end
+                end
+            end
+        rescue
+            return false
+        else
+            return true
+        end
+    end
+
+    def SelfMerge::cleanup(filename=@@filename)
+        begin
+            if rbfile = IO.read(filename) then
+                begin
+                    rbfile.sub!(/#{@@kpsemergestart}(.*)#{@@kpsemergestop}\s*/mois) do
+                        "#{@@kpsemergestart}\n\n#{@@kpsemergestop}\n\n"
+                    end
+                    rbfile.gsub!(/^(.*#{@@kpsemergedone}.*)$/) do
+                        str = $1
+                        if str =~ /require [\"\']/ then
+                            str.gsub(/#{@@kpsemergedone}/, '')
+                        else
+                            str
+                        end
+                    end
+                rescue
+                    return false
+                else
+                    begin
+                        File.open(filename,'w') do |f|
+                            f << rbfile
+                        end
+                    rescue
+                        return false
+                    end
+                end
+            end
+        rescue
+            return false
+        else
+            return true
+        end
+    end
+
+    def SelfMerge::replace(filename=@@filename)
+        SelfMerge::cleanup(filename)
+        SelfMerge::merge(filename)
+    end
+
+end
+
+
+# kpse_merge_stop
+
+
+
 $mswindows = Config::CONFIG['host_os'] =~ /mswin/
 $separator = File::PATH_SEPARATOR
-$version   = "1.8.6"
+$version   = "2.0.0"
 
 if $mswindows then
     require "win32ole"
@@ -198,11 +1544,7 @@ def check_kpse
                 puts("kpse     : direct") if $verbose
             end
         rescue
-            if $verbose then
-                puts("using kpse binary")
-                puts("")
-                puts($kpsereport) unless $kpsereport.empty?
-            end
+            puts("kpse     : direct (fallback)") if $verbose
         end
     end
 end
@@ -1034,6 +2376,11 @@ def execute(arguments)
 
     $verbose = true if (ENV['_CTX_VERBOSE_'] =~ /(y|yes|t|true|on)/io) && ! $locate && ! $report
 
+    # private:
+
+    $selfmerge   = $directives['selfmerge'] || false
+    $selfcleanup = $directives['selfcleanup'] || false
+
     ENV['_CTX_VERBOSE_'] = 'yes' if $verbose
 
     if $openoffice then
@@ -1054,15 +2401,22 @@ def execute(arguments)
         end
     end
 
-    if $serve then
+    if $selfmerge then
+        output("ruby libraries are cleaned up") if SelfMerge::cleanup
+        output("ruby libraries are merged")     if SelfMerge::merge
+    elsif $selfcleanup then
+        output("ruby libraries are cleaned up") if SelfMerge::cleanup
+    elsif $serve then
         if ENV['KPSEMETHOD'] && ENV['KPSEPORT'] then
-            # require 'base/kpseremote'
+            # # kpse_merge_done: require 'base/kpseremote'
             begin
                 KpseRemote::start_server
             rescue
             end
         else
             usage
+            puts("")
+            puts("message  : set 'KPSEMETHOD' and 'KPSEPORT' variables")
         end
     elsif $help || ! $filename || $filename.empty? then
         usage
diff --git a/scripts/context/ruby/tmftools.rb b/scripts/context/ruby/tmftools.rb
index 56935b452..074e949d1 100644
--- a/scripts/context/ruby/tmftools.rb
+++ b/scripts/context/ruby/tmftools.rb
@@ -160,8 +160,8 @@ commandline.registerflag('verbose')
 commandline.registeraction('help')
 commandline.registeraction('version')
 
-commandline.registeraction('reload')
-commandline.registeraction('serve')
+commandline.registeraction('reload', 'reload file database')
+commandline.registeraction('serve', 'act as kpse server')
 
 commandline.expand