stable 2006.05.08 12:59

48 files changed, 2017 insertions, 1554 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/context/perl/texexec.pl b/scripts/context/perl/texexec.pl
index ba12bf3a3..21595aa7b 100644
--- a/scripts/context/perl/texexec.pl
+++ b/scripts/context/perl/texexec.pl
@@ -3101,6 +3101,9 @@ $TotalTime = time - $TotalTime;
 
 unless ($HelpAsked) { print "\n        total run time : $TotalTime seconds\n" }
 
+print "\n" ;
+print "               warning : use 'texmfstart texexec' instead\n" ;
+
 if ($Problems) { exit 1 }
 
 __DATA__
diff --git a/scripts/context/perl/texutil.pl b/scripts/context/perl/texutil.pl
index a20a7f6aa..ca3645015 100644
--- a/scripts/context/perl/texutil.pl
+++ b/scripts/context/perl/texutil.pl
@@ -2907,4 +2907,8 @@ elsif  ($FilterPages      ) { FilterPages      }
 elsif  ($ProcessHelp      ) { ShowHelpInfo     } # redundant
 else                        { ShowHelpInfo     }
 
+print "\n" ;
+print "                remark : 'texutil' is now part of 'texexec'\n" ;
+print "               warning : use 'texmfstart texutil' instead\n" ;
+
 #D So far.
diff --git a/scripts/context/ruby/base/kpseremote.rb b/scripts/context/ruby/base/kpseremote.rb
index f1f3cb10f..d66e40e6f 100644
--- a/scripts/context/ruby/base/kpseremote.rb
+++ b/scripts/context/ruby/base/kpseremote.rb
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 require 'base/kpsefast'
 
-class KpseRemote
+case ENV['KPSEMETHOD']
+    when /soap/o then require 'base/kpse/soap'
+    when /drb/o  then require 'base/kpse/drb'
+    else              require 'base/kpse/drb'
+end
 
-    case ENV['KPSEMETHOD']
-        when /soap/o then require 'base/kpse/soap'
-        when /drb/o  then require 'base/kpse/drb'
-        else              require 'base/kpse/drb'
-    end
+class KpseRemote
 
     @@port = ENV['KPSEPORT'] || 7000
 
@@ -34,9 +34,13 @@ class KpseRemote
     end
 
     def initialize(port=nil)
-        begin
-            @kpse, @tree = KpseRemote::start_client(port)
-        rescue
+        if KpseRemote::available? then
+            begin
+                @kpse, @tree = KpseRemote::start_client(port)
+            rescue
+                @kpse, @tree = nil, nil
+            end
+        else
             @kpse, @tree = nil, nil
         end
     end
diff --git a/scripts/context/ruby/base/mp.rb b/scripts/context/ruby/base/mp.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a501b2903
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/context/ruby/base/mp.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+# module    : base/mp
+# copyright : PRAGMA Advanced Document Engineering
+# version   : 2005-2006
+# author    : Hans Hagen
+#
+# project   : ConTeXt / eXaMpLe
+# concept   : Hans Hagen
+# info      : j.hagen@xs4all.nl
+# www       : www.pragma-ade.com
+
+module MPTools
+
+    @@definitions, @@start, @@stop, @@before, @@after = Hash.new, Hash.new, Hash.new, Hash.new, Hash.new
+
+    @@definitions['plain'] = <<EOT
+\\gdef\\mpxshipout{\\shipout\\hbox\\bgroup
+  \\setbox0=\\hbox\\bgroup}
+
+\\gdef\\stopmpxshipout{\\egroup  \\dimen0=\\ht0 \\advance\\dimen0\\dp0
+  \\dimen1=\\ht0 \\dimen2=\\dp0
+  \\setbox0=\\hbox\\bgroup
+    \\box0
+    \\ifnum\\dimen0>0 \\vrule width1sp height\\dimen1 depth\\dimen2
+    \\else \\vrule width1sp height1sp depth0sp\\relax
+    \\fi\\egroup
+  \\ht0=0pt \\dp0=0pt \\box0 \\egroup}
+EOT
+
+    @@start ['plain'] = ""
+    @@before['plain'] = "\\mpxshipout"
+    @@after ['plain'] = "\\stopmpxshipout"
+    @@stop  ['plain'] = "\\end{document}"
+
+    @@definitions['context'] = <<EOT
+\\ifx\\startMPXpage\\undefined
+
+  \\gdef\\startMPXpage
+    {\\shipout\\hbox
+     \\bgroup
+     \\setbox0=\\hbox
+     \\bgroup}
+
+  \\gdef\\stopMPXpage
+    {\\egroup
+     \\dimen0=\\ht0
+     \\advance\\dimen0\\dp0
+     \\dimen1=\\ht0
+     \\dimen2=\\dp0
+     \\setbox0=\\hbox\\bgroup
+       \\box0
+       \\ifnum\\dimen0>0
+         \\vrule width 1sp height \\dimen1 depth \\dimen2
+       \\else
+         \\vrule width 1sp height 1sp depth 0sp \\relax
+       \\fi
+    \\egroup
+    \\ht0=0pt
+    \\dp0=0pt
+    \\box0
+    \\egroup}
+
+\\fi
+
+\\ifx\\starttext\\undefined
+
+  \\let\\starttext\\relax
+  \\def\\stoptext{\\end{document}}
+
+\\fi
+EOT
+
+    @@start ['context'] = "\\starttext"
+    @@before['context'] = "\\startMPXpage"
+    @@after ['context'] = "\\stopMPXpage"
+    @@stop  ['context'] = "\\stoptext"
+
+    # todo: \usemodule[m-mpx ] and test fo defined
+
+    def MPTools::mptotex(from,to=nil,method='plain')
+        begin
+            if from && data = IO.read(from) then
+                f = if to then File.open(to,'w') else $stdout end
+                f.puts("% file: #{from}")
+                f.puts("")
+                f.puts(@@definitions[method])
+                unless @@start[method].empty? then
+                    f.puts("")
+                    f.puts(@@start[method])
+                end
+                data.gsub!(/%.*?$/mo) do
+                    ''
+                end
+                data.scan(/(verbatim|b)tex\s*(.*?)\s*etex/mo) do
+                    tag, text = $1, $2
+                    f.puts("")
+                    if tag == 'b' then
+                        f.puts(@@before[method])
+                        f.puts("#{text}%")
+                        f.puts(@@after [method])
+                    else
+                        f.puts("#{text}")
+                    end
+                    f.puts("")
+                end
+                f.puts("")
+                f.puts(@@stop[method])
+                f.close
+            else
+                return false
+            end
+        rescue
+            File.delete(to) rescue false
+            return false
+        else
+            return true
+        end
+    end
+
+    @@splitMPlines = false
+
+    def MPTools::splitmplines(str)
+        if @@splitMPlines then
+            btex, verbatimtex, strings, result = Array.new, Array.new, Array.new, str.dup
+            # protect texts
+            result.gsub!(/btex\s*(.*?)\s*etex/) do
+                btex << $1
+                "btex(#{btex.length-1})"
+            end
+            result.gsub!(/verbatimtex\s*(.*?)\s*etex/) do
+                verbatimtex << $1
+                "verbatimtex(#{verbatimtex.length-1})"
+            end
+            result.gsub!(/\"(.*?)\"/) do
+                strings << $1
+                "\"#{strings.length-1}\""
+            end
+            result.gsub!(/\;/) do
+                ";\n"
+            end
+            result.gsub!(/(.{80,})(\-\-\-|\-\-|\.\.\.|\.\.)/) do
+                "#{$1}#{$2}\n"
+            end
+            result.gsub!(/\n[\s\n]+/mois) do
+                "\n"
+            end
+            result.gsub!(/btex\((\d+)\)/) do
+                "btex #{btex[$1.to_i]} etex"
+            end
+            result.gsub!(/verbatimtex\((\d+)\)/) do
+                "verbatimtex #{verbatimtex[$1.to_i]} etex"
+            end
+            result.gsub!(/\"(\d+)\"/) do
+                "\"#{strings[$1.to_i]}\""
+            end
+            return result
+        else
+            return str
+        end
+    end
+
+end
diff --git a/scripts/context/ruby/base/switch.rb b/scripts/context/ruby/base/switch.rb
index 64b1abef0..5187a795f 100644
--- a/scripts/context/ruby/base/switch.rb
+++ b/scripts/context/ruby/base/switch.rb
@@ -33,49 +33,17 @@ end
 
 class File
 
-    # def File.needsupdate(oldname,newname)
-        # begin
-            # if $mswindows then # we cannot use != due to some rounding error
-                # return File.stat(oldname).mtime > File.stat(newname).mtime
-            # else
-                # return File.stat(oldname).mtime != File.stat(newname).mtime
-            # end
-        # rescue
-            # return true
-        # end
-    # end
-
     @@update_eps = 1
 
-    # def File.needsupdate(oldname,newname)
-        # begin
-            # oldtime = File.stat(oldname).mtime.to_i
-            # newtime = File.stat(newname).mtime.to_i
-            # if newtime >= oldtime
-                # return false
-            # elsif oldtime-newtime < @@update_eps then
-                # return false
-            # else
-                # return true
-            # end
-        # rescue
-            # return true
-        # end
-    # end
-
     def File.needsupdate(oldname,newname)
         begin
             oldtime = File.stat(oldname).mtime.to_i
             newtime = File.stat(newname).mtime.to_i
-# str =  "o:#{oldtime} n:#{newtime} d:#{newtime-oldtime}"
-            if newtime >= oldtime
-# puts "original is unchanged: #{str}"
+            if newtime >= oldtime then
                 return false
             elsif oldtime-newtime < @@update_eps then
-# puts "original is within range: #{str}"
                 return false
             else
-# puts "original is updated: #{str}"
                 return true
             end
         rescue
diff --git a/scripts/context/ruby/base/tex.rb b/scripts/context/ruby/base/tex.rb
index 9cb891009..165d370f9 100644
--- a/scripts/context/ruby/base/tex.rb
+++ b/scripts/context/ruby/base/tex.rb
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ require 'base/state'
 require 'base/pdf'
 require 'base/file'
 require 'base/ctx'
+require 'base/mp'
 
 class String
 
@@ -33,6 +34,12 @@ class String
 
 end
 
+# class String
+    # def utf_bom?
+        # self.match(/^\357\273\277/o).length>0 rescue false
+    # end
+# end
+
 class Array
 
     def standard?
@@ -56,6 +63,7 @@ class TEX
     @@texengines = Hash.new
     @@mpsengines = Hash.new
     @@backends   = Hash.new
+    @@mappaths   = Hash.new
     @@runoptions = Hash.new
     @@texformats = Hash.new
     @@mpsformats = Hash.new
@@ -72,15 +80,20 @@ class TEX
     ['aleph','omega']                              .each do |e| @@texengines[e] = 'aleph'     end
     ['xetex']                                      .each do |e| @@texengines[e] = 'xetex'     end
 
-    ['metapost','mpost','standard']                .each do |e| @@mpsengines[e] = 'mpost'     end
+    ['metapost','mpost', 'standard']               .each do |e| @@mpsengines[e] = 'mpost'     end
 
     ['pdfetex','pdftex','pdf','pdftex','standard'] .each do |b| @@backends[b]   = 'pdftex'    end
     ['dvipdfmx','dvipdfm','dpx','dpm']             .each do |b| @@backends[b]   = 'dvipdfmx'  end
-    ['xetex','xtx']                                .each do |b| @@backends[b]   = 'xetex'     end
+    ['xetex','xtx']                                .each do |b| @@backends[b]   = 'dvipdfmx'  end
     ['dvips','ps']                                 .each do |b| @@backends[b]   = 'dvips'     end
     ['dvipsone']                                   .each do |b| @@backends[b]   = 'dvipsone'  end
     ['acrobat','adobe','distiller']                .each do |b| @@backends[b]   = 'acrobat'   end
 
+    ['tex','standard']                             .each do |b| @@mappaths[b]   = 'dvips'     end
+    ['pdftex','pdfetex']                           .each do |b| @@mappaths[b]   = 'pdftex'    end
+    ['aleph','omega']                              .each do |b| @@mappaths[b]   = 'dvipdfm'   end
+    ['xetex']                                      .each do |b| @@mappaths[b]   = 'dvipdfm'   end
+
     # todo norwegian (no)
 
     ['plain']                                      .each do |f| @@texformats[f] = 'plain'     end
@@ -116,7 +129,7 @@ class TEX
     ['cont-en','cont-nl','cont-de','cont-it',
      'cont-fr','cont-cz','cont-ro','cont-uk']      .each do |f| @@texprocstr[f] = "\\emergencyend"  end
 
-    @@runoptions['xetex'] = ['--no-pdf']
+    # @@runoptions['xetex'] = ['--no-pdf'] # from now on we assume (x)dvipdfmx to be used
 
     @@booleanvars = [
         'batchmode', 'nonstopmode', 'fast', 'fastdisabled', 'silentmode', 'final',
@@ -130,7 +143,7 @@ class TEX
         'forcetexutil', 'texutil',
         'globalfile', 'autopath',
         'purge', 'purgeall', 'keep', 'autopdf', 'xpdf', 'simplerun', 'verbose',
-        'nooptionfile', 'nobackend', 'noctx'
+        'nooptionfile', 'nobackend', 'noctx', 'utfbom'
     ]
     @@stringvars = [
         'modefile', 'result', 'suffix', 'response', 'path',
@@ -580,7 +593,7 @@ class TEX
                                 results.push('')
                                 results.push("testing interface #{interface}")
                                 flags = ['--noctx','--process','--batch','--once',"--interface=#{interface}",engineflag]
-                                # result = Kpse.pipescript('newtexexec',tempfilename,flags)
+                                # result = Kpse.pipescript('texexec',tempfilename,flags)
                                 result = runtexexec([tempfilename], flags, 1)
                                 if FileTest.file?("#{@@temprunfile}.log") then
                                     logdata = IO.read("#{@@temprunfile}.log")
@@ -679,13 +692,23 @@ class TEX
         ['ctx','ctxfile'],
         ['version','contextversion'],
         ['format','texformats'],
-        ['interface','texformats']
+        ['interface','texformats'],
     ]
 
+    @@re_utf_bom = /^\357\273\277/o
+
     def scantexpreamble(filename)
         begin
             if FileTest.file?(filename) and tex = File.open(filename) then
+                bomdone = false
                 while str = tex.gets and str.chomp! do
+                    unless bomdone then
+                        if str.sub!(@@re_utf_bom, '')
+                            report("utf mode forced (bom found)")
+                            setvariable('utfbom',true)
+                        end
+                        bomdone = true
+                    end
                     if str =~ /^\%\s*(.*)/o then
                         vars = Hash.new
                         $1.split(/\s+/o).each do |s|
@@ -926,6 +949,9 @@ class TEX
                 # local handies
                 opt << "\% #{topname}\n"
                 opt << "\\unprotect\n"
+                if getvariable('utfbom') then
+                    opt << "\\enableregime[utf]"
+                end
                 opt << "\\setupsystem[\\c!n=#{kindofrun},\\c!m=#{currentrun}]\n"
                 opt << "\\def\\MPOSTformatswitch\{#{prognameflag('metafun')} #{formatflag('mpost')}=\}\n"
                 if getvariable('batchmode') then
@@ -945,7 +971,7 @@ class TEX
                 elsif (str = getvariable('suffix')) && ! str.empty? then
                     opt << "\\setupsystem[file=#{jobname}.#{str}]\n"
                 end
-                opt << "\\setupsystem[\\c!method=2]\n" # 1=oldtexexec 2=newtexexec
+                opt << "\\setupsystem[\\c!method=2]\n" # 1=oldtexexec 2=newtexexec (obsolete)
                 opt << "\\setupsystem[\\c!type=#{Tool.ruby_platform()}]\n"
                 if (str = File.unixfied(getvariable('path'))) && ! str.empty? then
                     opt << "\\usepath[#{str}]\n" unless str.empty?
@@ -955,6 +981,8 @@ class TEX
                 end
                 if str = validbackend(getvariable('backend')) then
                     opt << "\\setupoutput[#{str}]\n"
+                elsif str = validbackend(getvariable('output')) then
+                    opt << "\\setupoutput[#{str}]\n"
                 end
                 if getvariable('color') then
                     opt << "\\setupcolors[\\c!state=\\v!start]\n"
@@ -1131,7 +1159,7 @@ class TEX
     end
 
     def runtex(filename)
-checktestversion
+        checktestversion
         texengine = validtexengine(getvariable('texengine'))
         texformat = validtexformat(getarrayvariable('texformats').first)
         progname  = validprogname(getvariable('progname'))
@@ -1139,6 +1167,7 @@ checktestversion
         report("tex format: #{texformat}")
         report("progname: #{progname}")
         if texengine && texformat && progname then
+            fixbackendvars(@@mappaths[texengine])
             command = [quoted(texengine),prognameflag(progname),formatflag(texengine,texformat),tcxflag,runoptions(texengine),filename,texprocextras(texformat)].join(' ')
             report(command) if getvariable('verbose')
             system(command)
@@ -1148,15 +1177,15 @@ checktestversion
         end
     end
 
-    def runmp(filename,mpx=false)
-checktestversion
+    def runmp(mpname,mpx=false)
+        checktestversion
         mpsengine = validmpsengine(getvariable('mpsengine'))
         mpsformat = validmpsformat(getarrayvariable('mpsformats').first)
         progname  = validprogname(getvariable('progname'))
         if mpsengine && mpsformat && progname then
             ENV["MPXCOMMAND"] = "0" unless mpx
             # command = [quoted(mpsengine),prognameflag(progname),formatflag(mpsengine,mpsformat),tcxflag,runoptions(mpsengine),filename,mpsprocextras(mpsformat)].join(' ')
-            command = [quoted(mpsengine),"-progname=mpost",formatflag(mpsengine,mpsformat),tcxflag,runoptions(mpsengine),filename,mpsprocextras(mpsformat)].join(' ')
+            command = [quoted(mpsengine),"-progname=mpost",formatflag(mpsengine,mpsformat),tcxflag,runoptions(mpsengine),mpname,mpsprocextras(mpsformat)].join(' ')
             report(command) if getvariable('verbose')
             system(command)
             true
@@ -1166,17 +1195,17 @@ checktestversion
     end
 
     def runtexmp(filename,filetype='')
-checktestversion
-        mpfile = File.suffixed(filename,filetype,'mp')
-        if File.atleast?(mpfile,25) then
+        checktestversion
+        mpname = File.suffixed(filename,filetype,'mp')
+        if File.atleast?(mpname,25) then
             # first run needed
-            File.silentdelete(File.suffixed(mpfile,'mpt'))
-            doruntexmp(mpfile)
-            mpgraphics = checkmpgraphics(mpfile)
-            mplabels = checkmplabels(mpfile)
+            File.silentdelete(File.suffixed(mpname,'mpt'))
+            doruntexmp(mpname)
+            mpgraphics = checkmpgraphics(mpname)
+            mplabels = checkmplabels(mpname)
             if mpgraphics || mplabels then
                 # second run needed
-                doruntexmp(mpfile,mplabels)
+                doruntexmp(mpname,mplabels)
             else
                 # no labels
             end
@@ -1184,9 +1213,9 @@ checktestversion
     end
 
     def runtexmpjob(filename,filetype='')
-checktestversion
-        mpfile = File.suffixed(filename,filetype,'mp')
-        if File.atleast?(mpfile,25) && (data = File.silentread(mpfile)) then
+        checktestversion
+        mpname = File.suffixed(filename,filetype,'mp')
+        if File.atleast?(mpname,25) && (data = File.silentread(mpname)) then
             textranslation = if data =~ /^\%\s+translate.*?\=([\w\d\-]+)/io then $1 else '' end
             mpjobname = if data =~ /collected graphics of job \"(.+?)\"/io then $1 else '' end
             if ! mpjobname.empty? and File.unsuffixed(filename) =~ /#{mpjobname}/ then # don't optimize
@@ -1197,8 +1226,9 @@ checktestversion
                 options.push("--translate=#{textranslation}") unless textranslation.empty?
                 options.push("--batch") if getvariable('batchmode')
                 options.push("--nonstop") if getvariable('nonstopmode')
-                options.push("--output=ps")
-                return runtexexec(mpfile,options,2)
+                options.push("--output=ps") # options.push("--dvi")
+                options.push("--nobackend")
+                return runtexexec(mpname,options,2)
             end
         end
         return false
@@ -1251,9 +1281,14 @@ checktestversion
     end
 
     def fixbackendvars(backend)
-        ENV['backend']     = backend ;
-        ENV['progname']    = backend unless validtexengine(backend)
-        ENV['TEXFONTMAPS'] = ".;\$TEXMF/fonts/map/{#{backend},pdftex,dvips,}//"
+        if backend then
+            report("fixing backend map path for #{backend}") if getvariable('verbose')
+            ENV['backend']     = backend ;
+            ENV['progname']    = backend unless validtexengine(backend)
+            ENV['TEXFONTMAPS'] = ".;\$TEXMF/fonts/map/{#{backend},pdftex,dvips,}//"
+        else
+            report("unable to fix backend map path") if getvariable('verbose')
+        end
     end
 
     def runbackend(rawname)
@@ -1263,8 +1298,12 @@ checktestversion
                     fixbackendvars('dvipdfm')
                     system("dvipdfmx -d 4 #{File.unsuffixed(rawname)}")
                 when 'xetex'    then
-                    fixbackendvars('xetex')
-                    system("xdv2pdf #{File.suffixed(rawname,'xdv')}")
+                    # xetex now runs its own backend
+                    xdvfile = File.suffixed(rawname,'xdv')
+                    if FileTest.file?(xdvfile) then
+                        fixbackendvars('xetex')
+                        system("xdvipdfmx #{xdvfile}")
+                    end
                 when 'dvips'    then
                     fixbackendvars('dvips')
                     mapfiles = ''
@@ -1289,12 +1328,8 @@ checktestversion
     def processfile
 
         takeprecautions
-        # checktestversion
-
         report("using search method '#{Kpse.searchmethod}'") if getvariable('verbose')
-
         rawname = getvariable('filename')
-
         jobname = getvariable('filename')
         suffix  = getvariable('suffix')
         result  = getvariable('result')
@@ -1505,16 +1540,17 @@ checktestversion
 
     def doruntexmp(mpname,mergebe=nil,context=true)
         texfound = false
-        mpfile = File.suffixed(mpname,'mp')
-        mpcopy = File.suffixed(mpname,'copy','mp')
-        setvariable('mp.file',mpfile)
+        mpname = File.suffixed(mpname,'mp')
+        mpcopy = File.suffixed(mpname,'mp.copy')
+        mpkeep = File.suffixed(mpname,'mp.keep')
+        setvariable('mp.file',mpname)
         setvariable('mp.line','')
         setvariable('mp.error','')
-        if mpdata = File.silentread(mpfile) then
+        if mpdata = File.silentread(mpname) then
             mpdata.gsub!(/^\#.*\n/o,'')
-            File.silentrename(mpfile,mpcopy)
+            File.silentrename(mpname,mpcopy)
             texfound = mergebe || (mpdata =~ /btex .*? etex/mo)
-            if mp = openedfile(mpfile) then
+            if mp = openedfile(mpname) then
                 if mergebe then
                     mpdata.gsub!(/beginfig\s*\((\d+)\)\s*\;(.+?)endfig\s*\;/mo) do
                         n, str = $1, $2
@@ -1528,7 +1564,7 @@ checktestversion
                         mp << mergebe['0'] if mergebe.key?('0')
                     end
                 end
-                mp << splitmplines(mpdata)
+                mp << MPTools::splitmplines(mpdata)
                 mp << "\n"
                 mp << "end"
                 mp << "\n"
@@ -1544,7 +1580,7 @@ checktestversion
             end
             # todo plain|mpost|metafun
             ok = runmp(mpname)
-            if f = File.silentopen(File.suffixed(mpfile,'log')) then
+            if f = File.silentopen(File.suffixed(mpname,'log')) then
                 while str = f.gets do
                     if str =~ /^l\.(\d+)\s(.*?)\n/o then
                         setvariable('mp.line',$1)
@@ -1554,11 +1590,13 @@ checktestversion
                 end
                 f.close
             end
-            File.silentrename(mpfile, mpfile+'.keep')
-            File.silentrename(mpcopy, mpfile)
+            File.silentrename(mpname, mpkeep)
+            File.silentrename(mpcopy, mpname)
         end
     end
 
+    # todo: use internal mptotext function and/or turn all btex/etex into textexts
+
     def processmpx(mpname,force=false,context=true)
         unless force then
             mpname = File.suffixed(mpname,'mp')
@@ -1574,10 +1612,17 @@ checktestversion
                 mpdvi = File.suffixed(mpname,'temp','dvi')
                 mplog = File.suffixed(mpname,'temp','log')
                 mpmpx = File.suffixed(mpname,'mpx')
-                command = "mpto #{mpname} > #{mptex}"
-                report(command) if getvariable('verbose')
-                ok = system(command)
-                if ok && File.appended(mptex, "\\end\n") then
+                File.silentdelete(mptex)
+                if true then
+                    report("using internal mptotex converter")
+                    ok = MPTools::mptotex(mpname,mptex,'context')
+                else
+                    command = "mpto #{mpname} > #{mptex}"
+                    report(command) if getvariable('verbose')
+                    ok = system(command)
+                end
+                # not "ok && ..." because of potential problem with return code and redirect (>)
+                if FileTest.file?(mptex) && File.appended(mptex, "\\end\n") then
                     # to be replaced by runtexexec([filenames],options,1)
                     if localjob = TEX.new(@logger) then
                         localjob.setvariable('files',mptex)
@@ -1663,42 +1708,4 @@ checktestversion
         return nil
     end
 
-    # mp specific (todo: mp module)
-
-    def splitmplines(str)
-        btex, verbatimtex, strings, result = Array.new, Array.new, Array.new, str.dup
-        # protect texts
-        result.gsub!(/btex\s*(.*?)\s*etex/) do
-            btex << $1
-            "btex(#{btex.length-1})"
-        end
-        result.gsub!(/verbatimtex\s*(.*?)\s*etex/) do
-            verbatimtex << $1
-            "verbatimtex(#{verbatimtex.length-1})"
-        end
-        result.gsub!(/\"(.*?)\"/) do
-            strings << $1
-            "\"#{strings.length-1}\""
-        end
-        result.gsub!(/\;/) do
-            ";\n"
-        end
-        result.gsub!(/(.{80,})(\-\-\-|\-\-|\.\.\.|\.\.)/) do
-            "#{$1}#{$2}\n"
-        end
-        result.gsub!(/\n[\s\n]+/mois) do
-            "\n"
-        end
-        result.gsub!(/btex\((\d+)\)/) do
-            "btex #{btex[$1.to_i]} etex"
-        end
-        result.gsub!(/verbatimtex\((\d+)\)/) do
-            "verbatimtex #{verbatimtex[$1.to_i]} etex"
-        end
-        result.gsub!(/\"(\d+)\"/) do
-            "\"#{strings[$1.to_i]}\""
-        end
-        result
-    end
-
 end
diff --git a/scripts/context/ruby/base/texutil.rb b/scripts/context/ruby/base/texutil.rb
index 5e935501b..0529f0ca1 100644
--- a/scripts/context/ruby/base/texutil.rb
+++ b/scripts/context/ruby/base/texutil.rb
@@ -915,7 +915,9 @@ end
                             when /^r (.*)$/o then @plugins.reader('MyRegisters',$1.splitdata)
                             when /^p (.*)$/o then @plugins.reader('MyPlugins',  $1.splitdata)
                             when /^x (.*)$/o then @plugins.reader('MyKeys',     $1.splitdata)
-                            else report("unknown entry #{line[0,1]} in line #{line.chomp}")
+                            when /^r (.*)$/o then # nothing, not handled here
+                        else
+                            # report("unknown entry #{line[0,1]} in line #{line.chomp}")
                         end
                     end
                     f.close
diff --git a/scripts/context/ruby/ctxtools.rb b/scripts/context/ruby/ctxtools.rb
index 6d36051fa..2092b346c 100644
--- a/scripts/context/ruby/ctxtools.rb
+++ b/scripts/context/ruby/ctxtools.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 # Taco Hoekwater on patterns and lig building (see 'agr'):
 #
 # Any direct use of a ligature (as accessed by \char or through active
-# characters) is wrong and will create faulty hypenation. Normally,
+# characters) is wrong and will create faulty hyphenation. Normally,
 # when TeX sees "office", it has six tokens, and it knows from the
 # patterns that it can hyphenate between the "ff". It will build an
 # internal list of four nodes, like this:
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ require 'base/logger'
 require 'base/system'
 
 require 'rexml/document'
+require 'net/http'
 require 'ftools'
 require 'kconv'
 
@@ -414,10 +415,10 @@ class Commands
 
     public
 
-    def purgefiles(all=false)
+    def purgefiles
 
         pattern  = @commandline.arguments
-        purgeall = @commandline.option("all") || all
+        purgeall = @commandline.option("all")
         recurse  = @commandline.option("recurse")
 
         $dontaskprefixes.push(Dir.glob("mpx-*"))
@@ -439,7 +440,7 @@ class Commands
         if ! pattern || pattern.empty? then
             globbed = if recurse then "**/*.*" else "*.*" end
             files = Dir.glob(globbed)
-            report("purging#{if all then ' all' end} temporary files : #{globbed}")
+            report("purging#{if purgeall then ' all' end} temporary files : #{globbed}")
         else
             pattern.each do |pat|
                 globbed = if recurse then "**/#{pat}-*.*" else "#{pat}-*.*" end
@@ -506,10 +507,6 @@ class Commands
 
     end
 
-    def purgeallfiles
-        purgefiles(true) # for old times sake
-    end
-
     private
 
     $removedfiles    = 0
@@ -787,6 +784,56 @@ end
 #
 # Maybe I'll make this hyptools.tex
 
+class String
+
+    def markbraces
+        level = 0
+        self.gsub(/([\{\}])/o) do |chr|
+            if    chr == '{'
+                level = level + 1
+                chr = "((+#{level}))"
+            elsif chr == '}'
+                chr = "((-#{level}))"
+                level = level - 1
+            end
+            chr
+        end
+    end
+
+    def unmarkbraces
+        self.gsub(/\(\(\+\d+?\)\)/o) do
+            "{"
+        end.gsub(/\(\(\-\d+?\)\)/o) do
+            "}"
+        end
+    end
+
+    def getargument(pattern)
+        if self =~ /(#{pattern})\s*\(\(\+(\d+)\)\)(.*?)\(\(\-\2\)\)/ then # no /o
+            return $3
+        else
+            return ""
+        end
+    end
+
+    def withargument(pattern, &block)
+        if self.markbraces =~ /^(.*)(#{pattern}\s*)\(\(\+(\d+)\)\)(.*?)\(\(\-\3\)\)(.*)$/m then # no /o
+            "#{$1.unmarkbraces}#{$2}{#{yield($4.unmarkbraces)}}#{$5.unmarkbraces}"
+        else
+            self
+        end
+    end
+
+    def filterargument(pattern, &block)
+        if self.markbraces =~ /^(.*)(#{pattern}\s*)\(\(\+(\d+)\)\)(.*?)\(\(\-\3\)\)(.*)$/m then # no /o
+            yield($4.unmarkbraces)
+        else
+            self
+        end
+    end
+
+end
+
 class Language
 
     include CommandBase
@@ -829,10 +876,11 @@ class Language
                         begin
                             if fname = located(filename) then
                                 data = IO.read(fname)
-                                @data += data.gsub(/\%.*$/, '')
+                                @data += data.gsub(/\%.*$/, '').gsub(/\\message\{.*?\}/, '')
                                 data.gsub!(/(\\patterns|\\hyphenation)\s*\{.*/mo) do '' end
                                 @read += "\n% preamble of file #{fname}\n\n#{data}\n"
                                 report("file #{fname} is loaded")
+                                @data.gsub!(/^[\s\n]+$/mois, '')
                                 break # next fileset
                             end
                         rescue
@@ -853,21 +901,29 @@ class Language
         if @data then
             n = 0
             if true then
-                @data.gsub!(/\\(patterns|hypenation)\{(.*?)\}/mois) do
-                    command, content = $1, $2
-                    @remapping.each_index do |i|
-                        from, to, m = @remapping[i][0], @remapping[i][1], 0
-                        content.gsub!(from) do
-                            m += 1
-                            "[#{i}]"
+                report("")
+                ["\\patterns","\\hyphenation"].each do |what|
+                    @data = @data.withargument(what) do |content|
+                        report("converting #{what}")
+                        report("")
+                        done = false
+                        @remapping.each_index do |i|
+                            from, to, m = @remapping[i][0], @remapping[i][1], 0
+                            content.gsub!(from) do
+                                done = true
+                                m += 1
+                                "[#{i}]"
+                            end
+                            report("#{m.to_s.rjust(5)} entries remapped to #{to}") unless m == 0
+                            n += m
                         end
-                        report("#{m.to_s.rjust(5)} entries remapped to #{to}") unless m == 0
-                        n += m
-                    end
-                    content.gsub!(/\[(\d+)\]/) do
-                        @remapping[$1.to_i][1]
+                        content.gsub!(/\[(\d+)\]/o) do
+                            @remapping[$1.to_i][1]
+                        end
+                        report("      nothing remapped") unless done
+                        report("")
+                        content.to_s
                     end
-                    "\\#{command}\{#{content}\}"
                 end
             else
                 @remapping.each do |k|
@@ -932,6 +988,7 @@ class Language
     end
 
     def triggerunicode
+        return
         if @commandline.option('utf8') then
             "% xetex needs utf8 encoded patterns and for patterns\n" +
             "% coded as such we need to enable this regime when\n" +
@@ -1030,9 +1087,9 @@ class Language
         begin
             if f = File.open(patname,'w') then
                 data = ''
-                @data.scan(/\\patterns\s*\{\s*(.*?)\s*\}/m) do
+                @data.filterargument('\\patterns') do |content|
                     report("merging patterns")
-                    data += $1 + "\n"
+                    data += content.strip
                 end
                 data.gsub!(/(\s*\n\s*)+/mo, "\n")
 
@@ -1056,9 +1113,9 @@ class Language
         begin
             if f = File.open(hypname,'w') then
                 data = ''
-                @data.scan(/\\hyphenation\s*\{\s*(.*?)\s*\}/m) do
+                @data.filterargument('\\hyphenation') do |content|
                     report("merging exceptions")
-                    data += $1 + "\n"
+                    data += content.strip
                 end
                 data.gsub!(/(\s*\n\s*)+/mo, "\n")
                 f << banner
@@ -1184,6 +1241,8 @@ class Language
                 remap(/X/, "[aeligature]")
                 remap(/Y/, "[ostroke]")
                 remap(/Z/, "[aring]")
+            when 'hu' then
+
             when 'ca' then
                 remap(/\\c\{.*?\}/, "")
             when 'de', 'deo' then
@@ -1195,6 +1254,7 @@ class Language
                 remap(/\"o/, "[odiaeresis]")
                 remap(/\"u/, "[udiaeresis]")
             when 'fr' then
+                remap(/\\n\{\}/, "")
                 remap(/\\ae/, "[adiaeresis]")
                 remap(/\\oe/, "[odiaeresis]")
             when 'la' then
@@ -1405,12 +1465,14 @@ class Language
                     data.scan(/\\definecharacter\s*([a-zA-Z]+)\s*(\d+)\s*/o) do
                         name, number = $1, $2
                         remap(/\^\^#{sprintf("%02x",number)}/, "[#{name}]")
+                        if number.to_i > 127 then
+                            remap(/#{sprintf("\\%03o",number)}/, "[#{name}]")
+                        end
                     end
                 end
             rescue
             end
         end
-
     end
 
 end
@@ -1545,8 +1607,12 @@ class Commands
                                                 report("? #{File.basename(dpxfile)} - dvipdfm(x)")
                                             end
                                         else
-                                            report("- #{File.basename(dpxfile)} - dvipdfm(x)")
-                                            begin File.delete(dpxname) ; rescue ; end
+                                            report("- #{File.basename(dpxfile)} - dvipdfm(x) - no entries")
+                                            # begin File.delete(dpxname) ; rescue ; end
+                                            if f = File.open(dpxfile,'w') then
+                                                f.puts("% no map entries")
+                                                f.close
+                                            end
                                         end
                                     else
                                         report(". #{File.basename(dpxfile)} - dvipdfm(x) - #{n}")
@@ -2134,6 +2200,89 @@ class Commands
 
 end
 
+class Commands
+
+    include CommandBase
+
+    def updatecontext
+
+        def fetchfile(site, name, target=nil)
+            begin
+                http = Net::HTTP.new(site)
+                resp, data = http.get(name.gsub(/^\/*/, '/'))
+            rescue
+                return false
+            else
+                begin
+                    if data then
+                        name = File.basename(name)
+                        File.open(target || name, 'wb') do |f|
+                            f << data
+                        end
+                    else
+                        return false
+                    end
+                rescue
+                    return false
+                else
+                    return true
+                end
+            end
+        end
+
+        def locatedlocaltree
+            return `kpsewhich --expand-var $TEXMFLOCAL`.chomp rescue nil
+        end
+
+        def extractarchive(archive)
+            if FileTest.file?(archive) then
+                begin
+                    system("unzip -uo #{archive}")
+                rescue
+                    return false
+                else
+                    return true
+                end
+            else
+                return false
+            end
+        end
+
+        def remakeformats
+            return system("texmfstart texexec --make --all")
+        end
+
+        if localtree = locatedlocaltree then
+            report("updating #{localtree}")
+            begin
+                Dir.chdir(localtree)
+            rescue
+                report("unable to change to #{localtree}")
+            else
+                archive = 'cont-tmf.zip'
+                report("fetching #{archive}")
+                unless fetchfile("www.pragma-ade.com","/context/latest/#{archive}") then
+                    report("unable to fetch #{archive}")
+                    return
+                end
+                report("extracting #{archive}")
+                unless extractarchive(archive) then
+                    report("unable to extract #{archive}")
+                    return
+                end
+                report("remaking formats")
+                unless remakeformats then
+                    report("unable to remak formats")
+                end
+            end
+        else
+            report("unable to locate local tree")
+        end
+
+    end
+
+end
+
 logger      = Logger.new(banner.shift)
 commandline = CommandLine.new
 
@@ -2147,14 +2296,13 @@ commandline.registeraction('translateinterface', 'generate interface files (xml)
 commandline.registeraction('purgefiles'        , 'remove temporary files [--all --recurse] [basename]')
 commandline.registeraction('documentation'     , 'generate documentation [--type=] [filename]')
 commandline.registeraction('filterpages'       ) # no help, hidden temporary feature
-commandline.registeraction('purgeallfiles'     ) # no help, compatibility feature
-commandline.registeraction('purgefiles'        ) # no help, compatibility feature
 commandline.registeraction('patternfiles'      , 'generate pattern files [--all --xml --utf8] [languagecode]')
 commandline.registeraction('dpxmapfiles'       , 'convert pdftex mapfiles to dvipdfmx [--force] [texmfroot]')
 commandline.registeraction('listentities'      , 'create doctype entity definition from enco-uc.tex')
 commandline.registeraction('brandfiles'        , 'add context copyright notice [--force]')
 commandline.registeraction('platformize'       , 'replace line-endings [--recurse --force] [pattern]')
 commandline.registeraction('dependencies'      , 'analyze depedencies witin context [--compact] [rootfile]')
+commandline.registeraction('updatecontext'     , 'download latest version and remake formats')
 
 commandline.registervalue('type','')
 
diff --git a/scripts/context/ruby/imgtopdf.rb b/scripts/context/ruby/imgtopdf.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..98a36c17f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/context/ruby/imgtopdf.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+
+# program   : newimgtopdf
+# copyright : PRAGMA Advanced Document Engineering
+# version   : 2002-2006
+# author    : Hans Hagen
+#
+# project   : ConTeXt / eXaMpLe
+# concept   : Hans Hagen
+# info      : j.hagen@xs4all.nl
+# www       : www.pragma-ade.com
+
+unless defined? ownpath
+  ownpath = $0.sub(/[\\\/]\w*?\.rb/i,'')
+  $: << ownpath
+end
+
+require 'base/switch'
+require 'base/logger'
+
+require 'graphics/magick'
+
+banner = ['ImgToPdf', 'version 1.1.2', '2002-2006', 'PRAGMA ADE/POD']
+
+class Commands
+
+    include CommandBase
+
+    # nowadays we would force a directive, but
+    # for old times sake we handle default usage
+
+    def main
+        filename = @commandline.argument('first')
+
+        if filename.empty? then
+            help
+        else
+            convert
+        end
+    end
+
+    # actions
+
+    def convert
+
+        magick = Magick.new(session)
+
+        ['compression','depth','colorspace','quality','inputpath','outputpath'].each do |v|
+            magick.setvariable(v,@commandline.option(v))
+        end
+
+        @commandline.arguments.each do |fullname|
+            magick.setvariable('inputfile',fullname)
+            magick.setvariable('outputfile',fullname.gsub(/(\..*?$)/io, '.pdf'))
+            if @commandline.option('auto') then
+                magick.autoconvert
+            else
+                magick.convert
+            end
+        end
+    end
+
+end
+
+logger      = Logger.new(banner.shift)
+commandline = CommandLine.new
+
+commandline.registerflag('auto')
+
+commandline.registervalue('compression')
+commandline.registervalue('depth')
+commandline.registervalue('colorspace')
+commandline.registervalue('quality')
+
+commandline.registervalue('inputpath')
+commandline.registervalue('outputpath')
+
+
+commandline.registeraction('help')
+commandline.registeraction('version')
+
+commandline.registeraction('convert', 'convert image into pdf')
+
+commandline.expand
+
+Commands.new(commandline,logger,banner).send(commandline.action || 'main')
diff --git a/scripts/context/ruby/newimgtopdf.rb b/scripts/context/ruby/newimgtopdf.rb
index 3c1636cf2..563ae5b80 100644
--- a/scripts/context/ruby/newimgtopdf.rb
+++ b/scripts/context/ruby/newimgtopdf.rb
@@ -1,86 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
 
-# program   : newimgtopdf
+# program   : imgtopdf
 # copyright : PRAGMA Advanced Document Engineering
 # version   : 2002-2005
 # author    : Hans Hagen
-#
-# project   : ConTeXt / eXaMpLe
-# concept   : Hans Hagen
-# info      : j.hagen@xs4all.nl
-# www       : www.pragma-ade.com
 
-unless defined? ownpath
-  ownpath = $0.sub(/[\\\/]\w*?\.rb/i,'')
-  $: << ownpath
-end
-
-require 'base/switch'
-require 'base/logger'
-
-require 'graphics/magick'
-
-banner = ['ImgToPdf', 'version 1.1.1', '2002-2005', 'PRAGMA ADE/POD']
-
-class Commands
-
-    include CommandBase
-
-    # nowadays we would force a directive, but
-    # for old times sake we handle default usage
-
-    def main
-        filename = @commandline.argument('first')
-
-        if filename.empty? then
-            help
-        else
-            convert
-        end
-    end
-
-    # actions
-
-    def convert
-
-        magick = Magick.new(session)
-
-        ['compression','depth','colorspace','quality','inputpath','outputpath'].each do |v|
-            magick.setvariable(v,@commandline.option(v))
-        end
-
-        @commandline.arguments.each do |fullname|
-            magick.setvariable('inputfile',fullname)
-            magick.setvariable('outputfile',fullname.gsub(/(\..*?$)/io, '.pdf'))
-            if @commandline.option('auto') then
-                magick.autoconvert
-            else
-                magick.convert
-            end
-        end
-    end
-
-end
-
-logger      = Logger.new(banner.shift)
-commandline = CommandLine.new
-
-commandline.registerflag('auto')
-
-commandline.registervalue('compression')
-commandline.registervalue('depth')
-commandline.registervalue('colorspace')
-commandline.registervalue('quality')
-
-commandline.registervalue('inputpath')
-commandline.registervalue('outputpath')
-
-
-commandline.registeraction('help')
-commandline.registeraction('version')
-
-commandline.registeraction('convert', 'convert image into pdf')
-
-commandline.expand
-
-Commands.new(commandline,logger,banner).send(commandline.action || 'main')
+load(File.join(File.expand_path(File.dirname($0)),'imgtopdf.rb'))
diff --git a/scripts/context/ruby/newpstopdf.rb b/scripts/context/ruby/newpstopdf.rb
index 898f987cb..a45b4cab8 100644
--- a/scripts/context/ruby/newpstopdf.rb
+++ b/scripts/context/ruby/newpstopdf.rb
@@ -4,527 +4,5 @@
 # copyright : PRAGMA Advanced Document Engineering
 # version   : 2002-2005
 # author    : Hans Hagen
-#
-# project   : ConTeXt / eXaMpLe
-# concept   : Hans Hagen
-# info      : j.hagen@xs4all.nl
-# www       : www.pragma-ade.com
 
-banner = ['PsToPdf', 'version 2.0.0', '2002-2005', 'PRAGMA ADE/POD']
-
-unless defined? ownpath
-    ownpath = $0.sub(/[\\\/]\w*?\.rb/i,'')
-    $: << ownpath
-end
-
-# todo: paden/prefix in magick and inkscape
-# todo: clean up method handling (pass strings, no numbers)
-# --method=crop|bounded|raw|...
-# --resolution=low|normal|medium|high|printer|print|screen|ebook|default
-# + downward compatible flag handling
-
-require 'base/switch'
-require 'base/tool'
-require 'base/logger'
-
-require 'graphics/gs'
-require 'graphics/magick'
-require 'graphics/inkscape'
-
-require 'rexml/document'
-
-exit if defined?(REQUIRE2LIB)
-
-class Commands
-
-    include CommandBase
-
-    # nowadays we would force a directive, but
-    # for old times sake we handle default usage
-
-    def main
-        filename = @commandline.argument('first')
-        pattern  = @commandline.option('pattern')
-        globfiles(pattern) if filename.empty? && ! pattern.empty?
-        filename = @commandline.argument('first')
-        if filename.empty? then
-            help
-        elsif filename =~ /\.exa$/ then
-            request
-        else
-            convert
-        end
-    end
-
-    # actions
-
-    def convert
-
-        ghostscript = GhostScript.new(logger)
-        magick      = ImageMagick.new(logger)
-        inkscape    = InkScape.new(logger)
-
-        outpath = @commandline.option('outputpath')
-        unless outpath.empty? then
-            begin
-                File.expand_path(outpath)
-                outpath = File.makedirs(outpath) unless FileTest.directory?(outpath)
-            rescue
-                # sorry
-            end
-        end
-
-        @commandline.arguments.each do |filename|
-
-            filename = Tool.cleanfilename(filename,@commandline)
-            inppath = @commandline.option('inputpath')
-            if inppath.empty? then
-               inppath = '.'
-               fullname = filename # avoid duplicate './'
-            else
-               fullname = File.join(inppath,filename)
-            end
-            if FileTest.file?(fullname) then
-                handle_whatever(ghostscript,inkscape,magick,filename)
-            else
-                report("file #{fullname} does not exist")
-            end
-
-        end
-
-    end
-
-    def request
-
-        # <exa:request>
-        #   <exa:application>
-        #     <exa:command>pstopdf</exa:command>
-        #     <exa:filename>E:/tmp/demo.ps</exa:filename>
-        #   </exa:application>
-        #   <exa:data>
-        #     <exa:variable label='gs:DoThumbnails'>false</exa:variable>
-        #     <exa:variable label='gs:ColorImageDepth'>-1</exa:variable>
-        #   </exa:data>
-        # </exa:request>
-
-        ghostscript = GhostScript.new(logger)
-        magick      = ImageMagick.new(logger)
-        inkscape    = InkScape.new(logger)
-
-        dataname = @commandline.argument('first')  || ''
-        filename = @commandline.argument('second') || ''
-
-        if dataname.empty? || ! FileTest.file?(dataname) then
-            report('provide valid exa file')
-            return
-        else
-            begin
-                request = REXML::Document.new(File.new(dataname))
-            rescue
-                report('provide valid exa file (xml error)')
-                return
-            end
-        end
-        if filename.empty? then
-            begin
-                if filename = REXML::XPath.first(request.root,"exa:request/exa:application/exa:filename/text()") then
-                    filename = filename.to_s
-                else
-                    report('no filename found in exa file')
-                    return
-                end
-            rescue
-                filename = ''
-            end
-        end
-        if filename.empty? then
-            report('provide valid filename')
-            return
-        elsif ! FileTest.file?(filename) then
-            report("invalid filename #{filename}")
-            return
-        end
-
-        [ghostscript,inkscape,magick].each do |i|
-            i.setvariable('inputfile',filename)
-        end
-
-        # set ghostscript variables
-        REXML::XPath.each(request.root,"/exa:request/exa:data/exa:variable") do |v|
-            begin
-                if (key = v.attributes['label']) and (value = v.text.to_s) then
-                    case key
-                        when /gs[\:\.](var[\:\.])*(offset)/io then ghostscript.setoffset(value)
-                        when /gs[\:\.](var[\:\.])*(method)/io then ghostscript.setvariable('method',value)
-                        when /gs[\:\.](var[\:\.])*(.*)/io     then ghostscript.setpsoption($2,value)
-                    end
-                end
-            rescue
-            end
-        end
-
-        # no inkscape and magick variables (yet)
-
-        handle_whatever(ghostscript,inkscape,magick,filename)
-
-    end
-
-    def watch
-
-        ghostscript = GhostScript.new(logger)
-        magick      = ImageMagick.new(logger)
-        inkscape    = InkScape.new(logger)
-
-        pathname = commandline.option('watch')
-
-        unless pathname and not pathname.empty? then
-            report('empty watchpath is not supported')
-            exit
-        end
-
-        if pathname == '.' then
-            report("watchpath #{pathname} is not supported")
-            exit
-        end
-
-        if FileTest.directory?(pathname) then
-            if Dir.chdir(pathname) then
-                report("watching path #{pathname}")
-            else
-                report("unable to change to path #{pathname}")
-                exit
-            end
-        else
-            report("invalid path #{pathname}")
-            exit
-        end
-
-        waiting = false
-
-        loop do
-
-            if waiting then
-                report("waiting #{getvariable('delay')}")
-                waiting = false
-                sleep(getvariable('delay').to_i)
-            end
-
-            files = Dir.glob("**/*.*")
-
-            if files and files.length > 0 then
-
-                files.each do |fullname|
-
-                    next unless fullname
-
-                    if FileTest.directory?(fullname) then
-                        debug('skipping path', fullname)
-                        next
-                    end
-
-                    unless magick.supported(fullname) then
-                        debug('not supported', fullname)
-                        next
-                    end
-
-                    if (! FileTest.file?(fullname)) || (FileTest.size(fullname) < 100) then
-                        debug("skipping small crap file #{fullname}")
-                        next
-                    end
-
-                    debug("handling file #{fullname}")
-
-                    begin
-                        next unless File.rename(fullname,fullname) # access trick
-                    rescue
-                        next                                       # being written
-                    end
-
-                    fullname = Tool.cleanfilename(fullname,@commandline)
-
-                    fullname.gsub!(/\\/io, '/')
-
-                    filename = File.basename(fullname)
-                    filepath = File.dirname(fullname)
-
-                    next if filename =~ /gstemp.*/io
-
-                    if filepath !~ /(result|done|raw|crop|bound|bitmap)/io then
-                        begin
-                            File.makedirs(filepath+'/raw')
-                            File.makedirs(filepath+'/bound')
-                            File.makedirs(filepath+'/crop')
-                            File.makedirs(filepath+'/bitmap')
-                            debug("creating prefered input paths on #{filepath}")
-                        rescue
-                            debug("creating input paths on #{filepath} failed")
-                        end
-                    end
-
-                    if filepath =~ /^(.*\/|)(done|result)$/io then
-                        debug("skipping file #{fullname}")
-                    else
-                        report("start processing file #{fullname}")
-                        if filepath =~ /^(.*\/*)(raw|crop|bound)$/io then
-                            donepath = $1 + 'done'
-                            resultpath = $1 + 'result'
-                            case $2
-                                when 'raw'   then method = 1
-                                when 'bound' then method = 2
-                                when 'crop'  then method = 3
-                                else              method = 2
-                            end
-                            report("forcing method #{method}")
-                        else
-                            method = 2
-                            donepath = filepath + '/done'
-                            resultpath = filepath + '/result'
-                            report("default method #{method}")
-                        end
-
-                        begin
-                            File.makedirs(donepath)
-                            File.makedirs(resultpath)
-                        rescue
-                            report('result path creation fails')
-                        end
-
-                        if FileTest.directory?(donepath) && FileTest.directory?(resultpath) then
-
-                            resultname = resultpath + '/' + filename.sub(/\..*$/,'') + '.pdf'
-
-                            @commandline.setoption('inputpath',  filepath)
-                            @commandline.setoption('outputpath', resultpath)
-                            @commandline.setoption('method',     method)
-
-                            if ghostscript.psfile?(fullname) then
-                                handle_ghostscript(ghostscript,filename)
-                            else
-                                handle_magick(magick,filename)
-                            end
-
-                            sleep(1) # calm down
-
-                            if FileTest.file?(fullname) then
-                                begin
-                                    File.copy(fullname,donepath + '/' + filename)
-                                    File.delete(fullname)
-                                rescue
-                                    report('cleanup fails')
-                                end
-                            end
-
-                        end
-
-                    end
-
-                end
-
-            end
-
-            waiting = true
-        end
-
-    end
-
-    private
-
-    def handle_whatever(ghostscript,inkscape,magick,filename)
-        if ghostscript.psfile?(filename) then
-            # report("processing ps file #{filename}")
-            ghostscript.setvariable('pipe',false) if @commandline.option('nopipe')
-            # ghostscript.setvariable('pipe',not @commandline.option('nopipe'))
-            ghostscript.setvariable('colormodel',@commandline.option('colormodel'))
-            ghostscript.setvariable('offset',@commandline.option('offset'))
-            handle_ghostscript(ghostscript,filename)
-        elsif ghostscript.pdffile?(filename) && ghostscript.pdfmethod?(@commandline.option('method')) then
-            # report("processing pdf file #{filename}")
-            handle_ghostscript(ghostscript,filename)
-        elsif inkscape.supported?(filename) then
-            # report("processing non ps/pdf file #{filename}")
-            handle_inkscape(inkscape,filename)
-        elsif magick.supported?(filename) then
-            # report("processing non ps/pdf file #{filename}")
-            handle_magick(magick,filename)
-        end
-    end
-
-    def handle_magick(magick,filename)
-
-        report("converting non-ps file #{filename} into pdf")
-
-        inppath = @commandline.option('inputpath')
-        outpath = @commandline.option('outputpath')
-
-        inppath = inppath + '/' if not inppath.empty?
-        outpath = outpath + '/' if not outpath.empty?
-
-        prefix = @commandline.option('prefix')
-        suffix = @commandline.option('suffix')
-
-        inpfilename = "#{inppath}#{filename}"
-        outfilename = "#{outpath}#{prefix}#{filename.sub(/\.(.*?)$/, '')}#{suffix}.pdf"
-
-        magick.setvariable('inputfile' , inpfilename)
-        magick.setvariable('outputfile', outfilename)
-
-        magick.autoconvert
-
-    end
-
-    def handle_inkscape(inkscape,filename)
-
-        report("converting svg(z) file #{filename} into pdf")
-
-        inppath = @commandline.option('inputpath')
-        outpath = @commandline.option('outputpath')
-
-        inppath = inppath + '/' if not inppath.empty?
-        outpath = outpath + '/' if not outpath.empty?
-
-        prefix = @commandline.option('prefix')
-        suffix = @commandline.option('suffix')
-
-        inpfilename = "#{inppath}#{filename}"
-        outfilename = "#{outpath}#{prefix}#{filename.sub(/\.(.*?)$/, '')}#{suffix}.pdf"
-
-        inkscape.setvariable('inputfile' , inpfilename)
-        inkscape.setvariable('outputfile', outfilename)
-
-        if @commandline.option('verbose') || @commandline.option('debug') then
-            logname = filename.gsub(/\.[^\.]*?$/, '.log')
-            report("log info saved in #{logname}")
-            inkscape.convert(logname) # logname ook doorgeven
-        else
-            inkscape.convert
-        end
-
-    end
-
-    def handle_ghostscript(ghostscript,filename)
-
-        ghostscript.reset
-
-        method = ghostscript.method(@commandline.option('method'))
-        force = ghostscript.method(@commandline.option('force'))
-
-        ghostscript.setvariable('method', method)
-        ghostscript.setvariable('force', force)
-
-        # report("conversion method #{method}")
-
-        inppath = @commandline.option('inputpath')
-        outpath = @commandline.option('outputpath')
-
-        inppath = inppath + '/' if not inppath.empty?
-        outpath = outpath + '/' if not outpath.empty?
-
-        prefix = @commandline.option('prefix')
-        suffix = @commandline.option('suffix')
-
-        ok = false
-
-        if ghostscript.pdfmethod?(method) then
-
-            report("converting pdf file #{filename} into pdf")
-
-            if prefix.empty? && suffix.empty? && inppath.empty? && outpath.empty? then
-                prefix = ghostscript.pdfprefix(method)
-            end
-
-            if ghostscript.pdffile?(filename) then
-
-                filename = filename.sub(/\.pdf$/, '')
-
-                inpfilename = "#{inppath}#{filename}.pdf"
-                outfilename = "#{outpath}#{prefix}#{filename}#{suffix}.pdf"
-
-                ghostscript.setvariable('inputfile' ,inpfilename)
-                ghostscript.setvariable('outputfile',outfilename)
-
-                if FileTest.file?(inpfilename) then
-                    ok = ghostscript.convert
-                else
-                    report("no file found #{filename}")
-                end
-
-            else
-                report("no pdf file #{filename}")
-            end
-
-        elsif ghostscript.psfile?(filename) then
-
-            if filename =~ /(.*)\.(.*?)$/io then
-                filename, filesuffix = $1, $2
-            else
-                filesuffix = 'eps'
-            end
-
-            report("converting #{filesuffix} (ps) into pdf")
-
-            inpfilename = "#{inppath}#{filename}.#{filesuffix}"
-            outfilename = "#{outpath}#{prefix}#{filename}#{suffix}.pdf"
-
-            ghostscript.setvariable('inputfile' , inpfilename)
-            ghostscript.setvariable('outputfile', outfilename)
-
-            if FileTest.file?(inpfilename) then
-                ok = ghostscript.convert
-                if ! ok && FileTest.file?(outfilename) then
-                    begin
-                        File.delete(outfilename)
-                    rescue
-                    end
-                end
-            else
-                report("no file with name #{filename} found")
-            end
-
-        else
-            report('file must be of type eps/ps/ai/pdf')
-        end
-
-        return ok
-
-    end
-
-end
-
-# ook pdf -> pdf onder optie 0, andere kleurruimte
-
-logger      = Logger.new(banner.shift)
-commandline = CommandLine.new
-
-commandline.registerflag('debug')
-commandline.registerflag('verbose')
-commandline.registerflag('nopipe')
-
-commandline.registervalue('method',2)
-commandline.registervalue('offset',0)
-
-commandline.registervalue('prefix')
-commandline.registervalue('suffix')
-
-commandline.registervalue('inputpath')
-commandline.registervalue('outputpath')
-
-commandline.registerflag('watch')
-commandline.registerflag('force')
-
-commandline.registervalue('delay',2)
-
-commandline.registervalue('colormodel','cmyk')
-commandline.registervalue('pattern','')
-
-commandline.registeraction('help')
-commandline.registeraction('version')
-
-commandline.registeraction('convert', 'convert ps into pdf')
-commandline.registeraction('request', 'handles exa request file')
-commandline.registeraction('watch',   'watch folders for conversions (untested)')
-
-commandline.expand
-
-logger.verbose if (commandline.option('verbose') || commandline.option('debug'))
-
-Commands.new(commandline,logger,banner).send(commandline.action || 'main')
+load(File.join(File.expand_path(File.dirname($0)),'pstopdf.rb'))
diff --git a/scripts/context/ruby/newtexexec.rb b/scripts/context/ruby/newtexexec.rb
index a44cf1116..6b4db52dc 100644
--- a/scripts/context/ruby/newtexexec.rb
+++ b/scripts/context/ruby/newtexexec.rb
@@ -1,632 +1,8 @@
-banner = ['TeXExec', 'version 6.1.2', '1997-2006', 'PRAGMA ADE/POD']
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
 
-unless defined? ownpath
-    ownpath = $0.sub(/[\\\/][a-z0-9\-]*?\.rb/i,'')
-    $: << ownpath
-end
+# program   : texexec
+# copyright : PRAGMA Advanced Document Engineering
+# version   : 1997-2006
+# author    : Hans Hagen
 
-require 'base/switch'
-require 'base/logger'
-require 'base/variables'
-require 'base/system'
-
-require 'base/tex'
-require 'base/texutil'
-
-require 'ftools'     # needed ?
-
-require 'base/kpse'  # needed ?
-# require 'base/pdf'   # needed ?
-require 'base/state' # needed ?
-require 'base/file'  # needed ?
-
-class Commands
-
-    include CommandBase
-
-    def make
-        if job = TEX.new(logger) then
-            prepare(job)
-            # bonus, overloads language switch !
-            job.setvariable('language','all') if @commandline.option('all')
-            if @commandline.arguments.length > 0 then
-                if @commandline.arguments.first == 'all' then
-                    job.setvariable('texformats',job.defaulttexformats)
-                    job.setvariable('mpsformats',job.defaultmpsformats)
-                else
-                    job.setvariable('texformats',@commandline.arguments)
-                    job.setvariable('mpsformats',@commandline.arguments)
-                end
-            end
-            job.makeformats
-            job.inspect && Kpse.inspect if @commandline.option('verbose')
-        end
-    end
-
-    def check
-        if job = TEX.new(logger) then
-            job.checkcontext
-            job.inspect && Kpse.inspect  if @commandline.option('verbose')
-        end
-    end
-
-    def main
-        if @commandline.arguments.length>0 then
-            process
-        else
-            help
-        end
-    end
-
-    def process
-        if job = TEX.new(logger) then
-            job.setvariable('files',@commandline.arguments)
-            prepare(job)
-            job.processtex
-            job.inspect && Kpse.inspect if @commandline.option('verbose')
-        end
-    end
-
-    def mptex
-        if job = TEX.new(logger) then
-            job.setvariable('files',@commandline.arguments)
-            prepare(job)
-            job.processmptex
-            job.inspect && Kpse.inspect  if @commandline.option('verbose')
-        end
-    end
-
-    def mpxtex
-        if job = TEX.new(logger) then
-            job.setvariable('files',@commandline.arguments)
-            prepare(job)
-            job.processmpxtex
-            job.inspect && Kpse.inspect  if @commandline.option('verbose')
-        end
-    end
-
-    # hard coded goodies # to be redone as s-ctx-.. with vars passed as such
-
-    def listing
-        if job = TEX.new(logger) then
-            prepare(job)
-            job.cleanuptemprunfiles
-            files = @commandline.arguments.sort
-            if files.length > 0 then
-                if f = File.open(job.tempfilename('tex'),'w') then
-                    backspace = @commandline.checkedoption('backspace', '1.5cm')
-                    topspace  = @commandline.checkedoption('topspace', '1.5cm')
-                    pretty    = @commandline.option('pretty')
-                    f << "% interface=english\n"
-                    f << "\\setupbodyfont[11pt,tt]\n"
-                    f << "\\setuplayout\n"
-                    f << "  [topspace=#{topspace},backspace=#{backspace},\n"
-                    f << "   header=0cm,footer=1.5cm,\n"
-                    f << "   width=middle,height=middle]\n"
-                    f << "\\setuptyping[lines=yes]\n"
-                    f << "\\setuptyping[option=color]\n" if pretty
-                    f << "\\starttext\n";
-                    files.each do |filename|
-                        report("list file: #{filename}")
-                        cleanname = cleantexfilename(filename).downcase
-                        f << "\\page\n"
-                        f << "\\setupfootertexts[\\tttf #{cleanname}][\\tttf \\pagenumber]\n"
-                        f << "\\typefile{#{filename}}\n"
-                    end
-                    f << "\\stoptext\n"
-                    f.close
-                    job.setvariable('interface','english')
-                    job.setvariable('simplerun',true)
-                    # job.setvariable('nooptionfile',true)
-                    job.setvariable('files',[job.tempfilename])
-                    job.processtex
-                else
-                    report('no files to list')
-                end
-            else
-                report('no files to list')
-            end
-            job.cleanuptemprunfiles
-        end
-    end
-
-    def figures
-        # this one will be redone using rlxtools
-        if job = TEX.new(logger) then
-            prepare(job)
-            job.cleanuptemprunfiles
-            files = @commandline.arguments.sort
-            if files.length > 0 then
-                if f = File.open(job.tempfilename('tex'),'w') then
-                    job.runtexutil(files,"--figures", true)
-                    figures     = @commandline.checkedoption('method', 'a').downcase
-                    paperoffset = @commandline.checkedoption('paperoffset', '0pt')
-                    backspace   = @commandline.checkedoption('backspace', '1.5cm')
-                    topspace    = @commandline.checkedoption('topspace', '1.5cm')
-                    boxtype     = @commandline.checkedoption('boxtype','')
-                    f << "% format=english\n";
-                    f << "\\setuplayout\n";
-                    f << "  [topspace=#{topspace},backspace=#{backspace},\n"
-                    f << "   header=1.5cm,footer=0pt,\n";
-                    f << "   width=middle,height=middle]\n";
-                    if @commandline.option('fullscreen') then
-                        f << "\\setupinteraction\n";
-                        f << "  [state=start]\n";
-                        f << "\\setupinteractionscreen\n";
-                        f << "  [option=max]\n";
-                    end
-                    boxtype += "box" unless boxtype.empty? || (boxtype =~ /box$/io)
-                    f << "\\starttext\n";
-                    f << "\\showexternalfigures[alternative=#{figures},offset=#{paperoffset},size=#{boxtype}]\n";
-                    f << "\\stoptext\n";
-                    f.close
-                    job.setvariable('interface','english')
-                    job.setvariable('simplerun',true)
-                    # job.setvariable('nooptionfile',true)
-                    job.setvariable('files',[job.tempfilename])
-                    job.processtex
-                    File.silentdelete('texutil.tuf')
-                else
-                    report('no figures to show')
-                end
-            else
-                report('no figures to show')
-            end
-            job.cleanuptemprunfiles
-        end
-    end
-
-    def modules
-        if job = TEX.new(logger) then
-            prepare(job)
-            job.cleanuptemprunfiles
-            files = @commandline.arguments.sort
-            msuffixes = ['tex','mp','pl','pm','rb']
-            if files.length > 0 then
-                files.each do |fname|
-                    fnames = Array.new
-                    if FileTest.file?(fname) then
-                        fnames << fname
-                    else
-                        msuffixes.each do |fsuffix|
-                            fnames << File.suffixed(fname,fsuffix)
-                        end
-                    end
-                    fnames.each do |ffname|
-                        if msuffixes.include?(File.splitname(ffname)[1]) && FileTest.file?(ffname) then
-                            if mod = File.open(job.tempfilename('tex'),'w') then
-                                # will become a call to ctxtools
-                                job.runtexutil(ffname,"--documents", true)
-                                if ted = File.silentopen(File.suffixed(ffname,'ted')) then
-                                    firstline = ted.gets
-                                    if firstline =~ /interface=/o then
-                                        mod << firstline
-                                    else
-                                        mod << "% interface=en\n"
-                                    end
-                                    ted.close
-                                else
-                                    mod << "% interface=en\n"
-                                end
-                                mod << "\\usemodule[abr-01,mod-01]\n"
-                                mod << "\\def\\ModuleNumber{1}\n"
-                                mod << "\\starttext\n"
-                                # todo: global file too
-                                mod << "\\readlocfile{#{File.suffixed(ffname,'ted')}}{}{}\n"
-                                mod << "\\stoptext\n"
-                                mod.close
-                                job.setvariable('interface','english') # redundant
-                                job.setvariable('simplerun',true)
-                                # job.setvariable('nooptionfile',true)
-                                job.setvariable('files',[job.tempfilename])
-                                job.processtex
-                                ["dvi", "pdf","tuo"].each do |s|
-                                    File.silentrename(job.tempfilename(s),File.suffixed(ffname,s));
-                                end
-                            end
-                        end
-                    end
-                end
-            else
-                report('no modules to process')
-            end
-            job.cleanuptemprunfiles
-        end
-    end
-
-    def arrangeoutput
-        if job = TEX.new(logger) then
-            prepare(job)
-            job.cleanuptemprunfiles
-            files = @commandline.arguments.sort
-            if files.length > 0 then
-                if f = File.open(job.tempfilename('tex'),'w') then
-                    emptypages  = @commandline.checkedoption('addempty', '')
-                    paperoffset = @commandline.checkedoption('paperoffset', '0cm')
-                    textwidth   = @commandline.checkedoption('textwidth', '0cm')
-                    backspace   = @commandline.checkedoption('backspace', '0cm')
-                    topspace    = @commandline.checkedoption('topspace', '0cm')
-                    f << "\\definepapersize\n"
-                    f << "  [offset=#{paperoffset}]\n"
-                    f << "\\setuplayout\n"
-                    f << "  [backspace=#{backspace},\n"
-                    f << "    topspace=#{topspace},\n"
-                    f << "     marking=on,\n" if @commandline.option('marking')
-                    f << "       width=middle,\n"
-                    f << "      height=middle,\n"
-                    f << "    location=middle,\n"
-                    f << "      header=0pt,\n"
-                    f << "      footer=0pt]\n"
-                    unless @commandline.option('noduplex') then
-                        f << "\\setuppagenumbering\n"
-                        f << "  [alternative=doublesided]\n"
-                    end
-                    f << "\\starttext\n"
-                    files.each do |filename|
-                        report("arranging file #{filename}")
-                        f << "\\insertpages\n"
-                        f << "  [#{filename}]\n"
-                        f << "  [#{emptypages}]\n" unless emptypages.empty?
-                        f << "  [width=#{textwidth}]\n"
-                    end
-                    f << "\\stoptext\n"
-                    f.close
-                    job.setvariable('interface','english')
-                    job.setvariable('simplerun',true)
-                    # job.setvariable('nooptionfile',true)
-                    job.setvariable('files',[job.tempfilename])
-                    job.processtex
-                else
-                    report('no files to arrange')
-                end
-            else
-                report('no files to arrange')
-            end
-            job.cleanuptemprunfiles
-        end
-    end
-
-    def selectoutput
-        if job = TEX.new(logger) then
-            prepare(job)
-            job.cleanuptemprunfiles
-            files = @commandline.arguments.sort
-            if files.length > 0 then
-                if f = File.open(job.tempfilename('tex'),'w') then
-                    selection   = @commandline.checkedoption('selection', '')
-                    paperoffset = @commandline.checkedoption('paperoffset', '0cm')
-                    textwidth   = @commandline.checkedoption('textwidth', '0cm')
-                    backspace   = @commandline.checkedoption('backspace', '0cm')
-                    topspace    = @commandline.checkedoption('topspace', '0cm')
-                    paperformat = @commandline.checkedoption('paperformat', 'A4*A4').split(/[\*x]/o)
-                    from, to = paperformat[0] || 'A4', paperformat[1] || paperformat[0] || 'A4'
-                    if from == 'fit' or to == 'fit' then
-                        f << "\\getfiguredimensions[#{files.first}]\n"
-                        if from == 'fit' then
-                            f << "\\expanded{\\definepapersize[from-fit][width=\\figurewidth,height=\\figureheight]}\n"
-                            from = 'from-fit'
-                        end
-                        if to == 'fit' then
-                            f << "\\expanded{\\definepapersize[to-fit][width=\\figurewidth,height=\\figureheight]}\n"
-                            to = 'to-fit'
-                        end
-                    end
-                    job.setvariable('paperformat','') # else overloaded later on
-                    f << "\\setuppapersize[#{from}][#{to}]\n"
-                    f << "\\definepapersize\n";
-                    f << "  [offset=#{paperoffset}]\n";
-                    f << "\\setuplayout\n";
-                    f << "  [backspace=#{backspace},\n";
-                    f << "    topspace=#{topspace},\n";
-                    f << "     marking=on,\n" if @commandline.option('marking')
-                    f << "       width=middle,\n";
-                    f << "      height=middle,\n";
-                    f << "    location=middle,\n";
-                    f << "      header=0pt,\n";
-                    f << "      footer=0pt]\n";
-                    f << "\\setupexternalfigures\n";
-                    f << "  [directory=]\n";
-                    f << "\\starttext\n";
-                    unless selection.empty? then
-                        f << "\\filterpages\n"
-                        f << "  [#{files.first}][#{selection}][width=#{textwidth}]\n"
-                    end
-                    f << "\\stoptext\n"
-                    f.close
-                    job.setvariable('interface','english')
-                    job.setvariable('simplerun',true)
-                    # job.setvariable('nooptionfile',true)
-                    job.setvariable('files',[job.tempfilename])
-                    job.processtex
-                else
-                    report('no files to selectt')
-                end
-            else
-                report('no files to select')
-            end
-            job.cleanuptemprunfiles
-        end
-    end
-
-    def copyoutput
-        copyortrim(false,'copy')
-    end
-
-    def trimoutput
-        copyortrim(true,'trim')
-    end
-
-    def copyortrim(trim=false,what='unknown')
-        if job = TEX.new(logger) then
-            prepare(job)
-            job.cleanuptemprunfiles
-            files = @commandline.arguments.sort
-            if files.length > 0 then
-                if f = File.open(job.tempfilename('tex'),'w') then
-                    scale = @commandline.checkedoption('scale')
-                    scale = (scale * 1000).to_i if scale < 10
-                    paperoffset = @commandline.checkedoption('paperoffset', '0cm')
-                    f << "\\starttext\n"
-                    files.each do |filename|
-                        result = @commandline.checkedoption('result','texexec')
-                        if (filename !~ /^texexec/io) && (filename !~ /^#{result}/) then
-                            report("copying file: #{filename}")
-                            f <<  "\\getfiguredimensions\n"
-                            f <<  "  [#{filename}]\n"
-                            f <<  "  [page=1"
-                            f <<  ",\n   size=trimbox" if trim
-                            f <<  "]\n"
-                            f <<  "\\definepapersize\n"
-                            f <<  "  [copy]\n"
-                            f <<  "  [width=\\naturalfigurewidth,\n"
-                            f <<  "   height=\\naturalfigureheight]\n"
-                            f <<  "\\setuppapersize\n"
-                            f <<  "  [copy][copy]\n"
-                            f <<  "\\setuplayout\n"
-                            f <<  "  [page]\n"
-                            f <<  "\\setupexternalfigures\n"
-                            f <<  "  [directory=]\n"
-                            f <<  "\\copypages\n"
-                            f <<  "  [#[filename}]\n"
-                            f <<  "  [scale=#{scale},\n"
-                            f <<  "   marking=on,\n" if @commandline.option('markings')
-                            f <<  "   size=trimbox,\n" if trim
-                            f <<  "   offset=#{paperoffset}]\n"
-                        end
-                    end
-                    f << "\\stoptext\n"
-                    f.close
-                    job.setvariable('interface','english')
-                    job.setvariable('simplerun',true)
-                    # job.setvariable('nooptionfile',true)
-                    job.setvariable('files',[job.tempfilename])
-                    job.processtex
-                else
-                    report("no files to #{what}")
-                end
-            else
-                report("no files to #{what}")
-            end
-            job.cleanuptemprunfiles
-        end
-    end
-
-    def combineoutput
-        if job = TEX.new(logger) then
-            prepare(job)
-            job.cleanuptemprunfiles
-            files = @commandline.arguments.sort
-            if files.length > 0 then
-                if f = File.open(job.tempfilename('tex'),'w') then
-                    paperoffset = @commandline.checkedoption('paperoffset', '0cm')
-                    combination = @commandline.checkedoption('combination','2*2').split(/[\*x]/o)
-                    paperformat = @commandline.checkedoption('paperoffset', 'A4*A4').split(/[\*x]/o)
-                    nx, ny = combination[0] || '2', combination[1] || combination[0] || '2'
-                    from, to = paperformat[0] || 'A4', paperformat[1] || paperformat[0] || 'A4'
-                    f << "\\setuppapersize[#{from}][#{to}]\n"
-                    f << "\\setuplayout\n"
-                    f << "  [topspace=#{paperoffset},\n"
-                    f << "   backspace=#{paperoffset},\n"
-                    f << "   header=0pt,\n"
-                    f << "   footer=1cm,\n"
-                    f << "   width=middle,\n"
-                    f << "   height=middle]\n"
-                    if @commandline.option('nobanner') then
-                        f << "\\setuplayout\n"
-                        f << "  [footer=0cm]\n"
-                    end
-                    f << "\\setupexternalfigures\n"
-                    f << "  [directory=]\n"
-                    f << "\\starttext\n"
-                    files.each do |filename|
-                        result = @commandline.checkedoption('result','texexec')
-                        if (filename !~ /^texexec/io) && (filename !~ /^#{result}/) then
-                            report("combination file: #{filename}")
-                            cleanname = cleantexfilename(filename).downcase
-                            f << "\\setupfootertexts\n"
-                            f << "  [\\tttf #{cleanname}\\quad\\quad\\currentdate\\quad\\quad\\pagenumber]\n"
-                            f << "\\combinepages[#{filename}][nx=#{nx},ny=#{ny}]\n"
-                            f << "\\page\n"
-                        end
-                    end
-                    f << "\\stoptext\n"
-                    f.close
-                    job.setvariable('interface','english')
-                    job.setvariable('simplerun',true)
-                    # job.setvariable('nooptionfile',true)
-                    job.setvariable('files',[job.tempfilename])
-                    job.processtex
-                else
-                    report('no files to list')
-                end
-            else
-                report('no files to list')
-            end
-            job.cleanuptemprunfiles
-        end
-    end
-
-    private
-
-    def prepare(job)
-
-        job.booleanvars.each do |k|
-            job.setvariable(k,@commandline.option(k))
-        end
-        job.stringvars.each do |k|
-            job.setvariable(k,@commandline.option(k))
-        end
-        job.standardvars.each do |k|
-            job.setvariable(k,@commandline.option(k))
-        end
-        job.knownvars.each do |k|
-            job.setvariable(k,@commandline.option(k)) unless @commandline.option(k).empty?
-        end
-
-        if (str = @commandline.option('engine')) && ! str.standard? && ! str.empty? then
-            job.setvariable('texengine',str)
-        elsif @commandline.oneof('pdfetex','pdftex','pdf') then
-            job.setvariable('texengine','pdfetex')
-        elsif @commandline.oneof('xetex','xtx') then
-            job.setvariable('texengine','xetex')
-        elsif @commandline.oneof('aleph') then
-            job.setvariable('texengine','aleph')
-        else
-            job.setvariable('texengine','standard')
-        end
-
-        if (str = @commandline.option('backend')) && ! str.standard? && ! str.empty? then
-            job.setvariable('backend',str)
-        elsif @commandline.oneof('pdfetex','pdftex','pdf') then
-            job.setvariable('backend','pdftex')
-        elsif @commandline.oneof('dvipdfmx','dvipdfm','dpx','dpm') then
-            job.setvariable('backend','dvipdfmx')
-        elsif @commandline.oneof('xetex','xtx') then
-            job.setvariable('backend','xetex')
-        elsif @commandline.oneof('aleph') then
-            job.setvariable('backend','dvipdfmx')
-        elsif @commandline.oneof('dvips','ps') then
-            job.setvariable('backend','dvips')
-        else
-            job.setvariable('backend','standard')
-        end
-
-        if (str = @commandline.option('engine')) && ! str.standard? && ! str.empty? then
-            job.setvariable('mpsengine',@commandline.option('engine'))
-        else
-            job.setvariable('mpsengine','standard')
-        end
-
-    end
-
-    def cleantexfilename(filename)
-        filename.gsub(/([\$\_\#])/) do "\\$1" end.gsub(/([\~])/) do "\\string$1" end
-    end
-
-end
-
-# we will make this pluggable, i.e. load plugins from base/tex that
-# extend the class and may even add switches
-#
-# commandline.load_plugins('base/tex')
-#
-# maybe it's too slow so for a while keep the --pdf* in here
-
-logger      = Logger.new(banner.shift)
-commandline = CommandLine.new
-
-commandline.registeraction('make',    'make formats')
-commandline.registeraction('check',   'check versions')
-commandline.registeraction('process', 'process file')
-commandline.registeraction('mptex',   'process mp file')
-commandline.registeraction('mpxtex',  'process mpx file')
-
-commandline.registeraction('listing',    'list of file content')
-commandline.registeraction('figures',    'generate overview of figures')
-commandline.registeraction('modules',    'generate module documentation')
-commandline.registeraction('pdfarrange', 'impose pages (booklets)')
-commandline.registeraction('pdfselect',  'select pages from file(s)')
-commandline.registeraction('pdfcopy',    'copy pages from file(s)')
-commandline.registeraction('pdftrim',    'trim pages from file(s)')
-commandline.registeraction('pdfcombine', 'combine multiple pages')
-
-# compatibility switch
-
-class Commands
-
-    include CommandBase
-
-    alias pdfarrange :arrangeoutput
-    alias pdfselect  :selectoutput
-    alias pdfcopy    :copyoutput
-    alias pdftrim    :trimoutput
-    alias pdfcombine :combineoutput
-
-end
-
-# so far for compatibility
-
-@@extrastringvars = [
-    'pages', 'background', 'backspace', 'topspace', 'boxtype', 'tempdir',
-    'printformat', 'paperformat', 'method', 'scale', 'selection',
-    'combination', 'paperoffset', 'textwidth', 'addempty', 'logfile',
-    'startline', 'endline', 'startcolumn', 'endcolumn', 'scale'
-]
-
-@@extrabooleanvars = [
-    'centerpage', 'noduplex', 'color', 'pretty',
-    'fullscreen', 'screensaver', 'markings'
-]
-
-if job = TEX.new(logger) then
-
-    job.setextrastringvars(@@extrastringvars)
-    job.setextrabooleanvars(@@extrabooleanvars)
-
-    job.booleanvars.each do |k|
-        commandline.registerflag(k)
-    end
-    job.stringvars.each do |k|
-        commandline.registervalue(k,'')
-    end
-    job.standardvars.each do |k|
-        commandline.registervalue(k,'standard')
-    end
-    job.knownvars.each do |k|
-        commandline.registervalue(k,'')
-    end
-
-end
-
-# todo: register flags -> first one true
-
-commandline.registerflag('pdf')
-commandline.registerflag('pdftex')
-commandline.registerflag('pdfetex')
-
-commandline.registerflag('dvipdfmx')
-commandline.registerflag('dvipdfm')
-commandline.registerflag('dpx')
-commandline.registerflag('dpm')
-
-commandline.registerflag('dvips')
-commandline.registerflag('ps')
-
-commandline.registerflag('xetex')
-commandline.registerflag('xtx')
-
-commandline.registerflag('aleph')
-
-commandline.registerflag('all')
-commandline.registerflag('fast')
-
-# generic
-
-commandline.registeraction('help')
-commandline.registeraction('version')
-
-commandline.registerflag('verbose')
-
-commandline.expand
-
-Commands.new(commandline,logger,banner).send(commandline.action || 'main')
+load(File.join(File.expand_path(File.dirname($0)),'texexec.rb'))
diff --git a/scripts/context/ruby/newtexutil.rb b/scripts/context/ruby/newtexutil.rb
index af003a8e7..d6dd06a71 100644
--- a/scripts/context/ruby/newtexutil.rb
+++ b/scripts/context/ruby/newtexutil.rb
@@ -1,96 +1,8 @@
-banner = ['TeXUtil  ', 'version 9.1.0', '1997-2005', 'PRAGMA ADE/POD']
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
 
-unless defined? ownpath
-    ownpath = $0.sub(/[\\\/][a-z0-9\-]*?\.rb/i,'')
-    $: << ownpath
-end
+# program   : texexec
+# copyright : PRAGMA Advanced Document Engineering
+# version   : 1997-2006
+# author    : Hans Hagen
 
-require 'base/switch'
-require 'base/logger'
-require 'base/file'
-require 'base/texutil'
-
-class Commands
-
-    include CommandBase
-
-    def references
-        filename = @commandline.argument('first')
-        if not filename.empty? and FileTest.file?(File.suffixed(filename,'tuo')) then
-            if tu = TeXUtil::Converter.new(logger) and tu.loaded(filename) then
-                tu.saved if tu.processed
-            end
-        end
-    end
-
-    def main
-        if @commandline.arguments.length>0 then
-            references
-        else
-            help
-        end
-    end
-
-    def purgefiles
-        system("texmfstart ctxtools --purge #{@commandline.argument.join(' ')}")
-    end
-
-    def purgeallfiles
-        system("texmfstart ctxtools --purgeall #{@commandline.argument.join(' ')}")
-    end
-
-    def documentation
-        system("texmfstart ctxtools --document #{@commandline.argument.join(' ')}")
-    end
-
-    def analyzefile
-        system("texmfstart pdftools --analyze #{@commandline.argument.join(' ')}")
-    end
-
-    def filterpages # obsolete
-        system("texmfstart ctxtools --purge #{@commandline.argument.join(' ')}")
-    end
-
-    def figures
-        report("this code is not yet converted from perl to ruby")
-    end
-
-    def logfile
-        report("this code is not yet converted from perl to ruby")
-    end
-
-end
-
-logger      = Logger.new(banner.shift)
-commandline = CommandLine.new
-
-# main feature
-
-commandline.registeraction('references', 'convert tui file into tuo file')
-
-# todo features
-
-commandline.registeraction('figures', 'generate figure dimensions file')
-commandline.registeraction('logfile', 'filter essential log messages')
-
-# backward compatibility features
-
-commandline.registeraction('purgefiles', 'remove most temporary files')
-commandline.registeraction('purgeallfiles', 'remove all temporary files')
-commandline.registeraction('documentation', 'generate documentation file from source')
-commandline.registeraction('analyzefile', 'analyze pdf file')
-
-# old feature, not needed any longer due to extension of pdftex
-
-commandline.registeraction('filterpages')
-
-# generic features
-
-commandline.registeraction('help')
-commandline.registeraction('version')
-
-commandline.registerflag('verbose')
-
-commandline.expand
-
-Commands.new(commandline,logger,banner).send(commandline.action || 'main')
+load(File.join(File.expand_path(File.dirname($0)),'texutil.rb'))
diff --git a/scripts/context/ruby/pstopdf.rb b/scripts/context/ruby/pstopdf.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..96469beb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/context/ruby/pstopdf.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,527 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+
+# program   : pstopdf
+# copyright : PRAGMA Advanced Document Engineering
+# version   : 2002-2005
+# author    : Hans Hagen
+#
+# project   : ConTeXt / eXaMpLe
+# concept   : Hans Hagen
+# info      : j.hagen@xs4all.nl
+# www       : www.pragma-ade.com
+
+banner = ['PsToPdf', 'version 2.0.1', '2002-2006', 'PRAGMA ADE/POD']
+
+$: << File.expand_path(File.dirname($0))
+
+# todo: paden/prefix in magick and inkscape
+# todo: clean up method handling (pass strings, no numbers)
+# --method=crop|bounded|raw|...
+# --resolution=low|normal|medium|high|printer|print|screen|ebook|default
+# + downward compatible flag handling
+
+require 'base/switch'
+require 'base/tool'
+require 'base/logger'
+
+require 'graphics/gs'
+require 'graphics/magick'
+require 'graphics/inkscape'
+
+require 'rexml/document'
+
+exit if defined?(REQUIRE2LIB)
+
+class Commands
+
+    include CommandBase
+
+    # nowadays we would force a directive, but
+    # for old times sake we handle default usage
+
+    def main
+        filename = @commandline.argument('first')
+        pattern  = @commandline.option('pattern')
+        globfiles(pattern) if filename.empty? && ! pattern.empty?
+        filename = @commandline.argument('first')
+        if filename.empty? then
+            help
+        elsif filename =~ /\.exa$/ then
+            request
+        else
+            convert
+        end
+    end
+
+    # actions
+
+    def convert
+
+        ghostscript = GhostScript.new(logger)
+        magick      = ImageMagick.new(logger)
+        inkscape    = InkScape.new(logger)
+
+        outpath = @commandline.option('outputpath')
+        unless outpath.empty? then
+            begin
+                File.expand_path(outpath)
+                outpath = File.makedirs(outpath) unless FileTest.directory?(outpath)
+            rescue
+                # sorry
+            end
+        end
+
+        @commandline.arguments.each do |filename|
+
+            filename = Tool.cleanfilename(filename,@commandline)
+            inppath = @commandline.option('inputpath')
+            if inppath.empty? then
+               inppath = '.'
+               fullname = filename # avoid duplicate './'
+            else
+               fullname = File.join(inppath,filename)
+            end
+            if FileTest.file?(fullname) then
+                handle_whatever(ghostscript,inkscape,magick,filename)
+            else
+                report("file #{fullname} does not exist")
+            end
+
+        end
+
+    end
+
+    def request
+
+        # <exa:request>
+        #   <exa:application>
+        #     <exa:command>pstopdf</exa:command>
+        #     <exa:filename>E:/tmp/demo.ps</exa:filename>
+        #   </exa:application>
+        #   <exa:data>
+        #     <exa:variable label='gs:DoThumbnails'>false</exa:variable>
+        #     <exa:variable label='gs:ColorImageDepth'>-1</exa:variable>
+        #   </exa:data>
+        # </exa:request>
+
+        ghostscript = GhostScript.new(logger)
+        magick      = ImageMagick.new(logger)
+        inkscape    = InkScape.new(logger)
+
+        dataname = @commandline.argument('first')  || ''
+        filename = @commandline.argument('second') || ''
+
+        if dataname.empty? || ! FileTest.file?(dataname) then
+            report('provide valid exa file')
+            return
+        else
+            begin
+                request = REXML::Document.new(File.new(dataname))
+            rescue
+                report('provide valid exa file (xml error)')
+                return
+            end
+        end
+        if filename.empty? then
+            begin
+                if filename = REXML::XPath.first(request.root,"exa:request/exa:application/exa:filename/text()") then
+                    filename = filename.to_s
+                else
+                    report('no filename found in exa file')
+                    return
+                end
+            rescue
+                filename = ''
+            end
+        end
+        if filename.empty? then
+            report('provide valid filename')
+            return
+        elsif ! FileTest.file?(filename) then
+            report("invalid filename #{filename}")
+            return
+        end
+
+        [ghostscript,inkscape,magick].each do |i|
+            i.setvariable('inputfile',filename)
+        end
+
+        # set ghostscript variables
+        REXML::XPath.each(request.root,"/exa:request/exa:data/exa:variable") do |v|
+            begin
+                if (key = v.attributes['label']) and (value = v.text.to_s) then
+                    case key
+                        when /gs[\:\.](var[\:\.])*(offset)/io then ghostscript.setoffset(value)
+                        when /gs[\:\.](var[\:\.])*(method)/io then ghostscript.setvariable('method',value)
+                        when /gs[\:\.](var[\:\.])*(.*)/io     then ghostscript.setpsoption($2,value)
+                    end
+                end
+            rescue
+            end
+        end
+
+        # no inkscape and magick variables (yet)
+
+        handle_whatever(ghostscript,inkscape,magick,filename)
+
+    end
+
+    def watch
+
+        ghostscript = GhostScript.new(logger)
+        magick      = ImageMagick.new(logger)
+        inkscape    = InkScape.new(logger)
+
+        pathname = commandline.option('watch')
+
+        unless pathname and not pathname.empty? then
+            report('empty watchpath is not supported')
+            exit
+        end
+
+        if pathname == '.' then
+            report("watchpath #{pathname} is not supported")
+            exit
+        end
+
+        if FileTest.directory?(pathname) then
+            if Dir.chdir(pathname) then
+                report("watching path #{pathname}")
+            else
+                report("unable to change to path #{pathname}")
+                exit
+            end
+        else
+            report("invalid path #{pathname}")
+            exit
+        end
+
+        waiting = false
+
+        loop do
+
+            if waiting then
+                report("waiting #{getvariable('delay')}")
+                waiting = false
+                sleep(getvariable('delay').to_i)
+            end
+
+            files = Dir.glob("**/*.*")
+
+            if files and files.length > 0 then
+
+                files.each do |fullname|
+
+                    next unless fullname
+
+                    if FileTest.directory?(fullname) then
+                        debug('skipping path', fullname)
+                        next
+                    end
+
+                    unless magick.supported(fullname) then
+                        debug('not supported', fullname)
+                        next
+                    end
+
+                    if (! FileTest.file?(fullname)) || (FileTest.size(fullname) < 100) then
+                        debug("skipping small crap file #{fullname}")
+                        next
+                    end
+
+                    debug("handling file #{fullname}")
+
+                    begin
+                        next unless File.rename(fullname,fullname) # access trick
+                    rescue
+                        next                                       # being written
+                    end
+
+                    fullname = Tool.cleanfilename(fullname,@commandline)
+
+                    fullname.gsub!(/\\/io, '/')
+
+                    filename = File.basename(fullname)
+                    filepath = File.dirname(fullname)
+
+                    next if filename =~ /gstemp.*/io
+
+                    if filepath !~ /(result|done|raw|crop|bound|bitmap)/io then
+                        begin
+                            File.makedirs(filepath+'/raw')
+                            File.makedirs(filepath+'/bound')
+                            File.makedirs(filepath+'/crop')
+                            File.makedirs(filepath+'/bitmap')
+                            debug("creating prefered input paths on #{filepath}")
+                        rescue
+                            debug("creating input paths on #{filepath} failed")
+                        end
+                    end
+
+                    if filepath =~ /^(.*\/|)(done|result)$/io then
+                        debug("skipping file #{fullname}")
+                    else
+                        report("start processing file #{fullname}")
+                        if filepath =~ /^(.*\/*)(raw|crop|bound)$/io then
+                            donepath = $1 + 'done'
+                            resultpath = $1 + 'result'
+                            case $2
+                                when 'raw'   then method = 1
+                                when 'bound' then method = 2
+                                when 'crop'  then method = 3
+                                else              method = 2
+                            end
+                            report("forcing method #{method}")
+                        else
+                            method = 2
+                            donepath = filepath + '/done'
+                            resultpath = filepath + '/result'
+                            report("default method #{method}")
+                        end
+
+                        begin
+                            File.makedirs(donepath)
+                            File.makedirs(resultpath)
+                        rescue
+                            report('result path creation fails')
+                        end
+
+                        if FileTest.directory?(donepath) && FileTest.directory?(resultpath) then
+
+                            resultname = resultpath + '/' + filename.sub(/\..*$/,'') + '.pdf'
+
+                            @commandline.setoption('inputpath',  filepath)
+                            @commandline.setoption('outputpath', resultpath)
+                            @commandline.setoption('method',     method)
+
+                            if ghostscript.psfile?(fullname) then
+                                handle_ghostscript(ghostscript,filename)
+                            else
+                                handle_magick(magick,filename)
+                            end
+
+                            sleep(1) # calm down
+
+                            if FileTest.file?(fullname) then
+                                begin
+                                    File.copy(fullname,donepath + '/' + filename)
+                                    File.delete(fullname)
+                                rescue
+                                    report('cleanup fails')
+                                end
+                            end
+
+                        end
+
+                    end
+
+                end
+
+            end
+
+            waiting = true
+        end
+
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def handle_whatever(ghostscript,inkscape,magick,filename)
+        if ghostscript.psfile?(filename) then
+            # report("processing ps file #{filename}")
+            ghostscript.setvariable('pipe',false) if @commandline.option('nopipe')
+            # ghostscript.setvariable('pipe',not @commandline.option('nopipe'))
+            ghostscript.setvariable('colormodel',@commandline.option('colormodel'))
+            ghostscript.setvariable('offset',@commandline.option('offset'))
+            handle_ghostscript(ghostscript,filename)
+        elsif ghostscript.pdffile?(filename) && ghostscript.pdfmethod?(@commandline.option('method')) then
+            # report("processing pdf file #{filename}")
+            handle_ghostscript(ghostscript,filename)
+        elsif inkscape.supported?(filename) then
+            # report("processing non ps/pdf file #{filename}")
+            handle_inkscape(inkscape,filename)
+        elsif magick.supported?(filename) then
+            # report("processing non ps/pdf file #{filename}")
+            handle_magick(magick,filename)
+        end
+    end
+
+    def handle_magick(magick,filename)
+
+        report("converting non-ps file #{filename} into pdf")
+
+        inppath = @commandline.option('inputpath')
+        outpath = @commandline.option('outputpath')
+
+        inppath = inppath + '/' if not inppath.empty?
+        outpath = outpath + '/' if not outpath.empty?
+
+        prefix = @commandline.option('prefix')
+        suffix = @commandline.option('suffix')
+
+        inpfilename = "#{inppath}#{filename}"
+        outfilename = "#{outpath}#{prefix}#{filename.sub(/\.(.*?)$/, '')}#{suffix}.pdf"
+
+        magick.setvariable('inputfile' , inpfilename)
+        magick.setvariable('outputfile', outfilename)
+
+        magick.autoconvert
+
+    end
+
+    def handle_inkscape(inkscape,filename)
+
+        report("converting svg(z) file #{filename} into pdf")
+
+        inppath = @commandline.option('inputpath')
+        outpath = @commandline.option('outputpath')
+
+        inppath = inppath + '/' if not inppath.empty?
+        outpath = outpath + '/' if not outpath.empty?
+
+        prefix = @commandline.option('prefix')
+        suffix = @commandline.option('suffix')
+
+        inpfilename = "#{inppath}#{filename}"
+        outfilename = "#{outpath}#{prefix}#{filename.sub(/\.(.*?)$/, '')}#{suffix}.pdf"
+
+        inkscape.setvariable('inputfile' , inpfilename)
+        inkscape.setvariable('outputfile', outfilename)
+
+        if @commandline.option('verbose') || @commandline.option('debug') then
+            logname = filename.gsub(/\.[^\.]*?$/, '.log')
+            report("log info saved in #{logname}")
+            inkscape.convert(logname) # logname ook doorgeven
+        else
+            inkscape.convert
+        end
+
+    end
+
+    def handle_ghostscript(ghostscript,filename)
+
+        ghostscript.reset
+
+        method = ghostscript.method(@commandline.option('method'))
+        force = ghostscript.method(@commandline.option('force'))
+
+        ghostscript.setvariable('method', method)
+        ghostscript.setvariable('force', force)
+
+        # report("conversion method #{method}")
+
+        inppath = @commandline.option('inputpath')
+        outpath = @commandline.option('outputpath')
+
+        inppath = inppath + '/' if not inppath.empty?
+        outpath = outpath + '/' if not outpath.empty?
+
+        prefix = @commandline.option('prefix')
+        suffix = @commandline.option('suffix')
+
+        ok = false
+
+        if ghostscript.pdfmethod?(method) then
+
+            report("converting pdf file #{filename} into pdf")
+
+            if prefix.empty? && suffix.empty? && inppath.empty? && outpath.empty? then
+                prefix = ghostscript.pdfprefix(method)
+            end
+
+            if ghostscript.pdffile?(filename) then
+
+                filename = filename.sub(/\.pdf$/, '')
+
+                inpfilename = "#{inppath}#{filename}.pdf"
+                outfilename = "#{outpath}#{prefix}#{filename}#{suffix}.pdf"
+
+                ghostscript.setvariable('inputfile' ,inpfilename)
+                ghostscript.setvariable('outputfile',outfilename)
+
+                if FileTest.file?(inpfilename) then
+                    ok = ghostscript.convert
+                else
+                    report("no file found #{filename}")
+                end
+
+            else
+                report("no pdf file #{filename}")
+            end
+
+        elsif ghostscript.psfile?(filename) then
+
+            if filename =~ /(.*)\.(.*?)$/io then
+                filename, filesuffix = $1, $2
+            else
+                filesuffix = 'eps'
+            end
+
+            report("converting #{filesuffix} (ps) into pdf")
+
+            inpfilename = "#{inppath}#{filename}.#{filesuffix}"
+            outfilename = "#{outpath}#{prefix}#{filename}#{suffix}.pdf"
+
+            ghostscript.setvariable('inputfile' , inpfilename)
+            ghostscript.setvariable('outputfile', outfilename)
+
+            if FileTest.file?(inpfilename) then
+                ok = ghostscript.convert
+                if ! ok && FileTest.file?(outfilename) then
+                    begin
+                        File.delete(outfilename)
+                    rescue
+                    end
+                end
+            else
+                report("no file with name #{filename} found")
+            end
+
+        else
+            report('file must be of type eps/ps/ai/pdf')
+        end
+
+        return ok
+
+    end
+
+end
+
+# ook pdf -> pdf onder optie 0, andere kleurruimte
+
+logger      = Logger.new(banner.shift)
+commandline = CommandLine.new
+
+commandline.registerflag('debug')
+commandline.registerflag('verbose')
+commandline.registerflag('nopipe')
+
+commandline.registervalue('method',2)
+commandline.registervalue('offset',0)
+
+commandline.registervalue('prefix')
+commandline.registervalue('suffix')
+
+commandline.registervalue('inputpath')
+commandline.registervalue('outputpath')
+
+commandline.registerflag('watch')
+commandline.registerflag('force')
+
+commandline.registervalue('delay',2)
+
+commandline.registervalue('colormodel','cmyk')
+commandline.registervalue('pattern','')
+
+commandline.registeraction('help')
+commandline.registeraction('version')
+
+commandline.registeraction('convert', 'convert ps into pdf')
+commandline.registeraction('request', 'handles exa request file')
+commandline.registeraction('watch',   'watch folders for conversions (untested)')
+
+commandline.expand
+
+logger.verbose if (commandline.option('verbose') || commandline.option('debug'))
+
+Commands.new(commandline,logger,banner).send(commandline.action || 'main')
diff --git a/scripts/context/ruby/runtools.rb b/scripts/context/ruby/runtools.rb
index 9f6fd3328..7cb80f4ff 100644
--- a/scripts/context/ruby/runtools.rb
+++ b/scripts/context/ruby/runtools.rb
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ class Job
     end
 
     # runner = Runner.new
-    # runner.texmfstart('newtexexec.rb','--help')
+    # runner.texmfstart('texexec','--help')
 
     def texmfstart(name,args,verbose=false)
         command = ['texmfstart',"#{'--verbose' if verbose}",name,args].flatten.join(' ')
diff --git a/scripts/context/ruby/texexec.rb b/scripts/context/ruby/texexec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e4de87b10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/context/ruby/texexec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,637 @@
+banner = ['TeXExec', 'version 6.2.0', '1997-2006', 'PRAGMA ADE/POD']
+
+unless defined? ownpath
+    ownpath = $0.sub(/[\\\/][a-z0-9\-]*?\.rb/i,'')
+    $: << ownpath
+end
+
+require 'ftools'     # needed ?
+
+require 'base/switch'
+require 'base/logger'
+require 'base/variables'
+require 'base/system'
+
+require 'base/state' # needed ?
+require 'base/file'  # needed ?
+
+require 'base/tex'
+require 'base/texutil'
+require 'base/kpse'
+
+class Commands
+
+    include CommandBase
+
+    def make
+        if job = TEX.new(logger) then
+            prepare(job)
+            # bonus, overloads language switch !
+            job.setvariable('language','all') if @commandline.option('all')
+            if @commandline.arguments.length > 0 then
+                if @commandline.arguments.first == 'all' then
+                    job.setvariable('texformats',job.defaulttexformats)
+                    job.setvariable('mpsformats',job.defaultmpsformats)
+                else
+                    job.setvariable('texformats',@commandline.arguments)
+                    job.setvariable('mpsformats',@commandline.arguments)
+                end
+            end
+            job.makeformats
+            job.inspect && Kpse.inspect if @commandline.option('verbose')
+        end
+    end
+
+    def check
+        if job = TEX.new(logger) then
+            job.checkcontext
+            job.inspect && Kpse.inspect  if @commandline.option('verbose')
+        end
+    end
+
+    def main
+        if @commandline.arguments.length>0 then
+            process
+        else
+            help
+        end
+    end
+
+    def process
+        if job = TEX.new(logger) then
+            job.setvariable('files',@commandline.arguments)
+            prepare(job)
+            job.processtex
+            job.inspect && Kpse.inspect if @commandline.option('verbose')
+        end
+    end
+
+    def mptex
+        if job = TEX.new(logger) then
+            job.setvariable('files',@commandline.arguments)
+            prepare(job)
+            job.processmptex
+            job.inspect && Kpse.inspect  if @commandline.option('verbose')
+        end
+    end
+
+    def mpxtex
+        if job = TEX.new(logger) then
+            job.setvariable('files',@commandline.arguments)
+            prepare(job)
+            job.processmpxtex
+            job.inspect && Kpse.inspect  if @commandline.option('verbose')
+        end
+    end
+
+    # hard coded goodies # to be redone as s-ctx-.. with vars passed as such
+
+    def listing
+        if job = TEX.new(logger) then
+            prepare(job)
+            job.cleanuptemprunfiles
+            files = @commandline.arguments.sort
+            if files.length > 0 then
+                if f = File.open(job.tempfilename('tex'),'w') then
+                    backspace = @commandline.checkedoption('backspace', '1.5cm')
+                    topspace  = @commandline.checkedoption('topspace', '1.5cm')
+                    pretty    = @commandline.option('pretty')
+                    f << "% interface=english\n"
+                    f << "\\setupbodyfont[11pt,tt]\n"
+                    f << "\\setuplayout\n"
+                    f << "  [topspace=#{topspace},backspace=#{backspace},\n"
+                    f << "   header=0cm,footer=1.5cm,\n"
+                    f << "   width=middle,height=middle]\n"
+                    f << "\\setuptyping[lines=yes]\n"
+                    f << "\\setuptyping[option=color]\n" if pretty
+                    f << "\\starttext\n";
+                    files.each do |filename|
+                        report("list file: #{filename}")
+                        cleanname = cleantexfilename(filename).downcase
+                        f << "\\page\n"
+                        f << "\\setupfootertexts[\\tttf #{cleanname}][\\tttf \\pagenumber]\n"
+                        f << "\\typefile{#{filename}}\n"
+                    end
+                    f << "\\stoptext\n"
+                    f.close
+                    job.setvariable('interface','english')
+                    job.setvariable('simplerun',true)
+                    # job.setvariable('nooptionfile',true)
+                    job.setvariable('files',[job.tempfilename])
+                    job.processtex
+                else
+                    report('no files to list')
+                end
+            else
+                report('no files to list')
+            end
+            job.cleanuptemprunfiles
+        end
+    end
+
+    def figures
+        # this one will be redone using rlxtools
+        if job = TEX.new(logger) then
+            prepare(job)
+            job.cleanuptemprunfiles
+            files = @commandline.arguments.sort
+            if files.length > 0 then
+                if f = File.open(job.tempfilename('tex'),'w') then
+                    job.runtexutil(files,"--figures", true)
+                    figures     = @commandline.checkedoption('method', 'a').downcase
+                    paperoffset = @commandline.checkedoption('paperoffset', '0pt')
+                    backspace   = @commandline.checkedoption('backspace', '1.5cm')
+                    topspace    = @commandline.checkedoption('topspace', '1.5cm')
+                    boxtype     = @commandline.checkedoption('boxtype','')
+                    f << "% format=english\n";
+                    f << "\\setuplayout\n";
+                    f << "  [topspace=#{topspace},backspace=#{backspace},\n"
+                    f << "   header=1.5cm,footer=0pt,\n";
+                    f << "   width=middle,height=middle]\n";
+                    if @commandline.option('fullscreen') then
+                        f << "\\setupinteraction\n";
+                        f << "  [state=start]\n";
+                        f << "\\setupinteractionscreen\n";
+                        f << "  [option=max]\n";
+                    end
+                    boxtype += "box" unless boxtype.empty? || (boxtype =~ /box$/io)
+                    f << "\\starttext\n";
+                    f << "\\showexternalfigures[alternative=#{figures},offset=#{paperoffset},size=#{boxtype}]\n";
+                    f << "\\stoptext\n";
+                    f.close
+                    job.setvariable('interface','english')
+                    job.setvariable('simplerun',true)
+                    # job.setvariable('nooptionfile',true)
+                    job.setvariable('files',[job.tempfilename])
+                    job.processtex
+                    File.silentdelete('texutil.tuf')
+                else
+                    report('no figures to show')
+                end
+            else
+                report('no figures to show')
+            end
+            job.cleanuptemprunfiles
+        end
+    end
+
+    def modules
+        if job = TEX.new(logger) then
+            prepare(job)
+            job.cleanuptemprunfiles
+            files = @commandline.arguments.sort
+            msuffixes = ['tex','mp','pl','pm','rb']
+            if files.length > 0 then
+                files.each do |fname|
+                    fnames = Array.new
+                    if FileTest.file?(fname) then
+                        fnames << fname
+                    else
+                        msuffixes.each do |fsuffix|
+                            fnames << File.suffixed(fname,fsuffix)
+                        end
+                    end
+                    fnames.each do |ffname|
+                        if msuffixes.include?(File.splitname(ffname)[1]) && FileTest.file?(ffname) then
+                            if mod = File.open(job.tempfilename('tex'),'w') then
+                                # will become a call to ctxtools
+                                job.runtexutil(ffname,"--documents", true)
+                                if ted = File.silentopen(File.suffixed(ffname,'ted')) then
+                                    firstline = ted.gets
+                                    if firstline =~ /interface=/o then
+                                        mod << firstline
+                                    else
+                                        mod << "% interface=en\n"
+                                    end
+                                    ted.close
+                                else
+                                    mod << "% interface=en\n"
+                                end
+                                mod << "\\usemodule[abr-01,mod-01]\n"
+                                mod << "\\def\\ModuleNumber{1}\n"
+                                mod << "\\starttext\n"
+                                # todo: global file too
+                                mod << "\\readlocfile{#{File.suffixed(ffname,'ted')}}{}{}\n"
+                                mod << "\\stoptext\n"
+                                mod.close
+                                job.setvariable('interface','english') # redundant
+                                job.setvariable('simplerun',true)
+                                # job.setvariable('nooptionfile',true)
+                                job.setvariable('files',[job.tempfilename])
+                                job.processtex
+                                ["dvi", "pdf","tuo"].each do |s|
+                                    File.silentrename(job.tempfilename(s),File.suffixed(ffname,s));
+                                end
+                            end
+                        end
+                    end
+                end
+            else
+                report('no modules to process')
+            end
+            job.cleanuptemprunfiles
+        end
+    end
+
+    def arrangeoutput
+        if job = TEX.new(logger) then
+            prepare(job)
+            job.cleanuptemprunfiles
+            files = @commandline.arguments.sort
+            if files.length > 0 then
+                if f = File.open(job.tempfilename('tex'),'w') then
+                    emptypages  = @commandline.checkedoption('addempty', '')
+                    paperoffset = @commandline.checkedoption('paperoffset', '0cm')
+                    textwidth   = @commandline.checkedoption('textwidth', '0cm')
+                    backspace   = @commandline.checkedoption('backspace', '0cm')
+                    topspace    = @commandline.checkedoption('topspace', '0cm')
+                    f << "\\definepapersize\n"
+                    f << "  [offset=#{paperoffset}]\n"
+                    f << "\\setuplayout\n"
+                    f << "  [backspace=#{backspace},\n"
+                    f << "    topspace=#{topspace},\n"
+                    f << "     marking=on,\n" if @commandline.option('marking')
+                    f << "       width=middle,\n"
+                    f << "      height=middle,\n"
+                    f << "    location=middle,\n"
+                    f << "      header=0pt,\n"
+                    f << "      footer=0pt]\n"
+                    unless @commandline.option('noduplex') then
+                        f << "\\setuppagenumbering\n"
+                        f << "  [alternative=doublesided]\n"
+                    end
+                    f << "\\starttext\n"
+                    files.each do |filename|
+                        report("arranging file #{filename}")
+                        f << "\\insertpages\n"
+                        f << "  [#{filename}]\n"
+                        f << "  [#{emptypages}]\n" unless emptypages.empty?
+                        f << "  [width=#{textwidth}]\n"
+                    end
+                    f << "\\stoptext\n"
+                    f.close
+                    job.setvariable('interface','english')
+                    job.setvariable('simplerun',true)
+                    # job.setvariable('nooptionfile',true)
+                    job.setvariable('files',[job.tempfilename])
+                    job.processtex
+                else
+                    report('no files to arrange')
+                end
+            else
+                report('no files to arrange')
+            end
+            job.cleanuptemprunfiles
+        end
+    end
+
+    def selectoutput
+        if job = TEX.new(logger) then
+            prepare(job)
+            job.cleanuptemprunfiles
+            files = @commandline.arguments.sort
+            if files.length > 0 then
+                if f = File.open(job.tempfilename('tex'),'w') then
+                    selection   = @commandline.checkedoption('selection', '')
+                    paperoffset = @commandline.checkedoption('paperoffset', '0cm')
+                    textwidth   = @commandline.checkedoption('textwidth', '0cm')
+                    backspace   = @commandline.checkedoption('backspace', '0cm')
+                    topspace    = @commandline.checkedoption('topspace', '0cm')
+                    paperformat = @commandline.checkedoption('paperformat', 'A4*A4').split(/[\*x]/o)
+                    from, to = paperformat[0] || 'A4', paperformat[1] || paperformat[0] || 'A4'
+                    if from == 'fit' or to == 'fit' then
+                        f << "\\getfiguredimensions[#{files.first}]\n"
+                        if from == 'fit' then
+                            f << "\\expanded{\\definepapersize[from-fit][width=\\figurewidth,height=\\figureheight]}\n"
+                            from = 'from-fit'
+                        end
+                        if to == 'fit' then
+                            f << "\\expanded{\\definepapersize[to-fit][width=\\figurewidth,height=\\figureheight]}\n"
+                            to = 'to-fit'
+                        end
+                    end
+                    job.setvariable('paperformat','') # else overloaded later on
+                    f << "\\setuppapersize[#{from}][#{to}]\n"
+                    f << "\\definepapersize\n";
+                    f << "  [offset=#{paperoffset}]\n";
+                    f << "\\setuplayout\n";
+                    f << "  [backspace=#{backspace},\n";
+                    f << "    topspace=#{topspace},\n";
+                    f << "     marking=on,\n" if @commandline.option('marking')
+                    f << "       width=middle,\n";
+                    f << "      height=middle,\n";
+                    f << "    location=middle,\n";
+                    f << "      header=0pt,\n";
+                    f << "      footer=0pt]\n";
+                    f << "\\setupexternalfigures\n";
+                    f << "  [directory=]\n";
+                    f << "\\starttext\n";
+                    unless selection.empty? then
+                        f << "\\filterpages\n"
+                        f << "  [#{files.first}][#{selection}][width=#{textwidth}]\n"
+                    end
+                    f << "\\stoptext\n"
+                    f.close
+                    job.setvariable('interface','english')
+                    job.setvariable('simplerun',true)
+                    # job.setvariable('nooptionfile',true)
+                    job.setvariable('files',[job.tempfilename])
+                    job.processtex
+                else
+                    report('no files to selectt')
+                end
+            else
+                report('no files to select')
+            end
+            job.cleanuptemprunfiles
+        end
+    end
+
+    def copyoutput
+        copyortrim(false,'copy')
+    end
+
+    def trimoutput
+        copyortrim(true,'trim')
+    end
+
+    def copyortrim(trim=false,what='unknown')
+        if job = TEX.new(logger) then
+            prepare(job)
+            job.cleanuptemprunfiles
+            files = @commandline.arguments.sort
+            if files.length > 0 then
+                if f = File.open(job.tempfilename('tex'),'w') then
+                    scale = @commandline.checkedoption('scale')
+                    scale = (scale * 1000).to_i if scale < 10
+                    paperoffset = @commandline.checkedoption('paperoffset', '0cm')
+                    f << "\\starttext\n"
+                    files.each do |filename|
+                        result = @commandline.checkedoption('result','texexec')
+                        if (filename !~ /^texexec/io) && (filename !~ /^#{result}/) then
+                            report("copying file: #{filename}")
+                            f <<  "\\getfiguredimensions\n"
+                            f <<  "  [#{filename}]\n"
+                            f <<  "  [page=1"
+                            f <<  ",\n   size=trimbox" if trim
+                            f <<  "]\n"
+                            f <<  "\\definepapersize\n"
+                            f <<  "  [copy]\n"
+                            f <<  "  [width=\\naturalfigurewidth,\n"
+                            f <<  "   height=\\naturalfigureheight]\n"
+                            f <<  "\\setuppapersize\n"
+                            f <<  "  [copy][copy]\n"
+                            f <<  "\\setuplayout\n"
+                            f <<  "  [page]\n"
+                            f <<  "\\setupexternalfigures\n"
+                            f <<  "  [directory=]\n"
+                            f <<  "\\copypages\n"
+                            f <<  "  [#[filename}]\n"
+                            f <<  "  [scale=#{scale},\n"
+                            f <<  "   marking=on,\n" if @commandline.option('markings')
+                            f <<  "   size=trimbox,\n" if trim
+                            f <<  "   offset=#{paperoffset}]\n"
+                        end
+                    end
+                    f << "\\stoptext\n"
+                    f.close
+                    job.setvariable('interface','english')
+                    job.setvariable('simplerun',true)
+                    # job.setvariable('nooptionfile',true)
+                    job.setvariable('files',[job.tempfilename])
+                    job.processtex
+                else
+                    report("no files to #{what}")
+                end
+            else
+                report("no files to #{what}")
+            end
+            job.cleanuptemprunfiles
+        end
+    end
+
+    def combineoutput
+        if job = TEX.new(logger) then
+            prepare(job)
+            job.cleanuptemprunfiles
+            files = @commandline.arguments.sort
+            if files.length > 0 then
+                if f = File.open(job.tempfilename('tex'),'w') then
+                    paperoffset = @commandline.checkedoption('paperoffset', '0cm')
+                    combination = @commandline.checkedoption('combination','2*2').split(/[\*x]/o)
+                    paperformat = @commandline.checkedoption('paperoffset', 'A4*A4').split(/[\*x]/o)
+                    nx, ny = combination[0] || '2', combination[1] || combination[0] || '2'
+                    from, to = paperformat[0] || 'A4', paperformat[1] || paperformat[0] || 'A4'
+                    f << "\\setuppapersize[#{from}][#{to}]\n"
+                    f << "\\setuplayout\n"
+                    f << "  [topspace=#{paperoffset},\n"
+                    f << "   backspace=#{paperoffset},\n"
+                    f << "   header=0pt,\n"
+                    f << "   footer=1cm,\n"
+                    f << "   width=middle,\n"
+                    f << "   height=middle]\n"
+                    if @commandline.option('nobanner') then
+                        f << "\\setuplayout\n"
+                        f << "  [footer=0cm]\n"
+                    end
+                    f << "\\setupexternalfigures\n"
+                    f << "  [directory=]\n"
+                    f << "\\starttext\n"
+                    files.each do |filename|
+                        result = @commandline.checkedoption('result','texexec')
+                        if (filename !~ /^texexec/io) && (filename !~ /^#{result}/) then
+                            report("combination file: #{filename}")
+                            cleanname = cleantexfilename(filename).downcase
+                            f << "\\setupfootertexts\n"
+                            f << "  [\\tttf #{cleanname}\\quad\\quad\\currentdate\\quad\\quad\\pagenumber]\n"
+                            f << "\\combinepages[#{filename}][nx=#{nx},ny=#{ny}]\n"
+                            f << "\\page\n"
+                        end
+                    end
+                    f << "\\stoptext\n"
+                    f.close
+                    job.setvariable('interface','english')
+                    job.setvariable('simplerun',true)
+                    # job.setvariable('nooptionfile',true)
+                    job.setvariable('files',[job.tempfilename])
+                    job.processtex
+                else
+                    report('no files to list')
+                end
+            else
+                report('no files to list')
+            end
+            job.cleanuptemprunfiles
+        end
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def prepare(job)
+
+        job.booleanvars.each do |k|
+            job.setvariable(k,@commandline.option(k))
+        end
+        job.stringvars.each do |k|
+            job.setvariable(k,@commandline.option(k))
+        end
+        job.standardvars.each do |k|
+            job.setvariable(k,@commandline.option(k))
+        end
+        job.knownvars.each do |k|
+            job.setvariable(k,@commandline.option(k)) unless @commandline.option(k).empty?
+        end
+
+        if (str = @commandline.option('engine')) && ! str.standard? && ! str.empty? then
+            job.setvariable('texengine',str)
+        elsif @commandline.oneof('pdfetex','pdftex','pdf') then
+            job.setvariable('texengine','pdfetex')
+        elsif @commandline.oneof('xetex','xtx') then
+            job.setvariable('texengine','xetex')
+        elsif @commandline.oneof('aleph') then
+            job.setvariable('texengine','aleph')
+        else
+            job.setvariable('texengine','standard')
+        end
+
+        if (str = @commandline.option('backend')) && ! str.standard? && ! str.empty? then
+            job.setvariable('backend',str)
+        elsif @commandline.oneof('pdfetex','pdftex','pdf') then
+            job.setvariable('backend','pdftex')
+        elsif @commandline.oneof('dvipdfmx','dvipdfm','dpx','dpm') then
+            job.setvariable('backend','dvipdfmx')
+        elsif @commandline.oneof('xetex','xtx') then
+            job.setvariable('backend','dvipdfmx')
+        elsif @commandline.oneof('aleph') then
+            job.setvariable('backend','dvipdfmx')
+        elsif @commandline.oneof('dvips','ps') then
+            job.setvariable('backend','dvips')
+        else
+            case job.getvariable('texengine')
+                when 'pdfetex' then job.setvariable('backend','pdftex')
+                when 'xetex'   then job.setvariable('backend','dvipdfmx')
+                when 'aleph'   then job.setvariable('backend','dvipdfmx')
+            else
+                job.setvariable('backend','standard')
+            end
+        end
+
+        if (str = @commandline.option('engine')) && ! str.standard? && ! str.empty? then
+            job.setvariable('mpsengine',@commandline.option('engine'))
+        else
+            job.setvariable('mpsengine','standard')
+        end
+
+    end
+
+    def cleantexfilename(filename)
+        filename.gsub(/([\$\_\#])/) do "\\$1" end.gsub(/([\~])/) do "\\string$1" end
+    end
+
+end
+
+# we will make this pluggable, i.e. load plugins from base/tex that
+# extend the class and may even add switches
+#
+# commandline.load_plugins('base/tex')
+#
+# maybe it's too slow so for a while keep the --pdf* in here
+
+logger      = Logger.new(banner.shift)
+commandline = CommandLine.new
+
+commandline.registeraction('make',    'make formats')
+commandline.registeraction('check',   'check versions')
+commandline.registeraction('process', 'process file')
+commandline.registeraction('mptex',   'process mp file')
+commandline.registeraction('mpxtex',  'process mpx file')
+
+commandline.registeraction('listing',    'list of file content')
+commandline.registeraction('figures',    'generate overview of figures')
+commandline.registeraction('modules',    'generate module documentation')
+commandline.registeraction('pdfarrange', 'impose pages (booklets)')
+commandline.registeraction('pdfselect',  'select pages from file(s)')
+commandline.registeraction('pdfcopy',    'copy pages from file(s)')
+commandline.registeraction('pdftrim',    'trim pages from file(s)')
+commandline.registeraction('pdfcombine', 'combine multiple pages')
+
+# compatibility switch
+
+class Commands
+
+    include CommandBase
+
+    alias pdfarrange :arrangeoutput
+    alias pdfselect  :selectoutput
+    alias pdfcopy    :copyoutput
+    alias pdftrim    :trimoutput
+    alias pdfcombine :combineoutput
+
+end
+
+# so far for compatibility
+
+@@extrastringvars = [
+    'pages', 'background', 'backspace', 'topspace', 'boxtype', 'tempdir',
+    'printformat', 'paperformat', 'method', 'scale', 'selection',
+    'combination', 'paperoffset', 'textwidth', 'addempty', 'logfile',
+    'startline', 'endline', 'startcolumn', 'endcolumn', 'scale'
+]
+
+@@extrabooleanvars = [
+    'centerpage', 'noduplex', 'color', 'pretty',
+    'fullscreen', 'screensaver', 'markings'
+]
+
+if job = TEX.new(logger) then
+
+    job.setextrastringvars(@@extrastringvars)
+    job.setextrabooleanvars(@@extrabooleanvars)
+
+    job.booleanvars.each do |k|
+        commandline.registerflag(k)
+    end
+    job.stringvars.each do |k|
+        commandline.registervalue(k,'')
+    end
+    job.standardvars.each do |k|
+        commandline.registervalue(k,'standard')
+    end
+    job.knownvars.each do |k|
+        commandline.registervalue(k,'')
+    end
+
+end
+
+# todo: register flags -> first one true
+
+commandline.registerflag('pdf')
+commandline.registerflag('pdftex')
+commandline.registerflag('pdfetex')
+
+commandline.registerflag('dvipdfmx')
+commandline.registerflag('dvipdfm')
+commandline.registerflag('dpx')
+commandline.registerflag('dpm')
+
+commandline.registerflag('dvips')
+commandline.registerflag('ps')
+
+commandline.registerflag('xetex')
+commandline.registerflag('xtx')
+
+commandline.registerflag('aleph')
+
+commandline.registerflag('all')
+commandline.registerflag('fast')
+
+# generic
+
+commandline.registeraction('help')
+commandline.registeraction('version')
+
+commandline.registerflag('verbose')
+
+commandline.expand
+
+Commands.new(commandline,logger,banner).send(commandline.action || 'main')
diff --git a/scripts/context/ruby/texmfstart.rb b/scripts/context/ruby/texmfstart.rb
index 676b4351c..bae921098 100644
--- a/scripts/context/ruby/texmfstart.rb
+++ b/scripts/context/ruby/texmfstart.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # program   : texmfstart
 # copyright : PRAGMA Advanced Document Engineering
-# version   : 1.8.5 - 2003/2006
+# version   : 1.9.0 - 2003/2006
 # author    : Hans Hagen
 #
 # project   : ConTeXt / eXaMpLe
@@ -38,28 +38,36 @@ $ownpath = File.expand_path(File.dirname($0)) unless defined? $ownpath
 # ../../texmf/scripts/context/ruby
 
 $: << $ownpath
+$: << 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/scripts/context/ruby")
 
 require "rbconfig"
 
-['base/kpseremote','base/kpsedirect'].each do |basemodule|
+$kpsereport, $kpseerror, $kpsemodules = "", false, ['base/kpseremote','base/kpsedirect','base/kpsefast']
+
+$kpsemodules.each do |basemodule|
     begin
         require basemodule
     rescue Exception
-        puts("unable to locate #{basemodule} on library paths:\n\n")
-        puts($:.join("\n") + "\n")
-        puts("an option is to copy\n\n")
-        puts("  <texmf-local or texmf>/scripts/context/ruby/base\n\n")
-        puts("to e.g.\n\n")
-        puts("  <path of texmfstart script>/texmfstart-lib/base")
+        $kpseerror = true
     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 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"
+end
+
 $mswindows = Config::CONFIG['host_os'] =~ /mswin/
 $separator = File::PATH_SEPARATOR
-$version   = "1.8.5"
+$version   = "1.8.6"
 
 if $mswindows then
     require "win32ole"
@@ -82,9 +90,10 @@ $suffixinputs['lua'] = 'LUAINPUTS'
 $suffixinputs['jar'] = 'JAVAINPUTS'
 $suffixinputs['pdf'] = 'PDFINPUTS'
 
-$predefined['texexec']  = 'texexec.pl'
-$predefined['texutil']  = 'texutil.pl'
+$predefined['texexec']  = 'texexec.rb'
+$predefined['texutil']  = 'texutil.rb'
 $predefined['texfont']  = 'texfont.pl'
+$predefined['texshow']  = 'texshow.pl'
 
 $predefined['makempy']  = 'makempy.pl'
 $predefined['mptopdf']  = 'mptopdf.pl'
@@ -103,8 +112,8 @@ $predefined['mpstools'] = 'mpstools.rb'
 $predefined['exatools'] = 'exatools.rb'
 $predefined['xmltools'] = 'xmltools.rb'
 
-$predefined['newpstopdf']   = 'newpstopdf.rb'
-$predefined['newtexexec']   = 'newtexexec.rb'
+$predefined['newpstopdf']   = 'pstopdf.rb'
+$predefined['newtexexec']   = 'texexec.rb'
 $predefined['pdftrimwhite'] = 'pdftrimwhite.pl'
 
 $makelist = [
@@ -124,13 +133,15 @@ $makelist = [
     'mpstools',
     'tmftools',
     'exatools',
-    'runtools'
+    'runtools',
+    #
+    'texmfstart'
 ]
 
-if ENV['TEXMFSTART_MODE'] = 'experimental' then
-    $predefined['texexec'] = 'newtexexec.rb'
-    $predefined['pstopdf'] = 'newpstopdf.rb'
-end
+# if ENV['TEXMFSTART_MODE'] = 'experimental' then
+    # $predefined['texexec'] = 'newtexexec.rb'
+    # $predefined['pstopdf'] = 'newpstopdf.rb'
+# end
 
 $scriptlist   = 'rb|pl|py|lua|jar'
 $documentlist = 'pdf|ps|eps|htm|html'
@@ -164,17 +175,26 @@ $kpse = nil
 def check_kpse
     if $kpse then
         # already done
-    elsif KpseRemote::available? then
-        $kpse = KpseRemote.new
-        if $kpse.okay? then
-            puts("using remote kpse") if $verbose
-        else
-            $kpse = KpseDirect.new
-            puts("forcing direct kpse") if $verbose
-        end
     else
-        $kpse = KpseDirect.new
-        puts("using direct kpse") if $verbose
+        begin
+            if KpseRemote::available? then
+                $kpse = KpseRemote.new
+                if $kpse.okay? then
+                    puts("using remote kpse") if $verbose
+                else
+                    $kpse = KpseDirect.new
+                    puts("forcing direct kpse") if $verbose
+                end
+            else
+                $kpse = KpseDirect.new
+                puts("using direct kpse") if $verbose
+            end
+        rescue
+            if $verbose then
+                puts("using kpse binary")
+                puts($kpsereport) unless $kpsereport.empty?
+            end
+        end
     end
 end
 
@@ -235,30 +255,43 @@ end
 
 class File
 
+    # def File.needsupdate(oldname,newname)
+        # begin
+            # if $mswindows then
+                # return File.stat(oldname).mtime > File.stat(newname).mtime
+            # else
+                # return File.stat(oldname).mtime != File.stat(newname).mtime
+            # end
+        # rescue
+            # return true
+        # end
+    # end
+
+    @@update_eps = 1
+
     def File.needsupdate(oldname,newname)
         begin
-            if $mswindows then
-                return File.stat(oldname).mtime > File.stat(newname).mtime
+            oldtime = File.stat(oldname).mtime.to_i
+            newtime = File.stat(newname).mtime.to_i
+            if newtime >= oldtime then
+                return false
+            elsif oldtime-newtime < @@update_eps then
+                return false
             else
-                return File.stat(oldname).mtime != File.stat(newname).mtime
+                return true
             end
         rescue
             return true
         end
     end
 
-    def File.timestamp(name)
-        begin
-            "#{File.stat(name).mtime}"
-        rescue
-            return 'unknown'
-        end
-    end
-
     def File.syncmtimes(oldname,newname)
+        return
         begin
             if $mswindows then
-                # does not work (yet)
+                # does not work (yet) / gives future timestamp
+                # t = File.mtime(oldname) # i'm not sure if the time is frozen, so we do it here
+                # File.utime(0,t,oldname,newname)
             else
                 t = File.mtime(oldname) # i'm not sure if the time is frozen, so we do it here
                 File.utime(0,t,oldname,newname)
@@ -267,6 +300,14 @@ class File
         end
     end
 
+    def File.timestamp(name)
+        begin
+            "#{File.stat(name).mtime}"
+        rescue
+            return 'unknown'
+        end
+    end
+
 end
 
 def hashed (arr=[])
@@ -468,16 +509,17 @@ def usage
     print("           texmfstart --browser examplap.pdf\n")
     print("           texmfstart showcase.pdf\n")
     print("           texmfstart --page=2 --file=showcase.pdf\n")
-    print("           texmfstart --program=yourtex yourscript.pl arg-1 arg-2\n")
+    print("           texmfstart --program=yourtex yourscript.rb arg-1 arg-2\n")
     print("           texmfstart --direct xsltproc kpse:somefile.xsl somefile.xml\n")
     print("           texmfstart bin:xsltproc env:somepreset path:somefile.xsl somefile.xml\n")
     print("           texmfstart --iftouched=normal,lowres downsample.rb normal lowres\n")
     print("           texmfstart texmfstart bin:scite kpse:texmf.cnf\n")
     print("           texmfstart --exec bin:scite *.tex\n")
     print("           texmfstart --edit texmf.cnf\n")
-    print("           texmfstart --stubpath=/usr/local/bin --make texexec\n")
-    print("           texmfstart --stubpath=auto --make all\n")
     print("           texmfstart --serve\n")
+    print("\n")
+    print("           texmfstart --stubpath=/usr/local/bin [--make --remove] --verbose all\n")
+    print("           texmfstart --stubpath=auto [--make --remove] all\n")
 end
 
 # somehow registration does not work out (at least not under windows)
@@ -742,7 +784,7 @@ def edit(filename)
     end
 end
 
-def make(filename,windows=false,linux=false)
+def make(filename,windows=false,linux=false,remove=false)
     basename = filename.dup
     basename.sub!(/\.[^.]+?$/, '')
     basename.sub!(/^.*[\\\/]/, '')
@@ -752,32 +794,61 @@ def make(filename,windows=false,linux=false)
         basename = $stubpath + '/' + basename unless $stubpath.empty?
     end
     if basename == filename then
-        report('nothing made')
+        report("nothing made (#{filename})")
     else
         program = nil
         if filename =~ /[\\\/]/ && filename =~ /\.(#{$scriptlist})$/ then
             program = $applications[$1]
         end
         filename = "\"#{filename}\"" if filename =~ /\s/
-        program = 'texmfstart' if $indirect || ! program || program.empty?
+        if filename == 'texmfstart' then
+            program = 'ruby'
+            command = 'kpsewhich --format=texmfscripts --progname=context texmfstart.rb'
+            filename = `#{command}`.chomp
+            if filename.empty? then
+                report("failure: #{command}")
+                return
+            elsif not remove then
+                if windows then
+                    ['bat','exe'].each do |suffix|
+                        if FileTest.file?("#{basename}.#{suffix}") then
+                            report("windows stub '#{basename}.#{suffix}' skipped (already present)")
+                            return
+                        end
+                    end
+                elsif linux && FileTest.file?(basename) then
+                    report("unix stub '#{basename}' skipped (already present)")
+                    return
+                end
+            end
+        else
+            program = 'texmfstart' if $indirect || ! program || program.empty?
+        end
         begin
-            if windows && f = open(basename+'.bat','w') then
-                f.binmode
-                f.write("@echo off\015\012")
-                # f.write("#{program} #{filename} %*\015\012")
-                f.write("#{program} %~n0 %*\015\012")
-                f.close
-                report("windows stub '#{basename}.bat' made")
-            elsif linux && f = open(basename,'w') then
-                f.binmode
-                f.write("#!/bin/sh\012")
-                f.write("#{program} #{filename} $@\012")
-                # f.write("#{program} `basename $0` $@\012")
-                f.close
-                report("unix stub '#{basename}' made")
+            callname = $predefined[filename.sub(/\.*?$/,'')] || filename
+            if remove then
+                if windows && (File.delete(basename+'.bat') rescue false) then
+                    report("windows stub '#{basename}.bat' removed (calls #{callname})")
+                elsif linux && (File.delete(basename) rescue false) then
+                    report("unix stub '#{basename}' removed (calls #{callname})")
+                end
+            else
+                if windows && f = open(basename+'.bat','w') then
+                    f.binmode
+                    f.write("@echo off\015\012")
+                    f.write("#{program} #{callname} %*\015\012")
+                    f.close
+                    report("windows stub '#{basename}.bat' made (calls #{callname})")
+                elsif linux && f = open(basename,'w') then
+                    f.binmode
+                    f.write("#!/bin/sh\012")
+                    f.write("#{program} #{callname} $@\012")
+                    f.close
+                    report("unix stub '#{basename}' made (calls #{callname})")
+                end
             end
         rescue
-            report("failed to make stub '#{basename}'")
+            report("failed to make stub '#{basename}' #{$!}")
         else
             return true
         end
@@ -936,8 +1007,9 @@ def execute(arguments)
     $environment = $directives['environment'] || ''
 
     $make        = $directives['make']        || false
+    $remove      = $directives['remove']      || $directives['delete'] || false
     $unix        = $directives['unix']        || false
-    $windows     = $directives['windows']     || false
+    $windows     = $directives['windows']     || $directives['mswin'] || false
     $stubpath    = $directives['stubpath']    || ''
     $indirect    = $directives['indirect']    || false
 
@@ -979,7 +1051,7 @@ def execute(arguments)
 
     if $serve then
         if ENV['KPSEMETHOD'] && ENV['KPSEPORT'] then
-            require 'base/kpseremote'
+            # require 'base/kpseremote'
             begin
                 KpseRemote::start_server
             rescue
@@ -999,7 +1071,7 @@ def execute(arguments)
         loadtree($tree)
         loadenvironment($environment)
         show_environment()
-        if $make then
+        if $make || $remove then
             if $filename == 'all' then
                 makelist = $makelist
             else
@@ -1007,11 +1079,11 @@ def execute(arguments)
             end
             makelist.each do |filename|
                 if $windows then
-                    make(filename,true,false)
+                    make(filename,true,false,$remove)
                 elsif $unix then
-                    make(filename,false,true)
+                    make(filename,false,true,$remove)
                 else
-                    make(filename,$mswindows,!$mswindows)
+                    make(filename,$mswindows,!$mswindows,$remove)
                 end
             end
         elsif $browser && $filename =~ /^http\:\/\// then
diff --git a/scripts/context/ruby/texutil.rb b/scripts/context/ruby/texutil.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..da9a19205
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/context/ruby/texutil.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+banner = ['TeXUtil  ', 'version 9.1.0', '1997-2005', 'PRAGMA ADE/POD']
+
+unless defined? ownpath
+    ownpath = $0.sub(/[\\\/][a-z0-9\-]*?\.rb/i,'')
+    $: << ownpath
+end
+
+require 'base/switch'
+require 'base/logger'
+require 'base/file'
+require 'base/texutil'
+
+class Commands
+
+    include CommandBase
+
+    def references
+        filename = @commandline.argument('first')
+        if not filename.empty? and FileTest.file?(File.suffixed(filename,'tuo')) then
+            if tu = TeXUtil::Converter.new(logger) and tu.loaded(filename) then
+                tu.saved if tu.processed
+            end
+        end
+    end
+
+    def main
+        if @commandline.arguments.length>0 then
+            references
+        else
+            help
+        end
+    end
+
+    def purgefiles
+        system("texmfstart ctxtools --purge #{@commandline.arguments.join(' ')}")
+    end
+
+    def purgeallfiles
+        system("texmfstart ctxtools --purge --all #{@commandline.arguments.join(' ')}")
+    end
+
+    def documentation
+        system("texmfstart ctxtools --document #{@commandline.arguments.join(' ')}")
+    end
+
+    def analyzefile
+        system("texmfstart pdftools --analyze #{@commandline.arguments.join(' ')}")
+    end
+
+    def filterpages # obsolete
+        system("texmfstart ctxtools --purge #{@commandline.arguments.join(' ')}")
+    end
+
+    def figures
+        report("this code is not yet converted from perl to ruby")
+    end
+
+    def logfile
+        report("this code is not yet converted from perl to ruby")
+    end
+
+end
+
+logger      = Logger.new(banner.shift)
+commandline = CommandLine.new
+
+# main feature
+
+commandline.registeraction('references', 'convert tui file into tuo file')
+
+# todo features
+
+commandline.registeraction('figures', 'generate figure dimensions file')
+commandline.registeraction('logfile', 'filter essential log messages')
+
+# backward compatibility features
+
+commandline.registeraction('purgefiles', 'remove most temporary files')
+commandline.registeraction('purgeallfiles', 'remove all temporary files')
+commandline.registeraction('documentation', 'generate documentation file from source')
+commandline.registeraction('analyzefile', 'analyze pdf file')
+
+# old feature, not needed any longer due to extension of pdftex
+
+commandline.registeraction('filterpages')
+
+# generic features
+
+commandline.registeraction('help')
+commandline.registeraction('version')
+
+commandline.registerflag('verbose')
+
+commandline.expand
+
+Commands.new(commandline,logger,banner).send(commandline.action || 'main')
diff --git a/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/ctxtools.bat b/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/ctxtools.bat
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..f1f5e019e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/ctxtools.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+@echo off
+texmfstart ctxtools.rb %*
diff --git a/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/exatools.bat b/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/exatools.bat
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..57f798e82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/exatools.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+@echo off
+texmfstart exatools.rb %*
diff --git a/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/makempy.bat b/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/makempy.bat
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..e339058c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/makempy.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+@echo off
+texmfstart makempy.pl %*
diff --git a/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/mpstools.bat b/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/mpstools.bat
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..df1732e17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/mpstools.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+@echo off
+texmfstart mpstools.rb %*
diff --git a/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/mptopdf.bat b/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/mptopdf.bat
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..242854337
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/mptopdf.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+@echo off
+texmfstart mptopdf.pl %*
diff --git a/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/pdftools.bat b/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/pdftools.bat
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..adc48eacf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/pdftools.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+@echo off
+texmfstart pdftools.rb %*
diff --git a/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/pstopdf.bat b/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/pstopdf.bat
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..248e34caf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/pstopdf.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+@echo off
+texmfstart pstopdf.rb %*
diff --git a/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/runtools.bat b/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/runtools.bat
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..68a7b4f97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/runtools.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+@echo off
+texmfstart runtools.rb %*
diff --git a/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/texexec.bat b/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/texexec.bat
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..02b297b9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/texexec.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+@echo off
+texmfstart texexec.rb %*
diff --git a/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/texfont.bat b/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/texfont.bat
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..3134bf14c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/texfont.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+@echo off
+texmfstart texfont.pl %*
diff --git a/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/texmfstart.bat b/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/texmfstart.bat
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..287f9c4fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/texmfstart.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+@echo off
+ruby c:\data\develop\context/ruby/texmfstart.rb %*
diff --git a/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/textools.bat b/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/textools.bat
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..727b4a36d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/textools.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+@echo off
+texmfstart textools.rb %*
diff --git a/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/texutil.bat b/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/texutil.bat
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..1e63639bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/texutil.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+@echo off
+texmfstart texutil.rb %*
diff --git a/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/tmftools.bat b/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/tmftools.bat
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..c9c0c08bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/tmftools.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+@echo off
+texmfstart tmftools.rb %*
diff --git a/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/xmltools.bat b/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/xmltools.bat
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..2de0e4457
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/context/stubs/mswin/xmltools.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+@echo off
+texmfstart xmltools.rb %*
diff --git a/scripts/context/stubs/unix/ctxtools.bat b/scripts/context/stubs/unix/ctxtools.bat
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..f1f5e019e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/context/stubs/unix/ctxtools.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+@echo off
+texmfstart ctxtools.rb %*
diff --git a/scripts/context/stubs/unix/exatools.bat b/scripts/context/stubs/unix/exatools.bat
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..57f798e82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/context/stubs/unix/exatools.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+@echo off
+texmfstart exatools.rb %*
diff --git a/scripts/context/stubs/unix/makempy.bat b/scripts/context/stubs/unix/makempy.bat
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..e339058c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/context/stubs/unix/makempy.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+@echo off
+texmfstart makempy.pl %*
diff --git a/scripts/context/stubs/unix/mpstools.bat b/scripts/context/stubs/unix/mpstools.bat
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..df1732e17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/context/stubs/unix/mpstools.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+@echo off
+texmfstart mpstools.rb %*
diff --git a/scripts/context/stubs/unix/mptopdf.bat b/scripts/context/stubs/unix/mptopdf.bat
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..242854337
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/context/stubs/unix/mptopdf.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+@echo off
+texmfstart mptopdf.pl %*
diff --git a/scripts/context/stubs/unix/pdftools.bat b/scripts/context/stubs/unix/pdftools.bat
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..adc48eacf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/context/stubs/unix/pdftools.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+@echo off
+texmfstart pdftools.rb %*
diff --git a/scripts/context/stubs/unix/pstopdf.bat b/scripts/context/stubs/unix/pstopdf.bat
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..248e34caf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/context/stubs/unix/pstopdf.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+@echo off
+texmfstart pstopdf.rb %*
diff --git a/scripts/context/stubs/unix/runtools.bat b/scripts/context/stubs/unix/runtools.bat
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..68a7b4f97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/context/stubs/unix/runtools.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+@echo off
+texmfstart runtools.rb %*
diff --git a/scripts/context/stubs/unix/texexec.bat b/scripts/context/stubs/unix/texexec.bat
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..02b297b9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/context/stubs/unix/texexec.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+@echo off
+texmfstart texexec.rb %*
diff --git a/scripts/context/stubs/unix/texfont.bat b/scripts/context/stubs/unix/texfont.bat
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..3134bf14c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/context/stubs/unix/texfont.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+@echo off
+texmfstart texfont.pl %*
diff --git a/scripts/context/stubs/unix/texmfstart.bat b/scripts/context/stubs/unix/texmfstart.bat
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..287f9c4fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/context/stubs/unix/texmfstart.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+@echo off
+ruby c:\data\develop\context/ruby/texmfstart.rb %*
diff --git a/scripts/context/stubs/unix/textools.bat b/scripts/context/stubs/unix/textools.bat
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..727b4a36d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/context/stubs/unix/textools.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+@echo off
+texmfstart textools.rb %*
diff --git a/scripts/context/stubs/unix/texutil.bat b/scripts/context/stubs/unix/texutil.bat
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..1e63639bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/context/stubs/unix/texutil.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+@echo off
+texmfstart texutil.rb %*
diff --git a/scripts/context/stubs/unix/tmftools.bat b/scripts/context/stubs/unix/tmftools.bat
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..c9c0c08bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/context/stubs/unix/tmftools.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+@echo off
+texmfstart tmftools.rb %*
diff --git a/scripts/context/stubs/unix/xmltools.bat b/scripts/context/stubs/unix/xmltools.bat
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..2de0e4457
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/context/stubs/unix/xmltools.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+@echo off
+texmfstart xmltools.rb %*