1 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/tex/generic/context/luatex/luatex-basics-gen.lua b/Master/texmf-dist/tex/generic/context/luatex/luatex-basics-gen.lua
index c19a49af39f..c4d6536046a 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-dist/tex/generic/context/luatex/luatex-basics-gen.lua
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/tex/generic/context/luatex/luatex-basics-gen.lua
@@ -15,8 +15,13 @@ local dummyfunction = function()
 end
 
 local dummyreporter = function(c)
-    return function(...)
-        (texio.reporter or texio.write_nl)(c .. " : " .. string.formatters(...))
+    return function(f,...)
+        local r = texio.reporter or texio.write_nl
+        if f then
+            r(c .. " : " .. string.formatters(f,...))
+        else
+            r("")
+        end
     end
 end
 
@@ -351,7 +356,12 @@ end
 --
 
 function table.setmetatableindex(t,f)
+    if type(t) ~= "table" then
+        f = f or t
+        t = { }
+    end
     setmetatable(t,{ __index = f })
+    return t
 end
 
 -- helper for plain: