Re: Some teTeX PrOblEms
Hello Alan! :)
On Sun, 3 Aug 1997, Alan Eugene Davis wrote:
> I don't understand why latex of teTeX can't see any files I have
> placed into /usr/lib/texmf/tex/latex/misc.
Hmm... Did you run texhash to update its search file /usr/lib/texmf/ls-R
(or $TEXMF/ls-R) after you added the files? :) BTW, it might not be a
good idea to put your own custom files in $TEXMF/tex/latex/misc. Put them
in $TEXMF/local/tex/latex/misc or /usr/local/lib/texmf/tex/latex/misc
(same thing, because /usr/lib/texmf/local is a symlink
to /usr/local/lib/texmf)
> Also, there seems to be no provision for placing new files in
> /usr/local/lib/texmf/tex/latex/misc. If this is true, this is a major
> weakness.
Yes, there is. :) Try putting your local files there, run texhash, then
see if teTeX can find your *.sty/*.tex. :)
You might like to check out the files in directory /etc/texmf. Also,
check out texconfig. :)
> Also I am having a similar problem as with NTeX, though it might be an
> emacs problem: when running latex from latex-mode in emacs 19.34, if
> latex is restarted, core is dumped. This is something new with emacs
> 19.34, I think, and a nuisance. How can I get rid of this?
Sorry, I have no idea. (I haven't experienced this problem before.)
> Another teTeX problem that many people have possibly given the wrong
> answer for: there are no page numbers in the article style, as far as
> I can tell! This isn't an xdvi problem.
teTeX is just a TeX distribution. There shouldn't be any changes to how
LaTeX work. Also, page numbers seem to work fine here. :)
> So far, I don't see the significant benefits from using teTeX, and
> there have been a lot of users' complaints.
Actually, I find teTeX to be an excellent TeX distribution. It is
up-to-date, integrated, fast, TDS (TeX Directory Structure standard)
conformant, etc. AFAIK, Debian, Red Hat and Slackware include teTeX as
the standard TeX distribution. (or does Slackware still use NTeX? I'm
not sure... :) Anyway, I find it quite organized, and works very
smoothly. I had quite a few troubles with TeX/LaTeX on Debian before
teTeX was packaged, but many problems disappeared after I upgraded to
teTeX. I'm a happy user! :)
Cheers,
Anthony
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University of Alberta, Canada Keep smiling! *^_^*
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