[Mac OS X TeX] Fink, system-tetex, and latex2html

[Chip Brock]

hi
I've been wondering about latex2html and intrigued that you've managed to do
it. However, I'm not sure I understand the ultimate result here. Can you
summarize that previous exachange regarding what needs to be done? I've
already got tetex installed (I use TexShop) and also fink (although I didn't
install TexShop via fink).

thanks!

Chip Brock

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On 2/17/02 1:33 AM, "david craig" <dac at panix.com> wrote:

> 
> I have Gerben's tetex (latest, I think) installed.  I tried to use fink
> to install latex2html and system-tetex, per the advice of David Morrison
> last week on this list.  Both were "sort of" installed, apparently, but
> it's clear that there's some conflict at work here and I haven't a clue
> where to begin to sort it all out.
> 
> latex2html just doesn't work.  On a trivial file it gives
> 
> Error: No such image type ''.
>      This installation supports (first is default):
> 
> [yes, that's all, and it quits to the command line.]
> 
> Run 'fink update-all' and it wants
> 
> The following 4 packages will be installed or updated:
> libpng system-tetex wget zlib
> The following additional package will be installed:
> libpng-shlibs
> 
> When it tries to run, however, it fails:
> 
> Preparing to replace system-tetex 20010808-1 (using
> .../system-tetex_20010808-2_darwin-powerpc.deb) ...
> 
> It looks like you may have teTex installed .. will check for some files
> ..
> 
> Unpacking replacement system-tetex ...
> dpkg: error processing
> /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/text/system-tetex_20010808-2_
> darwin-powerpc.deb (--install):
> trying to overwrite `/sw/etc/texmf.local', which is also in package
> latex2html
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> 
> /sw/fink/dists/stable/main/binary-darwin-powerpc/text/system-tetex_20010808-2_
> darwin-powerpc.deb
> ### dpkg failed, exit code 1
> Failed: can't install package system-tetex-20010808-2
> 
> Now, after seeing this for the first time I checked /sw/etc and saw a
> link there
> 
> texmf.local@ -> /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local
> 
> I toasted it thinking that might allow fink to continue, knowing I could
> then re-create it if fink didn't do it for me.  Oddly, fink still gves
> me the same error even without this link.  Same thing if I rename the
> link's target, /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local. Those were my only
> ideas, and now I'm just stumped.  Any clue what's going on here, and how
> I can get system-tetex updated and latex2html working?
> 
> CC's directly to me will be appreciated, as I am on the digest version
> of the list.
> 
> Thanks,
> David Craig
> 
> 
> <http://www.panix.com/~dac/>
> 
> 
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