[OS X TeX] makeidx error

[Mohinish]

Hi,
indeed, apacite messes up makeidx.

you should use apacite with the [noindex] option for makeidx to work

(sorry if this is late, I was away)
Mohinish


On 28 Apr 2005, at 3:24 AM, Bruno Voisin wrote:

> Le 28 avr. 05, à 02:50, John Vokey a écrit :
>
>> I am baffled.  The only other packages I am loading are:
>> \usepackage[pdftex]{graphicx}
>> \usepackage{longtable,apacite,rotating,picinpar}
>>
>> none of which should redefine \printindex
>
> One does, indirectly: apacite.sty (not a standard part of gwTeX, you  
> must have got it from CTAN) calls index.sty in which you find
>
>> \def\printindex{\@ifnextchar[{\@printindex}{\@printindex[default]}}
>>
>> \def\@printindex[#1]{%
>>     \@ifnextchar[{\@print at index[#1]}{\@print at index[#1][]}%
>> }
>>
>> \long\def\@print at index[#1][#2]{%
>>     \def\@indextype{#1}%
>>     \long\def\index at prologue{#2}%
>>     \@ifundefined{idx@#1}%
>>         {\@latexerr{Index type `\string#1' undefined}\@ehc}%
>>         {%
>>             \edef\@tempa{\@nameuse{idx@#1}}%
>>             \edef\@tempa{%
>>                  
>> \noexpand\@input@{\jobname.\expandafter\@second\@tempa\@nil}%
>>             }%
>>             \@tempa
>>         }%
>> }
>
> This applies to CTAN's version  
> <http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/apacite/ 
> apacite.sty> of 2004/07/01.
>
> Bruno Voisin
>
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