[OS X TeX] TeX Install Problems
James Edward Gray II
james at grayproductions.net
Wed Jan 26 12:17:47 EST 2005
Better confess right off the bat that I know nothing about TeX.
Consider yourself warned, if you read on.
I'm working with a company's publishing system which uses LaTeX. A
local installation isn't critical, but it would help me spot check my
work as I go.
I first tried a TeX Live! instillation, but ran into some problems
there. I got a tip that the i-Installer route is easier, so I "rm
-rf"ed the old Tex directory and re-installed using that method. I've
installed TeX, Ghostscript 8, and many others now. Once I added
"/usr/local/teTeX/bin/powerpc-apple-darwin6.8" to my path, the
publishing system seemed to find the programs when I would try to run
it.
Unfortunately, I get a lot of errors as it runs (a sample is pasted
below) and it produces obviously incorrect output.
To be clear, I'm not writing any TeX/LaTex here. That's all been
provided by the company and I know their system works. The problem
lies in my install; I'm sure of that.
So I thought I would post a cry for help here and see if any kind soul
can put me on the right path. I've tried everything I can think of, so
I thought I would see if anyone who actually knows what they are doing
can throw me a tip or two of things I might try.
Thanks for your time.
James Edward Gray II
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Initial:
0: This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.20a-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.3)
0: output format initialized to DVI
0: entering extended mode
0: (./book.tex
0: german, dutch, italian, norsk, portuges, spanish, swedish,
nohyphenation, loade
0: d.
0: (../PPStuff/util/tex/OutputType.tex
(../PPStuff/util/tex/BOOK/params.tex)
0: (../PPStuff/util/tex/pragprog.sty
0: LaTeX Warning: Command \@starttoc has changed.
0: Check if current package is valid.
0: This is `epsf.tex' v2.7k <10 July 1997>
0: v97 patch 2, 1998/03/19))
0: v97 patch 11, 2000/11/09) v97 patch 6, 2004/07/24))
0: v97 patch 2, 1999/12/12
0: v1.41, 2004/05/18 <tvz>)))
0: (../PPStuff/util/tex/Exercise.sty
0: (../PPStuff/util/tex/OurColors.sty)
(../PPStuff/util/tex/Recipes.sty
0: (./BookParameters.tex) (local/tex/local.tex)
(local/tex/PageDimensions.tex
0: ******************************************************
0: Writing index file book.idx
0: Writing index file book.idx
2: (../PPStuff/util/tex/FrontMatter.tex
2: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
2: <to be read again>
2: 2
2: l.70 \vspace{1in}\makebox[0pt][r]{\PPTitle}
2: \\[4pt]
2: ! Missing = inserted for \ifdim.
2: <to be read again>
2: 2
2: l.70 \vspace{1in}\makebox[0pt][r]{\PPTitle}
2: \\[4pt]
2: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
2: <to be read again>
2: 2
2: l.70 \vspace{1in}\makebox[0pt][r]{\PPTitle}
2: \\[4pt]
2: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
2: <to be read again>
2: 2
2: l.70 \vspace{1in}\makebox[0pt][r]{\PPTitle}
2: \\[4pt]
2: ! Missing = inserted for \ifdim.
2: <to be read again>
2: 2
2: l.70 \vspace{1in}\makebox[0pt][r]{\PPTitle}
2: \\[4pt]
2: ! Missing number, treated as zero.
2: <to be read again>
2: \box
2: l.70 \vspace{1in}\makebox[0pt][r]{\PPTitle}
2: \\[4pt]
2: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
2: <to be read again>
2: \box
2: l.70 \vspace{1in}\makebox[0pt][r]{\PPTitle}
2: \\[4pt]
2: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
2: <to be read again>
2: 1
2: l.71 \PPSubTitle
2: \\[3ex]
2: ! Missing = inserted for \ifdim.
2: <to be read again>
2: 1
2: l.71 \PPSubTitle
2: \\[3ex]
2: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
2: <to be read again>
2: 1
2: l.71 \PPSubTitle
2: \\[3ex]
2: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
2: <to be read again>
2: 1
2: l.71 \PPSubTitle
2: \\[3ex]
2: ! Missing = inserted for \ifdim.
2: <to be read again>
2: 1
2: l.71 \PPSubTitle
2: \\[3ex]
2: ! Missing number, treated as zero.
2: <to be read again>
2: \box
2: l.71 \PPSubTitle
2: \\[3ex]
2: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
2: <to be read again>
2: \box
2: l.71 \PPSubTitle
2: \\[3ex]
2: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
2: <to be read again>
2: 1
2: l.71 \PPSubTitle
2: \\[3ex]
2: ! Missing = inserted for \ifdim.
2: <to be read again>
2: 1
2: l.71 \PPSubTitle
2: \\[3ex]
2: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
2: <to be read again>
2: 1
2: l.71 \PPSubTitle
2: \\[3ex]
2: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
2: <to be read again>
2: 1
2: l.71 \PPSubTitle
2: \\[3ex]
2: ! Missing = inserted for \ifdim.
2: <to be read again>
2: 1
2: l.71 \PPSubTitle
2: \\[3ex]
2: ! Missing number, treated as zero.
2: <to be read again>
2: \box
2: l.71 \PPSubTitle
2: \\[3ex]
2: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
2: <to be read again>
2: \box
2: l.71 \PPSubTitle
2: \\[3ex]
4: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
4: <to be read again>
4: 2
4: l.84 \vspace{1in}\makebox[0pt][r]{\PPTitle}
4: \\[4pt]
4: ! Missing = inserted for \ifdim.
4: <to be read again>
4: 2
4: l.84 \vspace{1in}\makebox[0pt][r]{\PPTitle}
4: \\[4pt]
4: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
4: <to be read again>
4: 2
4: l.84 \vspace{1in}\makebox[0pt][r]{\PPTitle}
4: \\[4pt]
4: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
4: <to be read again>
4: 2
4: l.84 \vspace{1in}\makebox[0pt][r]{\PPTitle}
4: \\[4pt]
4: ! Missing = inserted for \ifdim.
4: <to be read again>
4: 2
4: l.84 \vspace{1in}\makebox[0pt][r]{\PPTitle}
4: \\[4pt]
4: ! Missing number, treated as zero.
4: <to be read again>
4: \box
4: l.84 \vspace{1in}\makebox[0pt][r]{\PPTitle}
4: \\[4pt]
4: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
4: <to be read again>
4: \box
4: l.84 \vspace{1in}\makebox[0pt][r]{\PPTitle}
4: \\[4pt]
4: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
4: <to be read again>
4: 1
4: l.85 \PPSubTitle
4: \\[3ex]
4: ! Missing = inserted for \ifdim.
4: <to be read again>
4: 1
4: l.85 \PPSubTitle
4: \\[3ex]
4: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
4: <to be read again>
4: 1
4: l.85 \PPSubTitle
4: \\[3ex]
4: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
4: <to be read again>
4: 1
4: l.85 \PPSubTitle
4: \\[3ex]
4: ! Missing = inserted for \ifdim.
4: <to be read again>
4: 1
4: l.85 \PPSubTitle
4: \\[3ex]
4: ! Missing number, treated as zero.
4: <to be read again>
4: \box
4: l.85 \PPSubTitle
4: \\[3ex]
4: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
4: <to be read again>
4: \box
4: l.85 \PPSubTitle
4: \\[3ex]
4: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
4: <to be read again>
4: 1
4: l.85 \PPSubTitle
4: \\[3ex]
4: ! Missing = inserted for \ifdim.
4: <to be read again>
4: 1
4: l.85 \PPSubTitle
4: \\[3ex]
4: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
4: <to be read again>
4: 1
4: l.85 \PPSubTitle
4: \\[3ex]
4: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
4: <to be read again>
4: 1
4: l.85 \PPSubTitle
4: \\[3ex]
4: ! Missing = inserted for \ifdim.
4: <to be read again>
4: 1
4: l.85 \PPSubTitle
4: \\[3ex]
4: ! Missing number, treated as zero.
4: <to be read again>
4: \box
4: l.85 \PPSubTitle
4: \\[3ex]
4: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
4: <to be read again>
4: \box
4: l.85 \PPSubTitle
4: \\[3ex]
4: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
4: <to be read again>
4: 1
4: l.88 \authors
4: ! Missing = inserted for \ifdim.
4: <to be read again>
4: 1
4: l.88 \authors
4: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
4: <to be read again>
4: 1
4: l.88 \authors
4: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
4: <to be read again>
4: 1
4: l.88 \authors
4: ! Missing = inserted for \ifdim.
4: <to be read again>
4: 1
4: l.88 \authors
4: ! Missing number, treated as zero.
4: <to be read again>
4: \box
4: l.88 \authors
4: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
4: <to be read again>
4: \box
4: l.88 \authors
4: (../PPStuff/util/tex/extrarights.tex)
4: LaTeX Font Warning: Font shape `OT1/lbt/m/n' undefined
4: (Font) using `OT1/cmr/m/n' instead on input line
137.
4: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
4: <to be read again>
4: 2
4: l.190 \tableofcontents*
4: ! Missing = inserted for \ifdim.
4: <to be read again>
4: 2
4: l.190 \tableofcontents*
4: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
4: <to be read again>
4: 2
4: l.190 \tableofcontents*
4: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
4: <to be read again>
4: 2
4: l.190 \tableofcontents*
4: ! Missing = inserted for \ifdim.
4: <to be read again>
4: 2
4: l.190 \tableofcontents*
4: ! Missing number, treated as zero.
4: <to be read again>
4: \box
4: l.190 \tableofcontents*
4: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
4: <to be read again>
4: \box
4: l.190 \tableofcontents*
8: (./book.toc))
8: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
8: <to be read again>
8: 2
8: l.54 \chapter{Introduction}
8: ! Missing = inserted for \ifdim.
8: <to be read again>
8: 2
8: l.54 \chapter{Introduction}
8: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
8: <to be read again>
8: 2
8: l.54 \chapter{Introduction}
8: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
8: <to be read again>
8: 2
8: l.54 \chapter{Introduction}
8: ! Missing = inserted for \ifdim.
8: <to be read again>
8: 2
8: l.54 \chapter{Introduction}
8: ! Missing number, treated as zero.
8: <to be read again>
8: \box
8: l.54 \chapter{Introduction}
8: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
8: <to be read again>
8: \box
8: l.54 \chapter{Introduction}
8: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
8: <to be read again>
8: 2
8: l.54 \chapter{Introduction}
8: ! Missing = inserted for \ifdim.
8: <to be read again>
8: 2
8: l.54 \chapter{Introduction}
8: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
8: <to be read again>
8: 2
8: l.54 \chapter{Introduction}
8: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
8: <to be read again>
8: 2
8: l.54 \chapter{Introduction}
8: ! Missing = inserted for \ifdim.
8: <to be read again>
8: 2
8: l.54 \chapter{Introduction}
8: ! Missing number, treated as zero.
8: <to be read again>
8: \box
8: l.54 \chapter{Introduction}
8: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
8: <to be read again>
8: \box
8: l.54 \chapter{Introduction}
8: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
8: <to be read again>
8: 2
8: l.54 \chapter{Introduction}
8: ! Missing = inserted for \ifdim.
8: <to be read again>
8: 2
8: l.54 \chapter{Introduction}
8: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
8: <to be read again>
8: 2
8: l.54 \chapter{Introduction}
8: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
8: <to be read again>
8: 2
8: l.54 \chapter{Introduction}
8: ! Missing = inserted for \ifdim.
8: <to be read again>
8: 2
8: l.54 \chapter{Introduction}
8: ! Missing number, treated as zero.
8: <to be read again>
8: \box
8: l.54 \chapter{Introduction}
8: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
8: <to be read again>
8: \box
8: l.54 \chapter{Introduction}
1: (../PPStuff/util/tex/end.tex (../PPStuff/util/tex/index.tex)
(./book.ind)
7: (../PPStuff/util/tex/backsellsheet.tex
7: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
7: <to be read again>
7: 2
7: l.22 \backselltitle{Pragmatic Starter Kit}
7: ! Missing = inserted for \ifdim.
7: <to be read again>
7: 2
7: l.22 \backselltitle{Pragmatic Starter Kit}
7: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
7: <to be read again>
7: 2
7: l.22 \backselltitle{Pragmatic Starter Kit}
7: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
7: <to be read again>
7: 2
7: l.22 \backselltitle{Pragmatic Starter Kit}
7: ! Missing = inserted for \ifdim.
7: <to be read again>
7: 2
7: l.22 \backselltitle{Pragmatic Starter Kit}
7: ! Missing number, treated as zero.
7: <to be read again>
7: \box
7: l.22 \backselltitle{Pragmatic Starter Kit}
7: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
7: <to be read again>
7: \box
7: l.22 \backselltitle{Pragmatic Starter Kit}
7: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
7: <to be read again>
7: 2
7: l.34 \backselltitle{Visit Us Online}
7: ! Missing = inserted for \ifdim.
7: <to be read again>
7: 2
7: l.34 \backselltitle{Visit Us Online}
7: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
7: <to be read again>
7: 2
7: l.34 \backselltitle{Visit Us Online}
7: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
7: <to be read again>
7: 2
7: l.34 \backselltitle{Visit Us Online}
7: ! Missing = inserted for \ifdim.
7: <to be read again>
7: 2
7: l.34 \backselltitle{Visit Us Online}
7: ! Missing number, treated as zero.
7: <to be read again>
7: \box
7: l.34 \backselltitle{Visit Us Online}
7: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
7: <to be read again>
7: \box
7: l.34 \backselltitle{Visit Us Online}
7: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
7: <to be read again>
7: 2
7: l.61 \backselltitle{Save on the PDF}
7: ! Missing = inserted for \ifdim.
7: <to be read again>
7: 2
7: l.61 \backselltitle{Save on the PDF}
7: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
7: <to be read again>
7: 2
7: l.61 \backselltitle{Save on the PDF}
7: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
7: <to be read again>
7: 2
7: l.61 \backselltitle{Save on the PDF}
7: ! Missing = inserted for \ifdim.
7: <to be read again>
7: 2
7: l.61 \backselltitle{Save on the PDF}
7: ! Missing number, treated as zero.
7: <to be read again>
7: \box
7: l.61 \backselltitle{Save on the PDF}
7: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
7: <to be read again>
7: \box
7: l.61 \backselltitle{Save on the PDF}
7: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
7: <to be read again>
7: 2
7: l.77 \backselltitle{Contact Us}
7: ! Missing = inserted for \ifdim.
7: <to be read again>
7: 2
7: l.77 \backselltitle{Contact Us}
7: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
7: <to be read again>
7: 2
7: l.77 \backselltitle{Contact Us}
7: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
7: <to be read again>
7: 2
7: l.77 \backselltitle{Contact Us}
7: ! Missing = inserted for \ifdim.
7: <to be read again>
7: 2
7: l.77 \backselltitle{Contact Us}
7: ! Missing number, treated as zero.
7: <to be read again>
7: \box
7: l.77 \backselltitle{Contact Us}
7: ! Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted).
7: <to be read again>
7: \box
7: l.77 \backselltitle{Contact Us}
8: (./book.aux)
8: LaTeX Font Warning: Some font shapes were not available,
defaults substituted.
8: (see the transcript file for additional information)
16 pages written to book
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