[OS X TeX] Re: MacOSX-TeX Digest #1524 - 10/14/05

[Gerben Wierda]

On Oct 15, 2005, at 07:41, John Vokey wrote:

> Nope.  If I don't check keep keep postscript file, I get this (and I 
> have both the latest TeXShop, and thr latest of your (Gerben's) 
> i-installer installations), which is even worse:
>
> ### This is 
> /usr/local/teTeX/bin/powerpc-apple-darwin-current/simpdftex, Version 
> $Revision: 2.18 $
> ### /usr/local/teTeX/bin/powerpc-apple-darwin-current/tex fpe.tex
> This is TeX, Version 3.141592 (Web2C 7.5.5)
> (./fpe.tex
> ! Undefined control sequence.
> l.2 \documentclass
>                   [doc,fignum,nobf]{apa}
>
>
> So, what?  Reinstall everything?

No. The calling sequence of simpdftex must have some sort of error.

Try on the command line:

	simpdftex latex --maxpfb --keep-psfile fpe.tex

If that does give the same result, there is something else wrong. Try 
using the --debug flag.





>  How do I clear out what is installed?  And, oddly, this has never 
> happened before, and, it has affected every computer I have (too many 
> to list) (all of which have been updated to the latest of both 
> i-installer files and TeXShop---before I discovered the problem).  I 
> have no desire to spend the many hours on each reinstalling.  
> Something is seriously toasted.
>
> On 14-Oct-05, at 6:00 PM, TeX on Mac OS X Mailing List wrote:
>
>> I think you might be using an older TeXShop and you have the "keep PS
>> file" checkbox checked. Uncheck it and it may work.
>>
>> Secondly, try the command line
>>
>>      simpdftex latex --maxpfb yourfilename.tex
>>
>> If that works, the problem lies in your frontend.
>>
>> G
>>
>
> --
> Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments.
> See <http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html>
>
> -Dr. John R. Vokey
>
>
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