xdvi Re: [OS X TeX] Re: TeX package (based on TeXLive) being updated (for the last 8 hours)

[Roussanka Loukanova]

I've tried xdvi in an xterm, but it doesn't work:

$ xdvi lec2.dvi
bash: xdvi: command not found
$ echo $DISPLAY
:0.0

Thanks for responding so quikly.

Roussanka

On Sat, 23 Dec 2006, Maarten Sneep wrote:

> On 23-dec-2006, at 10:59, Roussanka Loukanova wrote:
>
>> Is xdvi(k) part of Gerben Wierda's Tex distribution? I.e., do I need to 
>> install xdvi(k) separately? I'm asking because if I try xdvi it fails:
>> 
>> $ xdvi lec2.dvi
>> Error: Can't open display:
>
> Make sure X11 is already running, and the DISPLAY environment is set 
> correctly. It is always set correctly if you start xdvi from the X11 xterm 
> window, or ask for the correct value there (echo $DISPLAY). Others will reply 
> with the wizardry required to get it correctly from the Apple Terminal.
>
> Maarten
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