[OS X TeX] LatexIt 1.15.0 and MacTex errors

[Michael Sharpe]

You might take a look at the mails from June 16, where the old problem  
you referred to was tracked down to a Latexit issue with environmental  
variables.

Michael

On Jul 4, 2008, at 8:40 AM, Jack Stalnaker wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I joined this list because I saw that a reader in the past has had  
> the same problem I had. I was hoping it had been resolved, but I'm  
> having no luck.
>
> My problem lies with the new version of LatexIt and MacTex. The  
> LatexIt version is 1.15.0. All previous versions of LatexIt have  
> functioned with no problem whatsoever. However, the new version  
> fails with a cryptic error message:
>
> "unexpected error, please see "Latex->Display last log"
>
> Now I'm fairly TeX/LaTeX savvy. I've written a few classes and  
> styles, but this message is beyond me. The log seems fine. Running  
> the generated .tex file through pdflatex in the Terminal or in  
> TexShop works fine. The paths are set correctly in LatexIt (in fact  
> I can copy and past the script in the log to the command line and it  
> works perfectly). It's almost as though LatexIt is seeing something  
> as an error that is in fact not an error.
>
> The log ends with the line:
>
> --------------- error while processing pdflatex ---------------
>
> I downloaded an older version of LatexIt, and with the same  
> preferences, it works fine. I've deleted the plist, etc. Nothing  
> seems to work.
>
> For reference, here is the "old" discussion in this list:
>
> http://email.esm.psu.edu/pipermail/macosx-tex/2008-June/035510.html
>
> Also, this same error occurs on two of my macs, a Macbook Pro and a  
> Mac Pro. Both have 10.5.4 installed, and the latest version of  
> MacTex. I am sorry to post this here on the OS X Tex group, but  
> 1.15.0 of LatexIt is in MacTex-Extras.dmg (though an older version  
> is in the MacTex.dmg), and I can't seem to find any support links on  
> the LatexIt page.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Jack
>
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