[OS X TeX] Texmaker

Sun Mar 16 17:37:52 EDT 2008

Dear Allan,

looks like there's no gcc on my Mac:

Last login: Sun Mar 16 22:35:51 on console
Welcome to Darwin!
macbook:~ christoph$ which gcc
no gcc in /bin /sbin /usr/bin /usr/sbin /usr/local/bin /usr/texbin
macbook:~ christoph$

Is it available on the Mac OS X DVD as well. Or somewhere on the  
internet?

Thanks so much!

Regards,
Christoph

Am 16.03.2008 um 22:33 schrieb Alan Munn:

At 10:21 PM +0100 3/16/08, Christoph Hoh wrote:
> Dear Allan,
>
> thanks for your help. I have installed the Developer Tools from the  
> Mac OS X DVD and I have tried to follow your instructions. At  
> step ./configure I receive the following error message:
>
> macbook:~/desktop/ghostscript-8.62 christoph$ ./configure
> checking for gcc... no
> checking for cc... no
> checking for cl.exe... no
> configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in $PATH
> See `config.log' for more details.
>
> I don't know what to do next since my OS X skills are rather limited.
>
> Any advice? Thanks in advance!

Try logging out and logging back in.  When you start up a terminal  
and type

$ which gcc

it should return /usr/bin/gcc

If that works, then try the configure phase again.

Alan

> Regards,
> Christoph
>
> Am 16.03.2008 um 20:39 schrieb Alan Munn:
>
> At 6:54 PM +0100 3/16/08, Christoph Hoh wrote:
>> Dear list members,
>>
>> it seems that I have exactly the same problem as Tamer had some  
>> time ago.
>>
>> Obviously, he could solve the problem by copying an up-to-date  
>> version of ps2pdf to his MacTeX installation.
>>
>> I'd like to do the same, but I don't know HOW to do it: [Install  
>> v. 8.6 of Ghostscript]
>>
>> 1. WHERE can I find the actual version of Ghostscript/ps2pdf?
>
> Theoretically, these parts of MacTeX depend on Gerbeb Wierda's  
> distribution, which can be updated using i-installer (which should  
> have been installed when you installed MacTeX.)  However, Gerben  
> only has gs version 8.57 on his i-package directory, which might  
> not solve your problem.  [ An aside, (aimed at others reading  
> this): On my system, i-installer reports that I have the most up-to- 
> date package, (which should be gs v. 8.57) but my gs version  
> returns v. 8.54.  Does anyone else see a similar discrepancy? ]
>
> It's not hard, however, to build your own version of gs if you're  
> not averse to using the command line and have the Developer Tools  
> installed. (If you don't have Developer Tools installed you will  
> need to install it first from the Installation DVD that came with  
> your computer or the CDs from the your most recent full version of  
> OS X that you have.)
>
> Here's the link
>
> <http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=1897>
>
> Download GPL Ghostscript 8.62  (The file is: ghostscript-8.62.tar.bz2)
>
> Open a terminal window and change directory to wherever you  
> downloaded.  (Assume it's the Desktop)
>
> $ cd ~/Desktop
> $ tar -xjvf ghostscript-8.62.tar.bz2
> $ cd ghostscript-8.62
> $ ./configure
> $ make
> $ sudo make install
>
> And you're done.  (Note: each phase (and especially the 'make'  
> phase) will take a while to complete.)
>
>> 2. HOW can I integrate the newer version of Ghostscript/ps2pdf  
>> into my MacTeX installation (installed in July 2007)?
>
> There is no specific integration needed.  Installation of gs will  
> just work with anything that needs it.
>
> Alan
>
> Note: tested only on a PPC running 10.4.11, but should work on  
> other machines and Leopard (can someone confirm this?)
>
> --
> Alan Munn amunn at msu.edu
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Slavic, Asian and African Languages   Fax.  +1-517-432-2736
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