[OS X TeX] Xelatex fontspec Texshop and command line

[Curiouslearn]

Thanks very much to all who replied. I am including the last few lines
(which seem relevant) from the terminal output and the console window
of the texshop. This will probably give those who know these things a
better idea of what is happening. Thank you.

TeXSHOP Console
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fontspec.cfg loaded.
(/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist/tex/latex/fontspec/fontspec.cfg))
(/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist/tex/latex/tools/array.sty)
(./minimal_example.aux)
*geometry* driver: auto-detecting
*geometry* detected driver: xetex
[1] (./minimal_example.aux) )
Output written on minimal_example.pdf (1 page).
Transcript written on minimal_example.log.

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TERMINAL Console
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fontspec.cfg loaded.
(/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist/tex/latex/fontspec/fontspec.cfg))
(/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist/tex/latex/tools/array.sty)
No file minimal_example.aux.
*geometry* driver: auto-detecting
*geometry* detected driver: xetex
[1] (./minimal_example.aux)
** WARNING ** Could not locate a virtual/physical font for TFM "cmr12".
** WARNING ** >> There are no valid font mapping entry for this font.
** WARNING ** >> Font file name "cmr12" was assumed but failed to
locate that font.
** ERROR ** Cannot proceed without .vf or "physical" font for PDF output...

Output file removed.
 )
Error 256 (driver return code) generating output;
file minimal_example.pdf may not be valid.
Transcript written on minimal_example.log.

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Thanks for your time and help.
On Sun, Dec 19, 2010 at 3:54 PM, Herbert Schulz <herbs at wideopenwest.com> wrote:
>
> On Dec 19, 2010, at 2:37 PM, Peter Dyballa wrote:
>
>>
>> Am 19.12.2010 um 21:23 schrieb Curiouslearn:
>>
>>> The following minimal example compiles fine if I run Xelatex in
>>> TexShop. However, if I run
>>>
>>>   xelatex filename.tex
>>>
>>> from command line then I get an error and no pdf file is produced. Can
>>> someone please help me understand what is happening?
>>>
>>> I ran
>>>
>>>   which xelatex
>>>
>>> at the command line to find which xelatex is being called. It outputs:
>>>
>>>   usr/texbin/xelatex
>>
>>
>> When TeXShop and you are using the *same command*, then it cannot happen that the *same command* produces different results for the *same file*. Except, maybe, the environments in which the command runs are a bit different...
>>
>> So: Check also TeXShop's preference settings! (And please include the error message and some context around it next time!)
>>
>> --
>> Greetings
>>
>>  Pete
>>
>
> Howdy,
>
> Sorry, I don't have Cambria so I substituted Code2000. Given that it compiles exactly the same way within TeXShop and via Terminal.
>
> By the way the, the default xelatex command called within TeXShop is
>
> xelatex  -file-line-error -synctex=1 "file.tex"
>
> so just running xelatex alone,
>
> xelatex file.tex
>
> should work just fine but not produce a synctex.gz file and not add more information about errors which TeXshop uses to go to errors in the source from the log information.
>
> Good Luck,
>
> Herb Schulz
> (herbs at wideopenwest dot com)
>
>
>
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