[OS X TeX] Really stuck

David Arnold dwarnold45 at suddenlink.net
Fri Feb 10 12:37:16 EST 2012 

All,

This is a very strange occurrence. The file compiles fine on two friends computers, one of which is the author of the eqexam package. I've attached my log file and here is the output of \listfiles:

*File List*
 article.cls    2007/10/19 v1.4h Standard LaTeX document class
  size10.clo    2007/10/19 v1.4h Standard LaTeX file (size option)
 amsmath.sty    2000/07/18 v2.13 AMS math features
 amstext.sty    2000/06/29 v2.01
  amsgen.sty    1999/11/30 v2.0
  amsbsy.sty    1999/11/29 v1.2d
  amsopn.sty    1999/12/14 v2.01 operator names
graphicx.sty    1999/02/16 v1.0f Enhanced LaTeX Graphics (DPC,SPQR)
  keyval.sty    1999/03/16 v1.13 key=value parser (DPC)
graphics.sty    2009/02/05 v1.0o Standard LaTeX Graphics (DPC,SPQR)
    trig.sty    1999/03/16 v1.09 sin cos tan (DPC)
graphics.cfg    2010/04/23 v1.9 graphics configuration of TeX Live
  pdftex.def    2011/05/27 v0.06d Graphics/color for pdfTeX
infwarerr.sty    2010/04/08 v1.3 Providing info/warning/message (HO)
 ltxcmds.sty    2011/04/18 v1.20 LaTeX kernel commands for general use (HO)
  xcolor.sty    2007/01/21 v2.11 LaTeX color extensions (UK)
   color.cfg    2007/01/18 v1.5 color configuration of teTeX/TeXLive
dvipsnam.def    1999/02/16 v3.0i Driver-dependant file (DPC,SPQR)
  svgnam.def    2007/01/21 v2.11 Predefined colors according to SVG 1.1 (UK)
enumerate.sty    1999/03/05 v3.00 enumerate extensions (DPC)
  eqexam.sty    2010/11/11 v2.0b An Exam Construction Package (dps)
 xkeyval.sty    2008/08/13 v2.6a package option processing (HA)
 xkeyval.tex    2008/08/13 v2.6a key=value parser (HA)
     web.cfg
  eqecus.opt
 amssymb.sty    2009/06/22 v3.00
amsfonts.sty    2009/06/22 v3.00 Basic AMSFonts support
 comment.sty    
    calc.sty    2007/08/22 v4.3 Infix arithmetic (KKT,FJ)
  pifont.sty    2005/04/12 PSNFSS-v9.2a Pi font support (SPQR) 
    upzd.fd    2001/06/04 font definitions for U/pzd.
    upsy.fd    2001/06/04 font definitions for U/psy.
verbatim.sty    2003/08/22 v1.5q LaTeX2e package for verbatim enhancements
multicol.sty    2008/12/05 v1.6h multicolumn formatting (FMi)
 eqalone.def
  eqexam.def
    umsa.fd    2009/06/22 v3.00 AMS symbols A
    umsb.fd    2009/06/22 v3.00 AMS symbols B
supp-pdf.mkii
pdftexcmds.sty    2011/04/22 v0.16 Utilities of pdfTeX for LuaTeX (HO)
ifluatex.sty    2010/03/01 v1.3 Provides the ifluatex switch (HO)
   ifpdf.sty    2011/01/30 v2.3 Provides the ifpdf switch (HO)
epstopdf-base.sty    2010/02/09 v2.5 Base part for package epstopdf
  grfext.sty    2010/08/19 v1.1 Managing graphics extensions (HO)
kvdefinekeys.sty    2011/04/07 v1.3 Defining keys (HO)
kvoptions.sty    2010/12/23 v3.10 Keyval support for LaTeX options (HO)
kvsetkeys.sty    2011/04/07 v1.13 Key value parser (HO)
etexcmds.sty    2011/02/16 v1.5 Prefix for e-TeX command names (HO)
epstopdf-sys.cfg    2010/07/13 v1.3 Configuration of (r)epstopdf for TeX Live
quiz4plot.pdf    Graphic file (type pdf)
 ***********

And the error again:

[1

{/usr/local/texlive/2011/texmf-var/fonts/map/pdftex/updmap/pdftex.map}]

LaTeX Warning: Reference `fig:one' on page 2 undefined on input line 131.

./quiz4.tex:134: Undefined control sequence.
\@xfloat ...oatpenalty \z@ \else \@next \@currbox 
                                                  \@freelist {\@tempcnta \si...
l.134 \centering


D.


On Feb 10, 2012, at 3:31 AM, Peter Dyballa wrote:

> 
> Am 10.2.2012 um 11:28 schrieb Christopher Menzel:
> 
>> Compiled just fine for me. Are you sure you installed the eqexam package correctly?
> 
> Not that likely - because that would have been reported instead and stopped compilation:
> 
> 	! LaTeX Error: File `eqexam.sty' not found. 
> 
> 
> My guess is the use of different CLS and STY and other files. A \listfiles statement in the preamble should help. It creates a report of the files and file versions used during the process. By comparing the results of two or more computers should help to find some culprit. I get this:
> 
> *File List*
> article.cls    2007/10/19 v1.4h Standard LaTeX document class
>  size10.clo    2007/10/19 v1.4h Standard LaTeX file (size option)
> amsmath.sty    2000/07/18 v2.13 AMS math features
> amstext.sty    2000/06/29 v2.01
>  amsgen.sty    1999/11/30 v2.0
>  amsbsy.sty    1999/11/29 v1.2d
>  amsopn.sty    1999/12/14 v2.01 operator names
> graphicx.sty    1999/02/16 v1.0f Enhanced LaTeX Graphics (DPC,SPQR)
>  keyval.sty    1999/03/16 v1.13 key=value parser (DPC)
> graphics.sty    2009/02/05 v1.0o Standard LaTeX Graphics (DPC,SPQR)
>    trig.sty    1999/03/16 v1.09 sin cos tan (DPC)
> graphics.cfg    2010/04/23 v1.9 graphics configuration of TeX Live
>  pdftex.def    2011/05/27 v0.06d Graphics/color for pdfTeX
> infwarerr.sty    2010/04/08 v1.3 Providing info/warning/message (HO)
> ltxcmds.sty    2011/04/18 v1.20 LaTeX kernel commands for general use (HO)
>  xcolor.sty    2007/01/21 v2.11 LaTeX color extensions (UK)
>   color.cfg    2007/01/18 v1.5 color configuration of teTeX/TeXLive
> dvipsnam.def    1999/02/16 v3.0i Driver-dependant file (DPC,SPQR)
>  svgnam.def    2007/01/21 v2.11 Predefined colors according to SVG 1.1 (UK)
> enumerate.sty    1999/03/05 v3.00 enumerate extensions (DPC)
>  eqexam.sty    2011/08/28 v3.0k An Exam Construction Package (dps)
> xkeyval.sty    2008/08/13 v2.6a package option processing (HA)
> xkeyval.tex    2008/08/13 v2.6a key=value parser (HA)
>  eqecus.opt
> amssymb.sty    2009/06/22 v3.00
> amsfonts.sty    2009/06/22 v3.00 Basic AMSFonts support
> comment.sty    
>    calc.sty    2007/08/22 v4.3 Infix arithmetic (KKT,FJ)
>  pifont.sty    2005/04/12 PSNFSS-v9.2a Pi font support (SPQR) 
>    upzd.fd    2001/06/04 font definitions for U/pzd.
>    upsy.fd    2001/06/04 font definitions for U/psy.
> verbatim.sty    2003/08/22 v1.5q LaTeX2e package for verbatim enhancements
> multicol.sty    2011/06/27 v1.7a multicolumn formatting (FMi)
> eqalone.def
>  eqexam.def    2011/08/30 v6.4m Exerquiz support file for eqexam (dps)
>    umsa.fd    2009/06/22 v3.00 AMS symbols A
>    umsb.fd    2009/06/22 v3.00 AMS symbols B
> supp-pdf.mkii
> pdftexcmds.sty    2011/04/22 v0.16 Utilities of pdfTeX for LuaTeX (HO)
> ifluatex.sty    2010/03/01 v1.3 Provides the ifluatex switch (HO)
>   ifpdf.sty    2011/01/30 v2.3 Provides the ifpdf switch (HO)
> epstopdf-base.sty    2010/02/09 v2.5 Base part for package epstopdf
>  grfext.sty    2010/08/19 v1.1 Managing graphics extensions (HO)
> kvdefinekeys.sty    2011/04/07 v1.3 Defining keys (HO)
> kvoptions.sty    2010/12/23 v3.10 Keyval support for LaTeX options (HO)
> kvsetkeys.sty    2011/04/07 v1.13 Key value parser (HO)
> etexcmds.sty    2011/02/16 v1.5 Prefix for e-TeX command names (HO)
> epstopdf-sys.cfg    2010/07/13 v1.3 Configuration of (r)epstopdf for TeX Live
> quiz4plot.pdf    Graphic file (type pdf)
> ***********
> 
> 
> --
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>  Pete
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