[OS X TeX] convert .dvi to .pdf

[Alan Bowen]

Hi, Herb—

Some oddities

1. if I have /Library/TeX/texbin for (pdf)TeX, I cannot run ConTeXt
error: mtxrun          | unknown script 'context.lua' or 'mtx-context.lua'

There is no problem, however, if I have either
Library/TeX/texbin
​or ./usr/texbin​.
Both lead to flavors of pdftex

2. /usr/local/bin does not lead to any file that suggests Distiller (which
I actually have as part of Acrobat XI Pro).It does lead to numerous
Ghostscript files, however.

Alan


On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 12:14 PM, Herbert Schulz <herbs at wideopenwest.com>
wrote:

> > On Nov 19, 2015, at 9:59 AM, Alan Bowen <bowenalan03 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi, Herb—
> >
> > The files are in /Library/TeX.
> > I am running El Capitan and TeXShop 3.58.
> >
> > Alan
> >
> > On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 10:52 AM, Herbert Schulz <herbs at wideopenwest.com>
> wrote:
> > > On Nov 19, 2015, at 8:46 AM, Alan Bowen <bowenalan03 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Whoops! I found the files in the ./Library/TeX. Sorry for the noise.
> > >
> > > Alan
> > >
> > > On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 10:46 PM, Alan Bowen <bowenalan03 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > Hi, Herb—
> > >
> > > I have downloaded the Basic TeX package and installed it along with
> Ghostscript.
> > >
> > > When I run
> > > (a) dvipdf SciPhil_Ch_01-02.dvi
> > > I get
> > > dvips: warning: no config file for `pdf'
> > > dvips: ! Couldn't find header file: tex.pro
> > > (There is a SciPhil_Ch_01-02.pdf but it is a blank page)
> > >
> > > (b) dvipdfm SciPhil_Ch_01-02.dvi
> > > I get
> > > SciPhil_Ch_01-02.dvi -> SciPhil_Ch_01-02.pdf
> > > [1
> > > dvipdfmx:fatal: Unable to find TFM file "Times-Roman".
> > > Output file removed.
> > >
> > > (c) opening the .dvi file with TeXShop does not produce a .pdf file.
> > >
> > > I notice that there was no installation of a \TeX Distribution" data
> structure
> > > in /Library/TeX, or a new \TeX Distribution Control Panel" in /Library/
> > > PreferencePanes.
> > >
> > > Alan
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 4:21 PM, Herbert Schulz <
> herbs at wideopenwest.com> wrote:
> > > > On Nov 18, 2015, at 3:06 PM, Alan Bowen <bowenalan03 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi, Luis—
> > > >
> > > > I do not have that many .dvi files. So what you suggest is very
> attractive. But, when I try opening one in TeXShop, though it does seem to
> open (and registers the .dvi file in the list of files opened recently), I
> do not see a .pdf file anywhere. Where does it put them? Or has TeXShop
> failed to produce a .pdf for some reason?
> > > >
> > > > Alan
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 12:52 PM, Luis Sequeira <
> lfsequeira at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > I have a number of .dvi files created some 25 years ago using
> Plain TeX and
> > > > > Computer Modern which I want to convert to .pdf files. Any
> suggestions
> > > > > about what I need and how to do this will be greatly appreciated.
> > > > >
> > > > > So far as TeX goes, I have the ConTeXt standalone (aka the ConTeXt
> > > > > minimals).
> > > > >
> > > > > I am currently running Mac OSX 10.11.
> > > > >
> > > > > Alan
> > > >
> > > > The answer depends somewhat on how many files there are, and on
> whether you are a command line or a GUI guy.
> > > > If you install mactex, as was already discussed, you can convert a
> dvi file to pdf simply by double-clicking. TeXShop automatically opens and
> converts a dvi to pdf.
> > > > Of course, that may not be the most practical if you have hundreds
> of them.
> > > >
> > > > Luis Sequeira
> > >
> > > Howdy,
> > >
> > > Did you install MacTeX or BasicTeX? If you installed MacTeX it should
> work out of the box. If you installed BasicTeX you'll need to also install
> Ghostscript which is available on the same page as BasicTeX, <
> http://www.tug.org/mactex/morepackages.html>.
> > >
> > > Good Luck,
> > >
> > > Herb Schulz
> > > (herbs at wideopenwest dot com)
> >
> > Howdy,
> >
> > What is ./Library? Do you mean /Library or ~/Library (the Library folder
> at the root of your HD and the Library folder in your HOME folder
> respectively)? It should be /Library/TeX.
> >
> > What version of TeXshop are you using? The latest version is 3.58. That
> will auto-configure for El Capitan.
> >
> > Good Luck,
> >
> > Herb Schulz
> > (herbs at wideopenwest dot com)
>
> Howdy,
>
> What are the path settings shown in the Engine tab of
> TeXShop->Preferences? The one for (pdf)TeX should be /Library/TeX/texbin
> and the one for Distiller should be /usr/local/bin.
>
> Good Luck,
>
> Herb Schulz
> (herbs at wideopenwest dot com)
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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