[OS X TeX] texdoc

John Burt burt at brandeis.edu
Fri Jun 16 14:53:17 EDT 2017


I've been using the repository at the University of Utah.
John

On Fri, Jun 16, 2017 at 12:11 PM, Herbert Schulz <herbs at wideopenwest.com>
wrote:

>
> > On Jun 14, 2017, at 8:53 PM, Christopher Skeels <
> Chris.Skeels at unimelb.edu.au> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Since upgrading to the most recent version of MacTeX I am seeing the
> following error if I try to use the texdoc command in a terminal window:
> >
> > [machine-name]:~ folder$ texdoc enumitem
> > [string "/usr/local/texlive/2017/texmf-dist/scripts/te..."]:467:
> attempt to call a nil value
> >
> > I should point out that this is true for all packages that I have tried,
> not just enumitem.  Is anybody else seeing this?  Google didn’t reveal
> anything that seemed especially relevant.  Does anybody have an idea of how
> to fix the problem, because losing the texdoc command would be very
> inconvenient.
> >
> > Cheers, Chris.
>
> Howdy,
>
> Have you followed the thread about a `Problem with TeX Live Utility' which
> ended up being a permissions problem. Fixing that problem also fixed John
> Burt's texdoc problem. Please see if you have that same problem and, if so,
> whether the fix given in that thread solves your problem too.
>
> Second both Christopher Skeels and John Burt experienced the problem. I
> wonder if both of you are using the same repository for updating your TeX
> Live. Please let me know what repository each of you have been using in TLU.
>
> Good Luck,
>
> Herb Schulz
> (herbs at wideopenwest dot com)
>
>
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