[OS X TeX] Geometry error message with High Sierra

[Herbert Schulz]

> On Nov 10, 2017, at 10:23 AM, John Peterson <john.peterson20 at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> Hmmm!  So, how do I identify the ones that should be eliminated and/or get TexShop to use the ones from the distribution?
> 
> John
> 
>> On Nov 10, 2017, at 11:11 AM, Herbert Schulz <herbs at wideopenwest.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> On Nov 10, 2017, at 10:01 AM, John Peterson <john.peterson20 at comcast.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> (/Users/johnpeterson/Library/texmf/tex/latex/OzTeX 5.1/TeX/Inputs/LaTeX/base/bo
>>> ok.cls
>>> Document Class: book 2001/04/21 v1.4e Standard LaTeX document class
>>> 
>>> (/Users/johnpeterson/Library/texmf/tex/latex/OzTeX 5.1/TeX/Inputs/LaTeX/base/bk
>>> 10.clo))
>>> (/Users/johnpeterson/Library/texmf/tex/latex/marSLIDEv1.0/drivers/packages_for_
>>> marslides/geometry/geometry.sty
>>> (/Users/johnpeterson/Library/texmf/tex/latex/OzTeX 5.1/TeX/Inputs/LaTeX/graphic
>>> s/keyval.sty)
>>> (/Users/johnpeterson/Library/texmf/tex/latex/marSLIDEv1.0/drivers/packages_for_
>>> marslides/geometry/geometry.cfg)
>>> 
>>> /Users/johnpeterson/Library/texmf/tex/latex/marSLIDEv1.0/drivers/packages_for_m
>>> arslides/geometry/geometry.sty:430: Package keyval Error: hmarginratio undefine
>>> d.
>>> 
>> 
>> Howdy,
>> 
>> You've got very old packages in your personal texmf tree so those in the distribution are not being used.
>> 
>> Good Luck,
>> 
>> Herb Schulz
>> (herbs at wideopenwest dot com)
>> 
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Howdy,

First go into ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex and move all the folders found there (especially the OzTeX 5.1 and marSLIDEv1.0 folders) to the Desktop (or a folder on the desktop). That should do it.

PS: what other folders do you have in ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex?

I'm not sure what marSLIDE is and don't know if you are actually using it but it supplies an old version of the geometry package.

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
(herbs at wideopenwest dot com)