[OS X TeX] Problem after TeXLive-2020 upgrade

Thu Jul 9 15:11:09 EDT 2020

Hi Herb,

Thanks. I am attaching files with a minimal example. I am using pdflatexmk
to process my LaTeX files.

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Regards,

Vinay K. Ingle

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On Thu, Jul 9, 2020 at 1:41 PM Herbert Schulz <herbs at wideopenwest.com>
wrote:

> > On Jul 9, 2020, at 12:38 PM, Herbert Schulz <herbs at wideopenwest.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> On Jul 9, 2020, at 11:28 AM, Vinay K. Ingle <vingle at ece.neu.edu> wrote:
> >>
> >> Thanks Richard. I reinstalled MacTex-2020 and then started the TLU. It
> then updated 400+ packages, which completed successfully.
> >> Now when I compile the old file, I do not get the previous error but it
> reports errors in .png files, something like
> >>
> >> Runaway argument?
> >> "Fnl_s1a.png" \edef \Gin at ext {\Gin at sepdefault \filename at ext }\ifx
> \Gin at ext \ETC
> >> .
> >> ./2020SM1_EECE3468_Final_Exam_solutions.ltx:74: Paragraph ended before
> \@tempa
> >> was complete.
> >> <to be read again>
> >>                   \par
> >> l.74
> >>
> >> Again, this file used to compile correctly before.
> >>
> >> Also, now the LaTeXit app does not work properly (no output but no
> errors either).
> >>
> >>
> >> ---------
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Vinay K. Ingle
> >>
> >> =============================================================
> >> Prof. Vinay K. Ingle                                 vingle at ece dot
> neu dot edu
> >> Electrical and Computer Engineering                Voice:  (617)
> 373-3008
> >> 304 Dana Research Center                                FAX:  (617)
> 373-8970
> >> Northeastern University
> >> 360 Huntington Avenue
> >> Boston, MA 02115-5000, USA
> >> =============================================================
> >>
> >>
> >> On Thu, Jul 9, 2020 at 10:50 AM Richard Koch <koch at math.uoregon.edu>
> wrote:
> >> Vinay,
> >>
> >> You say that you installed MacTeX-2020 just recently, and then you say
> that TeX Live Utility reported "no updates available". Actually, there
> would be LOTS AND LOTS of updates of a recent MacTeX-2020, namely all
> released between last April and today. In fact, just this morning there
> were many new updates.
> >>
> >> I suspect you did "check for updates" in TeX Live Utility, which is
> only a check if there is a new version of TeX Live Utility. Please read the
> instructions in the TeX Live Utility Help menu and do a real update of your
> TeX system.
> >>
> >> Richard Koch
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi Richard,
> >>
> >> Thanks for a quick reply. When I started TeX Live utility (version
> 1.36), it reported "No Updates Available". Also,
> >> kpsewhich pdftexcmds.sty
> >> returned nothing. However, when I looked into the
> >> /usr/local/texlive/2020/texmf-dist/tex/generic/pdftexcmds/
> >> directory, I noted two files: pdftexcmds.lua and pdftexcmds.sty. So the
> necessary file is in the distribution.
> >>
> >> Is there a problem with proper alias?
> >>
> >> Thanks again.
> >>
> >
> > Howdy,
> >
> > Can you create a minimal example file along with a .png file that shows
> this problem on your system? It's difficult to analyze without a log file
> to look at and an example to work with.
> >
> > PS: If you ever placed packages in your personal tree (root at
> ~/Library/texmf) or texmf-local tree please remove them and test again.
> >
> > Good Luck,
> >
> > Herb Schulz
> > (herbs at wideopenwest dot com)
>
>
> Howdy,
>
> One more thing... make sure you typeset using pdflatex (or xelatex) and
> NOT latex since it can't handle .png graphics.
>
> Good Luck,
>
> Herb Schulz
> (herbs at wideopenwest dot com)
>
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