[OS X TeX] strange biblatex error - should I run mktexlsr?

Murray Eisenberg murrayeisenberg at gmail.com
Thu Feb 18 16:34:22 EST 2021


I just used TLU to reinstall biblatex. But still the same error! From the log:


Package biblatex Info: Trying to load language 'english' -> 'mylanguagestrings'
...
Package biblatex Info: ... file 'mylanguagestrings.lbx' found.

(/Users/murray/Library/texmf/tex/latex/biblatex/lbx/mylanguagestrings.lbx
File: mylanguagestrings.lbx 
Package biblatex Info: Trying to load language 'english'...
Package biblatex Info: ... file 'english.lbx' found.

(/usr/local/texlive/2020/texmf-dist/tex/latex/biblatex/lbx/english.lbx
File: english.lbx 2020/08/23 v3.15a biblatex localization (PK/MW)
)
Package biblatex Info: Trying to load language 'english'...
Package biblatex Info: ... file 'english.lbx' found.

(/usr/local/texlive/2020/texmf-dist/tex/latex/biblatex/lbx/english.lbx
File: english.lbx 2020/08/23 v3.15a biblatex localization (PK/MW)


/usr/local/texlive/2020/texmf-dist/tex/latex/biblatex/lbx/english.lbx:571: Pack
age xkeyval Error: `langbasque' undefined in families `blx at lbx’.

> On 18 Feb2021, at 3:35 PM, Herbert Schulz <herbs at wideopenwest.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>> On Feb 18, 2021, at 1:44 PM, Murray Eisenberg <murrayeisenberg at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> On 18 Feb2021, at 1:24 PM, Herbert Schulz <herbs at wideopenwest.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Feb 18, 2021, at 11:37 AM, Murray Eisenberg <murrayeisenberg at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> /usr/local/texlive/2020/texmf-dist/tex/latex/biblatex/lbx/english.lbx:571: Pack
>>>> age xkeyval Error: `langbasque' undefined in families `blx at lbx'.
>>> 
>>> Howdy,
>>> 
>>> Hmmm... in /usr/local/texlive/2020/texmf-dist/tex/latex/biblatex/lbx/english.lbx I see a definition of langbasque on  line 473; line 571 is the end of that structure list. Are you up to date?
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> And in /Library/texmf/tex/latex/biblatex/lbx I have the referenced file mylanguagestrings.lbx which includes the following:
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> From the information given I assume there is a missing ~ in front of /Library/texmf/tex/latex/biblatex/lbx.
>>> 
>>> Sorry I can't be more helpful.
>>> 
>> 
>> According to answer https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/583988/13492, the issue is my biblatex installation not being up to date. But:
>> 
>> 	- I have run the TexLive Utility to keep everything up to date;
>> 
>> 	- kpsewhich biblatex.sty leads me to the file version 3.16 dated 2020/12/31, yet …
>> 
>> 	- in the log (from a file listing) I see: biblatex.sty    2020/08/23 v3.15a programmable bibliographies (PK/MW)
>> 
>> So I don’t know what to do to force use of biblatex 3.16.
>> 
>> Yes, I unintentionally elided the ~ in the path to my mylanguagestrings.lbx .
>> 
>> ---
>> Murray Eisenberg			murrayeisenberg at gmail.com
>> 503 King Farm Blvd #101	
>> Rockville, MD 20850-6667	Mobile (413)-427-5334
> 
> Howdy,
> 
> I believe that the log file gives the full path to biblatex.sty at the point where it's being loaded; e.g., for a sample file I see
> 
> ...
> (/usr/local/texlive/2020/texmf-dist/tex/latex/biblatex/biblatex.sty
> Package: biblatex 2020/12/31 v3.16 programmable bibliographies (PK/MW)
> ...
> 
> Are you sure you're using TeX Live 2020?
> 
> You could use TLU to force a re-install of biblatex if really needed.
> 
> Good Luck,
> 
> Herb Schulz
> herbs at wideopenwest.com
> 
> 

---
Murray Eisenberg			murrayeisenberg at gmail.com
503 King Farm Blvd #101	
Rockville, MD 20850-6667	Mobile (413)-427-5334


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