Thread: [MiKTeX] MikTeX 2.8 : refresh FNDB doesn't work.
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From: Bernhard E. <el...@ma...> - 2009-09-11 14:17:51
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Hello, I installed personal directories in C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8\tex\latex but the option "refresh FNDB" doesn't work. Neither does mktexlsr.exe Do you know any help ? Cordialement, Bernhard Elsner ______________________________ http://film.tunes.org 265, boulevard Voltaire | 75011 Paris Tel.: +33 60 9933 785 |
From: Joseph W. <jos...@mo...> - 2009-09-11 14:28:02
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Bernhard Elsner wrote: > Hello, > > I installed personal directories in C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8\tex\latex > but the option "refresh FNDB" doesn't work. > > Neither does mktexlsr.exe > > Do you know any help ? This does not look like a good place for them! Did you keep the structure correct. If you set C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8\tex\latex as a root, you'll end up with something like: C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8\tex\latex\tex\latex\<package>\<files> -- Joseph Wright |
From: Bernhard E. <el...@ma...> - 2009-09-11 14:44:58
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>> I installed personal directories in C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8\tex\latex >> but the option "refresh FNDB" doesn't work. >> Neither does mktexlsr.exe >> >> Bernhard Elsner > This does not look like a good place for them! Did you keep the > structure correct. If you set C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8\tex\latex as a > root, you'll end up with something like: > > C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8\tex\latex\tex\latex\<package>\<files> > -- > Joseph Wright But it was the good place before, it always worked fine in MikTeX 2.7! In MIKTeX 2.8 The root is set by default to C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8 so there is nor reason to change that and get a doubling like \tex\latex\tex\latex Unfortunately I will have to go back to MiKTeX 2.7, I don't see another solution. Bernhard Elsner |
From: Joseph W. <jos...@mo...> - 2009-09-11 15:01:28
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Bernhard Elsner wrote: >>> I installed personal directories in C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8\tex\latex >>> but the option "refresh FNDB" doesn't work. >>> Neither does mktexlsr.exe >>> >>> Bernhard Elsner > >> This does not look like a good place for them! Did you keep the >> structure correct. If you set C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8\tex\latex as a >> root, you'll end up with something like: >> >> C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8\tex\latex\tex\latex\<package>\<files> >> -- >> Joseph Wright > > But it was the good place before, it always worked fine in MikTeX 2.7! > In MIKTeX 2.8 The root is set by default to C:\Program Files\MiKTeX > 2.8 so there is nor reason to change that and get a doubling like > \tex\latex\tex\latex > > Unfortunately I will have to go back to MiKTeX 2.7, I don't see > another solution. Ah, you've been doing things like C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8\tex\latex\<self-installed-package> Did you run the "admin" version of refresh FNDB? As the program now works properly in a multi-user setup, I think only that version rescans the MiKTeX managed directories. -- Joseph Wright |
From: Christian S. <cs...@mi...> - 2009-09-11 15:05:08
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Bernhard Elsner wrote: > Hello, > > I installed personal directories in C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8\tex\latex > but the option "refresh FNDB" doesn't work. > > Neither does mktexlsr.exe > > Do you know any help ? If you install files in "C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8" (I do not recommend this), then you have to refresh the file name database using the admin variant of the tool. The standard variant of the tool only refreshes the per-user file name database. |
From: Bernhard E. <el...@ma...> - 2009-09-11 15:38:50
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> If you install files in "C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8" (I do not > recommend this), What do you recommend then ? > then you have to refresh the file name database using > the admin variant of the tool. OK, thanx, it worked out now !!! There was another problem though: it didnt find the following package "answers" (Copyright (C) 1990,1994 Mike Piff) I had to get it from my old PC. Strangely it seems to have disappeared from the server database (from the MikTeX 2.7 server too -- which is very weird because it was there before). I will have to see that I will never loose it again, like my personal packages. Two other problem occur with TeXWorks : 1) French accents (é,è, etc.) made formerly in TeXnicCenter are read as squares in the editor. 2) There is no LaTeX to PS compilation. Thank you for your advice! Cordialement, Bernhard Elsner ______________________________ http://film.tunes.org 265, boulevard Voltaire | 75011 Paris Tel.: +33 60 9933 785 |
From: Joseph W. <jos...@mo...> - 2009-09-11 15:52:03
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Bernhard Elsner wrote: >> If you install files in "C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8" (I do not >> recommend this), > > What do you recommend then ? Normally, you put "private" files in a separate location. The default I'd suggest is <user folder>\texmf\ : this is the pattern also used by Unix systems. So you'd probably have C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\texmf\tex\latex\<package> > There was another problem though: it didnt find the following package > "answers" (Copyright (C) 1990,1994 Mike Piff) > I had to get it from my old PC. Strangely it seems to have > disappeared from the server database (from the MikTeX 2.7 server too > -- which is very weird because it was there before). I will have to > see that I will never loose it again, like my personal packages. There is a license issue with answers. I've agreed a plan with the CTAN team: I'm going to take over the package and re-license under the LPPL. It should then re-appear (right, Christian?). CTAN release with a new license this weekend, I hope. > Two other problem occur with TeXWorks : > > 1) French accents (é,è, etc.) made formerly in TeXnicCenter are read > as squares in the editor. Are you using UTF-8? > 2) There is no LaTeX to PS compilation. TeXworks is focussed on PDF production. For most people, something like auto-pst-pdf or epstopdf will allow the use of psfrag and so forth directly with pdfLaTeX. There are a few suggestions on the TeXworks list for an "all in one" latex + dvips + ps2pdf recipe. -- Joseph Wright |
From: Christian S. <cs...@mi...> - 2009-09-12 17:15:12
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Joseph Wright wrote: > Bernhard Elsner wrote: >> There was another problem though: it didnt find the following package >> "answers" (Copyright (C) 1990,1994 Mike Piff) >> I had to get it from my old PC. Strangely it seems to have >> disappeared from the server database (from the MikTeX 2.7 server too >> -- which is very weird because it was there before). I will have to >> see that I will never loose it again, like my personal packages. > > There is a license issue with answers. I've agreed a plan with the CTAN > team: I'm going to take over the package and re-license under the LPPL. > It should then re-appear (right, Christian?). CTAN release with a new > license this weekend, I hope. Thank you! I will include the new 'answers' package. |
From: Christian S. <cs...@mi...> - 2009-09-11 15:57:32
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Bernhard Elsner wrote: > There was another problem though: it didnt find the following package > "answers" (Copyright (C) 1990,1994 Mike Piff) IIRC, this package is not free software. > Two other problem occur with TeXWorks : > > 1) French accents (é,è, etc.) made formerly in TeXnicCenter are read > as squares in the editor. TeXworks is a UTF-8 editor. Other encodings are not (yet?) supported. > 2) There is no LaTeX to PS compilation. TeXworks only displays PDF at the moment. |
From: Joseph W. <jos...@mo...> - 2009-09-11 16:07:40
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Christian Schenk wrote: > Bernhard Elsner wrote: > >> There was another problem though: it didnt find the following package >> "answers" (Copyright (C) 1990,1994 Mike Piff) > > IIRC, this package is not free software. See my other reply: this is going to get sorted! >> Two other problem occur with TeXWorks : >> >> 1) French accents (é,è, etc.) made formerly in TeXnicCenter are read >> as squares in the editor. > > TeXworks is a UTF-8 editor. Other encodings are not (yet?) supported. You can tell TeXworks what encoding is used by including the right sort of comment. For example % !TEX encoding = ISO-8850-1 makes the file open and save as ISO-8850-1. See the manual for more details. -- Joseph Wright |