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#2552 MiKTeX Package Manager: parse error - unexpected end of input; expected '}'

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unreproducible
Christian Schenk
Package Manager (54)
2017-03-02
2016-11-29
gilu
No

No matter what package I try to install, all I get is this (admin or not):

MiKTeX Problem Report
Message: parse error - unexpected end of input; expected '}'
MiKTeX: 2.9
OS: Windows 7 Enterprise, 64-bit, Service Pack 1, build 7601
Invokers: non-existing/explorer
SystemAdmin: yes; or no
PowerUser: no
Root0: C:\Users\fuerer_g\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9
Root1: C:\Users\fuerer_g\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\2.9
Root2: C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9
Root3: C:\Program Files\MiKTeX
UserInstall: C:\Users\fuerer_g\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9
UserConfig: C:\Users\fuerer_g\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9
UserData: C:\Users\fuerer_g\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\2.9
CommonInstall: C:\Program Files\MiKTeX
CommonConfig: C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9
CommonData: C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9

Any ideas?

Discussion

  • Christian Schenk

    Christian Schenk - 2016-11-29
    • labels: MiKTeX Problem Report, Package Manager --> Package Manager
    • status: open --> unreproducible
    • assigned_to: Christian Schenk
     

  • Christian Schenk

    Christian Schenk - 2016-11-29

    Thank you. I cannot reproduce this, i.e., at the moment I don't have the means to help you. Sorry!

     

  • Daniel Warren

    Daniel Warren - 2017-02-06

    Hi Christian - thanks for all your work on MiKTeX.I have also been receiving a similar error in all cases:

    MiKTeX Problem Report
Message: parse error - unexpected end of input; expected '}'
MiKTeX: 2.9
OS: Windows 10 Pro, 64-bit, build 14393
Invokers: RuntimeBroker
SystemAdmin: yes
PowerUser: no
Root0: C:\Users\dwarren\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9
Root1: C:\Users\dwarren\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\2.9
Root2: C:\Local TeX Files
Root3: C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9
Root4: C:\Program Files (x86)\MiKTeX 2.9
UserInstall: C:\Users\dwarren\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9
UserConfig: C:\Users\dwarren\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9
UserData: C:\Users\dwarren\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\2.9
CommonInstall: C:\Program Files (x86)\MiKTeX 2.9
CommonConfig: C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9
CommonData: C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9

    I notice that a similar bug has been reported and fixed in the JSON parser found in the Libraries subfolder of the MiKTeX source code. Maybe a simple update of the library is all that's needed? https://github.com/nlohmann/json/issues/306

     

  • Thorsten Kemper

    Thorsten Kemper - 2017-02-06

    Hello, today I have received the same error after uninstalling and trying to reinstall Polyglossia via the Package Manager.

    MiKTeX Problem Report
Message: parse error - unexpected end of input; expected '}'
MiKTeX: 2.9
OS: Windows 7 Professional, 64-bit, Service Pack 1, build 7601
Invokers: explorer
SystemAdmin: yes
PowerUser: no
Root0: C:\Users\wmx814\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9
Root1: C:\Users\wmx814\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\2.9
Root2: C:\localtexmf
Root3: C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9
Root4: C:\Program Files (x86)\MiKTeX 2.9
UserInstall: C:\Users\wmx814\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9
UserConfig: C:\Users\wmx814\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9
UserData: C:\Users\wmx814\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\2.9
CommonInstall: C:\Program Files (x86)\MiKTeX 2.9
CommonConfig: C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9
CommonData: C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9
     

  • Mary Kim

    Mary Kim - 2017-02-10

    So sad. I am getting the same error. New user to Lyx. So excited to use it, but cannot download the domain class. Last night, my first try, I got a different error. Last night's error was "The remote package respository is outdated. You have to choose another repository." I was encouraged to try again today after reading the comments of other people who had gotten the same error and said that it had cleared up on its own by waiting a little while. But today's error which reads, "parse error - unexpected end of input - expected "}"" sounds like the end of the road, at least from the comments and responses I see here. I am running under windows on a desktop computer.

     

    • Thorsten Kemper

      Thorsten Kemper - 2017-02-10

      Mary, fear not. In my case, downloading miraculously worked again one day later, without having intervened myself in any way. Good luck to you.

       

      • Mary Kim

        Mary Kim - 2017-02-10

        I hope that is the case with me! Thank you for replying with your message
        of hope.

        On Fri, Feb 10, 2017 at 4:14 PM, Thorsten Kemper hopscotchwillie@users.sf.net wrote:

        Mary, fear not. In my case, downloading miraculously worked again one day
        later, without having intervened myself in any way. Good luck to you.

        Status: unreproducible
        Milestone: None
        Labels: Package Manager
        Created: Tue Nov 29, 2016 06:36 AM UTC by gilu
        Last Updated: Fri Feb 10, 2017 09:08 PM UTC
        Owner: Christian Schenk

        No matter what package I try to install, all I get is this (admin or not):

        MiKTeX Problem ReportMessage: parse error - unexpected end of input; expected '}'MiKTeX: 2.9OS: Windows 7 Enterprise, 64-bit, Service Pack 1, build 7601Invokers: non-existing/explorerSystemAdmin: yes; or noPowerUser: noRoot0: C:\Users\fuerer_g\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9Root1: C:\Users\fuerer_g\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\2.9Root2: C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9Root3: C:\Program Files\MiKTeXUserInstall: C:\Users\fuerer_g\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9UserConfig: C:\Users\fuerer_g\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9UserData: C:\Users\fuerer_g\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\2.9CommonInstall: C:\Program Files\MiKTeXCommonConfig: C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9CommonData: C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9

        Any ideas?

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      • Mary Kim

        Mary Kim - 2017-02-14

        Thorsten, you were right. I waited, and the bugs went away. This is such a
        great thing about this software. Things get steadily better instead of
        getting steadily worse. Thank you again!

        On Fri, Feb 10, 2017 at 4:14 PM, Thorsten Kemper hopscotchwillie@users.sf.net wrote:

        Mary, fear not. In my case, downloading miraculously worked again one day
        later, without having intervened myself in any way. Good luck to you.

        Status: unreproducible
        Milestone: None
        Labels: Package Manager
        Created: Tue Nov 29, 2016 06:36 AM UTC by gilu
        Last Updated: Fri Feb 10, 2017 09:08 PM UTC
        Owner: Christian Schenk

        No matter what package I try to install, all I get is this (admin or not):

        MiKTeX Problem ReportMessage: parse error - unexpected end of input; expected '}'MiKTeX: 2.9OS: Windows 7 Enterprise, 64-bit, Service Pack 1, build 7601Invokers: non-existing/explorerSystemAdmin: yes; or noPowerUser: noRoot0: C:\Users\fuerer_g\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9Root1: C:\Users\fuerer_g\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\2.9Root2: C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9Root3: C:\Program Files\MiKTeXUserInstall: C:\Users\fuerer_g\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9UserConfig: C:\Users\fuerer_g\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9UserData: C:\Users\fuerer_g\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\2.9CommonInstall: C:\Program Files\MiKTeXCommonConfig: C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9CommonData: C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9

        Any ideas?

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  • Daniel Warren

    Daniel Warren - 2017-02-13

    I was able to work around this by changing the package repository in the MiKTeX Package Manager (Repository -> Change Package Repository menu option). In my case, switching from fernuni-hagen.de to mirror.ox.ac.uk resolved the issue. Hope this helps!

     

    • Marco Radavelli

      Marco Radavelli - 2017-03-02

      Thank you very much Daniel, changing package repository solved the issue for me. I also had the fernuni-hagen.de before.

       

      Last edit: Marco Radavelli 2017-03-02

    • Tim Hoffmann

      Tim Hoffmann - 2017-10-04

      Same here. Changing the package repository helped. Thanks.