Re: [MiKTeX] pict2e installation fails

[Hans F. N. <ha...@mi...>]

On Tue, Jun 22, 2004 at 01:05:42PM -0400, Alan G Isaac wrote:
> I used the package manager to install pict2e but MiKTeX
> still do not have access to it.  I see pict2e.sty in the
> right place (tex\latex\pict2e).  The package manager shows
> it as installed (i.e., if I select it, I get only the option
> to uninstall it).  I tried refreshing the filename database.
> when I try to compile my document MiKTeX downloads
> pict2e.cab (twice!).  If I let it do this, the document
> compiles correctly (including the pictex2e stuff), but
> the next time I compile I have to allow the download all
> over again.
> 
> Suggestions?

Well, it works for me:
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\documentclass[a4paper,12pt]{report}
\usepackage{pict2e}
\begin{document}
Long text. Long text. Long text.
Long text. Long text. Long text.
Long text. Long text. Long text
\end{document}
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This is e-TeX, Version 3.141592-2.1 (MiKTeX 2.4)
entering extended mode
(test.tex
LaTeX2e <2003/12/01>
Babel <v3.8a> and hyphenation patterns for english, french, german, ngerman,
no
rwegian, dumylang, nohyphenation, loaded.
(C:\GNU\MiKTeX\texmf\tex\latex\base\report.cls
Document Class: report 2004/02/16 v1.4f Standard LaTeX document class
(C:\GNU\MiKTeX\texmf\tex\latex\base\size12.clo))
(C:\GNU\MiKTeX\texmf\tex\latex\pict2e\pict2e.sty
(C:\GNU\MiKTeX\texmf\tex\latex\00miktex\pict2e.cfg)
(C:\GNU\MiKTeX\texmf\tex\latex\graphics\dvips.def)
(C:\GNU\MiKTeX\texmf\tex\latex\pict2e\p2e-dvips.def)
(C:\GNU\MiKTeX\texmf\tex\latex\graphics\trig.sty))
No file test.aux.
[1] (test.aux) )
Output written on test.dvi (1 page, 564 bytes).
Transcript written on test.log.
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Please show your log files.

Best regards,
Hans

PS! Also try "kpsewhich pict2e.sty" - it should return the
    location of pict2e.sty.