Re[2]: [MiKTeX] pict2e installation fails

[Alan G I. <ai...@am...>]

> 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.



On Tue, 22 Jun 2004, Hans Fredrik Nordhaug apparently wrote:
> Well, it works for me:
> Please show your log files.


I tried once again to refresh the filename database,
and lo and behold all works now!  But I attach the 
msg I was in the process of writing, in case it
has any useful information.

Btw, and quite OT, pict2e has a small bug: cbezier and
qbezier commands should be terminated by a comment character
in order to produce continuous paths.

Thanks,
Alan Isaac

PS Here is my msg with log info:

When I provided a complete path to pictex2e
(in my case, c:/programs/texmf/tex/latex/pict2e/pict2e )
everything worked fine.

If I did not provide the complete path, MiKTeX does not find
pict2e.sty.  From the log file:
==================================================
    ! LaTeX Error: File `pict2e.sty' not found.

    Type X to quit or <RETURN> to proceed,
    or enter new name. (Default extension: sty)

    Enter file name: x

     )
    (\end occurred when \ifx on line 5 was incomplete)
    (\end occurred when \ifx on line 5 was incomplete) 
==================================================




I let MiKTeX "install" pict2e on the fly, in
that case it appeared to download and install it twice (!??).
This cannot be seen in the log, but I do notice
in the log what looks like an extra slash in the path name:
==================================================
    (c:\programs\texmf\\tex\latex\pict2e\pict2e.sty
    Package: pict2e 2004/04/22 v0.2n Improved picture commands (HjG,RN)
    Package pict2e Info: Driver file: dvipdfm.def on input line 81.

    (c:\programs\texmf\tex\latex\00miktex\dvipdfm.def
    File: dvipdfm.def 1999/9/6 vx.x Driver-dependant file
    )
    Package pict2e Info: Driver file for pict2e: p2e-dvipdfm.def on input line 83.

    (c:\programs\texmf\tex\latex\pict2e\p2e-dvipdfm.def
    File: p2e-dvipdfm.def 2004/04/22 v0.1q Driver-dependant file (RN,HjG)
    )
    (c:\programs\texmf\tex\latex\graphics\trig.sty
    Package: trig 1999/03/16 v1.09 sin cos tan (DPC)
    )
==================================================