Re: [MiKTeX] missing geometry.sty and how to correct it

[egc <co...@ve...>]

Thanks - I'd seen the .dtx file, but forgot I had to run it through TeX 
(and not LaTeX). Seems to have done the trick.

Philip G. Ratcliffe wrote:
>> This is to inform all MiKTeX users, that the geometry 
>> package, updated 
>> 13.11.2008, lacks file geometry.sty. Needing it I copied it 
>> from texlive 
>> packages to the proper folder and updated the database.
>>     
>
> Just to add to this, I downloaded it from CTAN: in the zip file there is a
> "geometry.dtx" but no "geometry.ins" and to get "geometry.sty" you have to
> run "tex geometry.dtx" and not "latex ..."  This does get you the very
> latest version though.
>
> Do remember that after copying it into the correct folder
> (...texmf...\tex\latex\geometry), the filename database will need refreshing
> manually (via the MiKTeX Settings Wizard).
>
> Cheers,  Phil
>
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