Hi r: I guess that you have not installed a compliant teTeX TeXMF directory: please read /usr/doc/cygwin/tetex-beta-20001218.README (or its updated version in archive) and fellow the instructions. Note that you consult the cygwin archive to fix basic troubles: Good TeXing ! Jerome BENOIT -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/