so, definitely have tetex-base. in an attempt to try to remove and re-install tetex-base the world depends on it, so i tried just doing fink install tetex-base it says everything is all good. when i do try to remove it, i get the following complaints:
sudo /sw/bin/fink remove tetex-base Information about 1357 packages read in 3 seconds. dpkg --remove tetex-base dpkg: dependency problems prevent removal of tetex-base: hyperref depends on tetex-base (>= 1.0-12). pdfslide depends on tetex-base. pdftex depends on tetex-base (>= 1.0-12). tetex-macosx depends on tetex-base (>= 1.0-12). context depends on tetex-base (>= 1.0-12). tetex depends on tetex-base (= 2.0.2-2). dvipdfm depends on tetex-base (>= 1.0-12). oberdiek depends on tetex-base (>= 1.0-12). xdvi depends on tetex-base (>= 2.0.1-1); however: Package tetex-base is to be removed. tetex-macosx depends on tetex-base (>= 1.0-12). context depends on tetex-base (>= 1.0-12). dpkg: error processing tetex-base (--remove): dependency problems - not removing Errors were encountered while processing: tetex-base ### execution of dpkg failed, exit code 1 Failed: can't remove package tetex-base do you have any hints before i make some crazy attempt uninstall all these packages? dave David Albers Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison 1150 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.santafe.edu/~albers Telephone: (608)-265-8283 Cell: (608)-469-3047 ``I don't give a dam for a man who can only spell a word one way'' -Mark Twain On Fri, 4 Jun 2004, Alexander K. Hansen wrote: > > On Jun 4, 2004, at 2:57 PM, David Albers wrote: > > > hello, i have what is likely a very simple question. i am running mac > > osx > > 10.2 still and i did my standard fink self update and then update all > > the > > other day and it seems to have broken dvips. i get the following when > > i > > try to convert my dvi files: > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] dvips dsc3.04.dvi -o dsc.ps > > This is dvips(k) 5.92b Copyright 2002 Radical Eye Software > > (www.radicaleye.com) > > dvips: ! Couldn't find header file texc.pro > > > > what the heck happened and how can i fix it? > > > > thanks, > > dave > > > > David Albers > > Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison > > 1150 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706 > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Web: http://www.santafe.edu/~albers > > Telephone: (608)-265-8283 Cell: (608)-469-3047 > > > > ``I don't give a dam for a man > > who can only spell a word > > one way'' -Mark Twain > > > > > > > > > > According to a quick check on my system, texc.pro is provided by the > tetex-base package; of course, if you have the Wierda teTeX > distribution then it's supposed to be installed by that. > > See if you're missing tetex-base. If not, try reinstalling it. > > -- > Alexander Hansen > Fink Documentarian > [Day Job] Levitated Dipole Experiment > http://www.psfc.mit.edu/LDX > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the new InstallShield X. >From Windows to Linux, servers to mobile, InstallShield X is the one installation-authoring solution that does it all. Learn more and evaluate today! http://www.installshield.com/Dev2Dev/0504 _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
