Tab completing is not a reliable wway to do stuff. I just copy paste the directory in the terminal and it fills in the path for me. > On Dec 26, 2014, at 5:28 PM, Jude DaShiell <[email protected]> wrote: > > Why not try for tab completion? One could type cd tex then hit the tab key > and see if your computer fills in the rest of that directory name for you. > If it does, hit enter and you're in like flynn. If not, tab completion > either doesn't yet work in terminal or doesn't work in terminal at all. > > > > -- > > > On Fri, 26 Dec 2014, Travis Siegel wrote: > >> It looks like the latest version of texinfo is 5.2. >> >> You can find it at: >> http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/texinfo/texinfo-5.2.tar.gz >> >> After it's downloaded, open terminal, switch to the folder where it's >> located (I have a source folder in my home folder, and I copy things into >> that folder in their own folders before opening them, just to keep things >> organized). >> (of course, I use wget to download such things instead of a web browser, so >> I don't need to move them anywhere, but that's another story) >> >> Then, at the terminal prompt, type: >> >> tar -zxftexinfo-5.2.tar.gz >> >> This will create a texinfo-5.2 folder with the contents of the 5.2 texinfo >> program in it. >> Rename this folder if you like to make changing to it easier, but if not, >> then just type: >> >> cd texinfo-5.2 >> >> Then type the following commands (as each one finishes): >> >> ./configure >> make >> sudo make install >> >> Assuming the rest of your compiler chain is recent enough, the process will >> produce screens and screens of output, all talking about the versions of >> tools on your system, where they're located, and of course, the compile >> messages which sometimes get quite involved. >> But, assuming all goes well, you'll then have a texinfo version that is >> updated, and much newer than the one that ships with OSX by default, as this >> one was released in September (judging from the timestamp on the download >> page) >> >> After that's done, you can go back to your previous program (lewis) and try >> the make again. There may be other issues, but at least the texinfo version >> one will be solved. >> hth. >> >> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >> >> To reply to this post, please address your message to >> [email protected] >> >> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at >> the list's public Mail Archive: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. >> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> >> >> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we always strive to ensure that >> the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and >> worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security >> strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something >> unpredictable happen. >> >> Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by >> visiting the list website at: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> >> > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > [email protected] > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > the list's public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we always strive to ensure that the > Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. > However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume > neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. > > Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by > visiting the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
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