Re: config woes

2002-05-26 Thread David Kastrup
Thomas Esser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > 1. I can't get my path commands to stick. When I issue > > export PATH=$PATH:/usr/TeX/bin/i386-linux > > I have to reissue it each time I log in and sometimes more often. I have > > issued this command as root, and the problem still wont go away; > >

Re: config woes

2002-05-26 Thread Greg Black
David Kastrup wrote: | Ok, that settles .profile. Now why is your advice bad, bad, bad for | the system-wide configuration, as well? Because we nowadays have | Linux distributions that can be upgraded. And /etc/profile is sure to | be under the control of the upgrade process which will require

Re: config woes

2002-05-26 Thread Richard Mahoney
On Sun, May 26, 2002 at 09:38:59AM +0200, David Kastrup wrote: > Ok, that settles .profile. Now why is your advice bad, bad, bad for > the system-wide configuration, as well? Because we nowadays have > Linux distributions that can be upgraded. And /etc/profile is sure to > be under the control

Re: config woes

2002-05-26 Thread David Kastrup
Greg Black <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > David Kastrup wrote: > > | Ok, that settles .profile. Now why is your advice bad, bad, bad for > | the system-wide configuration, as well? Because we nowadays have > | Linux distributions that can be upgraded. And /etc/profile is sure to > | be under t

Re: [tex-live] CM-Super font package v0.3.3 released

2002-05-26 Thread Sebastian Rahtz
On Sat, May 25, 2002 at 06:36:10PM +0400, Vladimir Volovich wrote: > > i've released the CM-Super font package v0.3.3 it will be on TeX Live 7. -- Sebastian Rahtz OUCS Information Manager 13 Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 6NN. Phone +44 1865 283431

Re: config woes

2002-05-26 Thread Idris Samawi Hamid
>Just check if the oxdvi script exists in /usr/TeX/bin/i386-linux. Oh it's definitely there! I even tried to edit it to no avail. Clicking on it gives Couldn't find the program 'oxdvi'' But clicking on the xdvi script works fine. About texmf-var, I just dumped my stuff into the texmf- var cr

Re: config woes

2002-05-26 Thread Thomas Esser
> avail. Clicking on it gives > Couldn't find the program 'oxdvi'' What happens if you start a shell and type /usr/TeX/bin/i386-linux/oxdvi -version in it? BTW: what do you mean by "Clicking on it"? Which application are you using to start oxdvi by "Clicking on it"? Thomas

Re: config woes

2002-05-26 Thread David Kastrup
Idris Samawi Hamid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >Just check if the oxdvi script exists in > /usr/TeX/bin/i386-linux. > > Oh it's definitely there! I even tried to edit it to no > avail. Clicking on it gives > > Couldn't find the program 'oxdvi'' chmod +x /usr/TeX/bin/i386-linux/oxdvi And c

Re: config woes

2002-05-26 Thread Idris S Hamid
> What happens if you start a shell and type >/usr/TeX/bin/i386-linux/oxdvi -version > in it? :~> /usr/TeX/bin/i386-linux/oxdvi -version xdvi(k) version 22.40b for Omega Copyright (C) 1990-2001 Paul Vojta. Primary author of Xdvi: Paul Vojta; Xdvi-k maintainers: : There is NO WARRANTY of anyth

Re: config woes

2002-05-26 Thread Thomas Esser
> :~> /usr/TeX/bin/i386-linux/oxdvi -version > xdvi(k) version 22.40b for Omega That's ok, So the script and the binary behind it both work. > I use KDE, which can make links to various programs through such shell > scripts. So when I mouse-click on the xdvi shell script (or a link to it), I

Re: config woes

2002-05-26 Thread Idris S Hamid
On Sunday 26 May 2002 10:09, David Kastrup wrote: > chmod +x /usr/TeX/bin/i386-linux/oxdvi It works now! But unfortunately it only works on regular TeX files and crashes on 16-bit dvi files. This is sad, since it worked well in fpTeX (owindvi). Now it's onto testing odvips:-) Thnx again! Best

Re: config woes

2002-05-26 Thread Jos Winnink
On Sunday 26 May 2002 07:50, Thomas Esser wrote: > > 1. I can't get my path commands to stick. When I issue > > export PATH=$PATH:/usr/TeX/bin/i386-linux > > I have to reissue it each time I log in and sometimes more often. I have > > issued this command as root, and the problem still wont go away

Re: config woes

2002-05-26 Thread Thomas Esser
> for I never had to that there. Is there a reason TeXLive does not configure > texmf-var for UNIX immediately upon installation? While TeX Live contains teTeX, it has it's own installation procedure. You are asking at the wrong list. Please, consult the TeX Live documentation for the right plac

Re: config woes

2002-05-26 Thread Idris S Hamid
kpsewhich -expand-var=\$TEXMF worked for my texmf-var. I guess TeXLive does it automatically for windows, for I never had to that there. Is there a reason TeXLive does not configure texmf-var for UNIX immediately upon installation? Thnx & best wishes Idris -- Dr. Idris S Hamid Department of

Re: config woes

2002-05-26 Thread Sebastian Rahtz
On Sun, May 26, 2002 at 03:16:32PM -0600, Idris S Hamid wrote: > kpsewhich -expand-var=\$TEXMF > > worked for my texmf-var. I guess TeXLive does it automatically for windows, > for I never had to that there. Is there a reason TeXLive does not configure > texmf-var for UNIX immediately upon inst