Re: chktex [RESOLVED]

[Rich Shepard]

On Sun, 24 Dec 2017, Steve Litt wrote:


Rich, now that you've resolved it, let me ask this: Do you fix every
warning thrown by chktex? I ran it on one of my books, I got 108 warnings,
with warning codes 1, 11, 12, 13, 23, 26, 38 and 39.


Steve,

  I looked but need to resolve the preamble issue first. Now I know how to
do this I'll pay more attention to the warnings.


Most of these seem rather innocuous to me, such as the one saying I had
punctuation just before a quote (that's the correct way to do it in
American English), and the one saying I terminated a command with a space.
I can suppress any warning number with -n: Did you suppress some warnings?


  I've not yet arrived at that point; I'm just starting to learn what chktex
shows.


Anyway, how strictly are you taking all these warnings?


  If they follow the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th Edition I'll use them.
Almost all I write are distributed as newsletters, white papers, and reports
to clients. If this book is accepted by a publisher I'll follow their style
guide and use the .cls file they provide.

Regards,

Rich

Re: chktex [RESOLVED]

[Kornel Benko]

Am Sonntag, 24. Dezember 2017 um 08:58:22, schrieb Rich Shepard 

> On Sun, 24 Dec 2017, Kornel Benko wrote:
> 
> > Nonetheless it would be helpful for us too, to have an MWE showing this
> > behaviour.
> 
> Kornel,
> 
>I no longer have a file that shows the behavior, believe that I know what
> happened. Now I need to figure out how to prevent this behavior in the
> future.
> 
>Delving into the problem I discovered that I have managed to set the
> default document to scrletter2 and that's the preamble that remains even
> when I change the document class.
> 
>I'll spend time today figuring out how to fix this. All suggestions are
> welcome.

You could clean the user-preamble.
Document->Settings->Latex Preamble

> Regards,
> 
> Rich

Kornel

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Re: chktex [RESOLVED]

[Steve Litt]

On Sun, 24 Dec 2017 06:51:57 -0800 (PST)
Rich Shepard <rshep...@appl-ecosys.com> wrote:

> On Sat, 23 Dec 2017, Scott Kostyshak wrote:
> 
> > I mentioned modules in my first email so I'm assuming you already
> > checked modules as the source of discrepancy.
> >
> > If you send us a minimal example, we can take a look.  
> 
> Scott,
> 
>Yes, I checked the modules.
> 
>I resolved the issue by creating a new document using
> svmono.layout and inserting the original file. Now the Tools menu
> shows Check TeX.

Rich, now that you've resolved it, let me ask this: Do you fix every
warning thrown by chktex? I ran it on one of my books, I got 108
warnings, with warning codes 1, 11, 12, 13, 23, 26, 38 and 39.

Most of these seem rather innocuous to me, such as the one saying I had
punctuation just before a quote (that's the correct way to do it in
American English), and the one saying I terminated a command with a
space. I can suppress any warning number with -n: Did you suppress some
warnings?

Anyway, how strictly are you taking all these warnings?

SteveT

Steve Litt 
December 2017 featured book: Thriving in Tough Times
http://www.troubleshooters.com/thrive

Re: chktex [RESOLVED]

[Rich Shepard]

On Sun, 24 Dec 2017, Kornel Benko wrote:


Nonetheless it would be helpful for us too, to have an MWE showing this
behaviour.


Kornel,

  I no longer have a file that shows the behavior, believe that I know what
happened. Now I need to figure out how to prevent this behavior in the
future.

  Delving into the problem I discovered that I have managed to set the
default document to scrletter2 and that's the preamble that remains even
when I change the document class.

  I'll spend time today figuring out how to fix this. All suggestions are
welcome.

Regards,

Rich

Re: chktex [RESOLVED]

[Kornel Benko]

Am Sonntag, 24. Dezember 2017 um 06:51:57, schrieb Rich Shepard 

> On Sat, 23 Dec 2017, Scott Kostyshak wrote:
> 
> > I mentioned modules in my first email so I'm assuming you already checked
> > modules as the source of discrepancy.
> >
> > If you send us a minimal example, we can take a look.
> 
> Scott,
> 
>Yes, I checked the modules.
> 
>I resolved the issue by creating a new document using svmono.layout and
> inserting the original file. Now the Tools menu shows Check TeX.
> 
>Why this tool did not appear in a new document using the KOMA-Script book
> class is a mystery, but is now moot.
> 
>My thanks to you and Paul for spending time on this issue.
> 
> Happy holidays,
> 
> Rich

Nonetheless it would be helpful for us too, to have an MWE showing this 
behaviour.

Kornel

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Re: chktex [RESOLVED]

[Rich Shepard]

On Sat, 23 Dec 2017, Scott Kostyshak wrote:


I mentioned modules in my first email so I'm assuming you already checked
modules as the source of discrepancy.

If you send us a minimal example, we can take a look.


Scott,

  Yes, I checked the modules.

  I resolved the issue by creating a new document using svmono.layout and
inserting the original file. Now the Tools menu shows Check TeX.

  Why this tool did not appear in a new document using the KOMA-Script book
class is a mystery, but is now moot.

  My thanks to you and Paul for spending time on this issue.

Happy holidays,

Rich

Re: chktex

[Scott Kostyshak]

On Sat, Dec 23, 2017 at 11:47:45PM +, Rich Shepard wrote:

>   Have you any thoughts on how I can track the source of this discrepancy?

I mentioned modules in my first email so I'm assuming you already
checked modules as the source of discrepancy.

If you send us a minimal example, we can take a look.

Scott


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Re: chktex

[Rich Shepard]

On Sat, 23 Dec 2017, Paul A. Rubin wrote:


Try making a copy of the document and opening the copy.


Paul,

  I'm taking a different approach. My last book, published by Springer, used
the svmono.cls/svmono.layout so I figured out how to use it as the current
book's class. Still no Check TeX in the Tools menu. However, ...

  Opening a new document which is the svmono template, it does have Check
TeX in the Tools menu. So, tomorrow I'll cut-and-paste from the document I
started to the template, then save it under the desired name and move on
from here. That should fix all issues.

My thanks to you and Scott,

Rich

Re: chktex

[Paul A. Rubin]

On 12/23/2017 06:47 PM, Rich Shepard wrote:

On Sat, 23 Dec 2017, Rich Shepard wrote:


 Yes, Check TeX appears in the Introduction document. It does show up in
an article-class documents (one of mine as well as the Introduction). It
does not appear in book or report classes: I tried Standard, 
KOMA-Script,

and Memoir books and Standard and KOMA-Script reports.


Scott,

  Now I'm thoroughly confused. The Additional document uses 
KOMA-Script book
class and Check TeX appears on the Tools menu. Wonder why it does not 
appear

on my document?

  Have you any thoughts on how I can track the source of this 
discrepancy?

With nothing in the preamble it still does not appear on the Tools menu.

Thanks,

Rich



Rich,

Try making a copy of the document and opening the copy. If you don't 
have chktex in the copy, delete the content, save and reopen. If you 
still don't have chktex, maybe something in the file is broken. If you 
now get chktex, there's something in the document content causing a 
problem. Start with a fresh copy of the document and do a bisection 
search, cutting out half the surviving content each time (then save and 
reopen -- not sure that's necessary, but I'd do it). Repeat until chktex 
comes back. The last chunk you deleted contains the problem.


Paul

Re: chktex

[Paul A. Rubin]

On 12/23/2017 06:22 PM, Rich Shepard wrote:

On Sat, 23 Dec 2017, Paul A. Rubin wrote:

That would be running buffer-chktex in the minibuffer, as Scott 
mentioned

... except you said it wouldn't work. :-(


Paul,

  I'll try it again. And, how do I get the minibuffer back at the 
bottom of
the window rather than on the right side? Not sure what I did to move 
it but

I cannot move it back now.

Thanks,

Rich
It has a "handle bar" (two parallel lines) at one end. When it's at the 
bottom of the screen, the handle bar is at the left. Where it is now, I 
suspect the handle bar is at the top. The cursor should turn into a hand 
when you mouse over it. Click and drag to the bottom of the window.


Paul

Re: chktex

[Rich Shepard]

On Sat, 23 Dec 2017, Rich Shepard wrote:


 Yes, Check TeX appears in the Introduction document. It does show up in
an article-class documents (one of mine as well as the Introduction). It
does not appear in book or report classes: I tried Standard, KOMA-Script,
and Memoir books and Standard and KOMA-Script reports.


Scott,

  Now I'm thoroughly confused. The Additional document uses KOMA-Script book
class and Check TeX appears on the Tools menu. Wonder why it does not appear
on my document?

  Have you any thoughts on how I can track the source of this discrepancy?
With nothing in the preamble it still does not appear on the Tools menu.

Thanks,

Rich

Re: chktex

[Rich Shepard]

On Sat, 23 Dec 2017, Scott Kostyshak wrote:


Rich, I just wanted to make sure you saw this question. Did you check for
a very simple document?


Scott,

  Mea culpa. I've been distracted with other issues (such as not previewing
or compiling), but those have now been resolved.


In addition to checking for a very simple document you have, can you go to
Help > Introduction and then see if Tools > Check TeX appears?


  Yes, Check TeX appears in the Introduction document. It does show up in an
article-class documents (one of mine as well as the Introduction). It does
not appear in book or report classes: I tried Standard, KOMA-Script, and
Memoir books and Standard and KOMA-Script reports.

Thanks for the reminder,

Rich

Re: chktex

[Rich Shepard]

On Sat, 23 Dec 2017, Paul A. Rubin wrote:


That would be running buffer-chktex in the minibuffer, as Scott mentioned
... except you said it wouldn't work. :-(


Paul,

  I'll try it again. And, how do I get the minibuffer back at the bottom of
the window rather than on the right side? Not sure what I did to move it but
I cannot move it back now.

Thanks,

Rich

Re: chktex

[Scott Kostyshak]

On Sat, Dec 23, 2017 at 05:32:03PM +, Scott Kostyshak wrote:

> If it is a "yes", can you see if it shows up in a very simple document
> (no modules added or anything like that)?

Rich, I just wanted to make sure you saw this question. Did you check
for a very simple document? In addition to checking for a very simple
document you have, can you go to Help > Introduction and then see if
Tools > Check TeX appears?

Scott


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Re: chktex

[Paul A. Rubin]

On 12/23/2017 05:02 PM, Rich Shepard wrote:


  It is strange that it's present but not on the menu. If there's a 
way to

manually invoke chktex that'll work for me.
That would be running buffer-chktex in the minibuffer, as Scott 
mentioned ... except you said it wouldn't work. :-(


Paul

Re: chktex

[Rich Shepard]

On Sat, 23 Dec 2017, Paul A. Rubin wrote:


Well, I'm bamfoozled.


  That makes two of us.


Incidentally, there are a bunch of screenshot utilities (I use
gnome-screenshot) that include a delay feature. If you have one of those,
select the screen area to grab, set a timer, then zip back to LyX and open
the Tools menu before the birdie flaps its wings.


  xv has that, too. But, it did not work for me.

We've exonerated the configuration script (and, I'm pretty sure, the 
installation of chktex itself). I can't picture what in the SlackBuilds build 
script could possibly bugger this.


  It is strange that it's present but not on the menu. If there's a way to
manually invoke chktex that'll work for me.

Rich

Re: chktex

[Paul A. Rubin]

On 12/23/2017 03:57 PM, Rich Shepard wrote:

On Sat, 23 Dec 2017, Paul A. Rubin wrote:


This should be redundant, given that the config script appeared to find
chktex, but better safe than sorry. If you open Tools > Preferences... >
Output > LaTeX and gaze upon the "CheckTeX command:" box, do you espy
"chktex -n1 -n3 -n6 -n9 -n22 -n25 -n30 -n38"?


Paul,

  Sure 'nuff: see attached. Can't grab a screenshot of the Tools menu; it
closes each time I move the cursor to the xv window.

Thanks,

Rich
Well, I'm bamfoozled. Incidentally, there are a bunch of screenshot 
utilities (I use gnome-screenshot) that include a delay feature. If you 
have one of those, select the screen area to grab, set a timer, then zip 
back to LyX and open the Tools menu before the birdie flaps its wings.


We've exonerated the configuration script (and, I'm pretty sure, the 
installation of chktex itself). I can't picture what in the SlackBuilds 
build script could possibly bugger this.


Paul

Re: chktex

[Rich Shepard]

On Sat, 23 Dec 2017, Paul A. Rubin wrote:


This should be redundant, given that the config script appeared to find
chktex, but better safe than sorry. If you open Tools > Preferences... >
Output > LaTeX and gaze upon the "CheckTeX command:" box, do you espy
"chktex -n1 -n3 -n6 -n9 -n22 -n25 -n30 -n38"?


Paul,

  Sure 'nuff: see attached. Can't grab a screenshot of the Tools menu; it
closes each time I move the cursor to the xv window.

Thanks,

Rich

Re: chktex

[Paul A. Rubin]

On 12/23/2017 02:44 PM, Rich Shepard wrote:

On Sat, 23 Dec 2017, Paul A. Rubin wrote:


Just to be clear, it does not appear in the Tools menu with a document
loaded?


Paul,

  Yep. The environments sequence I provided is from one of the opened
documents, a book. Not sure how (or why) one would look to lint anything
else.

Rich

This should be redundant, given that the config script appeared to find 
chktex, but better safe than sorry. If you open Tools > Preferences... > 
Output > LaTeX and gaze upon the "CheckTeX command:" box, do you espy 
"chktex -n1 -n3 -n6 -n9 -n22 -n25 -n30 -n38"?


Paul

Re: chktex

[Rich Shepard]

On Sat, 23 Dec 2017, Paul A. Rubin wrote:


Just to be clear, it does not appear in the Tools menu with a document
loaded?


Paul,

  Yep. The environments sequence I provided is from one of the opened
documents, a book. Not sure how (or why) one would look to lint anything
else.

Rich

Re: chktex

[Paul A. Rubin]

On 12/23/2017 01:49 PM, Rich Shepard wrote:

On Sat, 23 Dec 2017, Paul A. Rubin wrote:


Scott's referring to the LyX configuration script. Run Tools >
Reconfigure, then find configure.log in your ~/.lyx directory and either
eyeball it in an editor or run "grep -i chktex configure.log" to see if
the configure script found the ChkTeX executable.


Paul,

  Oh. OK. This is one of the reasons I'm re-reading all the help manuals
because so much has changed since lyx-1.x.

$ grep -i chktex configure.log INFO: checking for ChkTeX...
INFO: +checking for "chktex"...  yes
\chktex_command "chktex -n1 -n3 -n6 -n9 -n22 -n25 -n30 -n38"

  And it's still not on the Tools menu.

Thanks,

Rich
Just to be clear, it does not appear in the Tools menu with a document 
loaded? (It won't show up in the Tools menu until you have a doc open.)


Paul

Re: chktex

[Rich Shepard]

On Sat, 23 Dec 2017, Paul A. Rubin wrote:


Scott's referring to the LyX configuration script. Run Tools >
Reconfigure, then find configure.log in your ~/.lyx directory and either
eyeball it in an editor or run "grep -i chktex configure.log" to see if
the configure script found the ChkTeX executable.


Paul,

  Oh. OK. This is one of the reasons I'm re-reading all the help manuals
because so much has changed since lyx-1.x.

$ grep -i chktex configure.log 
INFO: checking for ChkTeX...

INFO: +checking for "chktex"...  yes
\chktex_command "chktex -n1 -n3 -n6 -n9 -n22 -n25 -n30 -n38"

  And it's still not on the Tools menu.

Thanks,

Rich

Re: chktex

[Paul A. Rubin]

On 12/23/2017 12:46 PM, Rich Shepard wrote:

On Sat, 23 Dec 2017, Scott Kostyshak wrote:


What does your configure log show for chktex? It should show something
like:

INFO: checking for ChkTeX...
INFO: +checking for "chktex"...

followed by a "yes" or a "no".


Scott,

  I use the SlackBuilds.org build script (and have for many years) and 
the
configure; make sequence run automatically. There's nothing in the 
script's

configuration section specifically in- or excluding features.

Rich,

Scott's referring to the LyX configuration script. Run Tools > 
Reconfigure, then find configure.log in your ~/.lyx directory and either 
eyeball it in an editor or run "grep -i chktex configure.log" to see if 
the configure script found the ChkTeX executable.


Paul

Re: chktex

[Rich Shepard]

On Sat, 23 Dec 2017, Rich Shepard wrote:


"Command disabled (buffer-chkbox)".


  Typo: that should be buffer-chktex.

Rich

Re: chktex

[Rich Shepard]

On Sat, 23 Dec 2017, Scott Kostyshak wrote:


If it doesn't show up there, what is the output in the messages pane of
running the following LFUN directly?
   buffer-chktex


Scott,

  Using Alt-x opens the mini-buffer and running buffer-chktex tells me
"Command disabled (buffer-chkbox)".

  Looks like I need to modify the SBo build script.

Thanks,

Rich

Re: chktex

[Rich Shepard]

On Sat, 23 Dec 2017, Scott Kostyshak wrote:


What does your configure log show for chktex? It should show something
like:

INFO: checking for ChkTeX...
INFO: +checking for "chktex"...

followed by a "yes" or a "no".


Scott,

  I use the SlackBuilds.org build script (and have for many years) and the
configure; make sequence run automatically. There's nothing in the script's
configuration section specifically in- or excluding features.


If it doesn't show up there, what is the output in the messages pane of
running the following LFUN directly?
   buffer-chktex


  I cannot type in the mini-buffer; I'm told it's read only. Typing M-x
doesn't help.

Thanks,

Rich

Re: chktex

[Scott Kostyshak]

On Sat, Dec 23, 2017 at 05:20:42PM +, Rich Shepard wrote:
>   The 'Additional' manual, in Section 7.1 reads, "If you have the chktex
> program installed you'll find in the Tools menu the entry: Check TeX.'
> 
>   Here, with TeXLive-20170520 I find:
> 
> $ locate chktex
> /usr/bin/chktex
> /usr/man/man1/chktex.1.gz
> /usr/share/texmf-dist/chktex
> /usr/share/texmf-dist/chktex/chktexrc
> /usr/share/texmf-dist/scripts/chktex
> /usr/share/texmf-dist/scripts/chktex/deweb.pl
> /usr/share/texmf-dist/scripts/chktex/chkweb.sh
> 
>   Yet it's not found in the lyx-2.2.3 Tools menu. Please suggest how I can
> add it to lyx.

What does your configure log show for chktex? It should show something
like:

INFO: checking for ChkTeX...
INFO: +checking for "chktex"...  

followed by a "yes" or a "no".

If it is a "yes", can you see if it shows up in a very simple document
(no modules added or anything like that)?

If it doesn't show up there, what is the output in the messages pane of
running the following LFUN directly?

buffer-chktex

Scott


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chktex

[Rich Shepard]

  The 'Additional' manual, in Section 7.1 reads, "If you have the chktex
program installed you'll find in the Tools menu the entry: Check TeX.'

  Here, with TeXLive-20170520 I find:

$ locate chktex
/usr/bin/chktex
/usr/man/man1/chktex.1.gz
/usr/share/texmf-dist/chktex
/usr/share/texmf-dist/chktex/chktexrc
/usr/share/texmf-dist/scripts/chktex
/usr/share/texmf-dist/scripts/chktex/deweb.pl
/usr/share/texmf-dist/scripts/chktex/chkweb.sh

  Yet it's not found in the lyx-2.2.3 Tools menu. Please suggest how I can
add it to lyx.

TIA,

Rich

Re: Chktex in Miktex

[Paul A . Rubin]

Jürgen Lange  unitybox.de> writes:

> 
> Chktex is now part of Miktex for Windows. The name of the package is  
> "miktex-chktex-base". I've installed this package in Miktex. I want to use  
> chktex in Lyx, but I don't find an instruction for it on Lyx webpage. Can  
> anyone give my an instruction or hint to integrate chktex in Lyx under  
> Windows with Miktex, for example the Checktex command line in preferences  
> > output > latex?

Once you reconfigure LyX (Tools > Reconfigure), you should find "Check TeX"
on the Tools menu. That runs chktex and shows the output in a pop-up window.

Chktex in Miktex

[Jürgen Lange]

Hello,
Chktex is now part of Miktex for Windows. The name of the package is  
"miktex-chktex-base". I've installed this package in Miktex. I want to use  
chktex in Lyx, but I don't find an instruction for it on Lyx webpage. Can  
anyone give my an instruction or hint to integrate chktex in Lyx under  
Windows with Miktex, for example the Checktex command line in preferences  

output > latex?


Thank you,
Jürgen

Chktex Not Visible

[H . Hodges]

I am working on Ubuntu Linux x64 with lyx 2.0.0. I installed chktek from my
repository and reconfigured lyx. I've tried restarting and reconfiguring lyx
several times, and chktek is still not appearing in the Tools menu.

Chktex Not Visible

[H . Hodges]

I am working on Ubuntu Linux x64 with lyx 2.0.0. I installed chktek from my
repository and reconfigured lyx. I've tried restarting and reconfiguring lyx
several times, and chktek is still not appearing in the Tools menu.

Chktex Not Visible

[H . Hodges]

I am working on Ubuntu Linux x64 with lyx 2.0.0. I installed chktek from my
repository and reconfigured lyx. I've tried restarting and reconfiguring lyx
several times, and chktek is still not appearing in the Tools menu.

ChkTeX under Windows XP

[Murat Yildizoglu]

Hi,

There was some questions a few weeks ago on using chktex under Windows.
During the configuration of the shiny new version of LyX, I have remembered
what I have done the last time to make chktex working in my Lyx. I have
downloaded a version of chktex.exe from CTAN and I have configured the
corresponding box in the Preferences of Lyx (in
Tools/Preferences/Output/latex/chktex)
by giving the path to the chktexrc file that I have received with my TeXlive
distrbution. The box should read:

chktex.exe -l C:\TeXLive2005\texmf\chktex\.chktexrc -n1 -n3 -n6 -n9 -n22
-n25 -n30 -n38

You must put chktex.exe in a folder on your path (mine is in the bin/Win32
folder of my Texlive2005, you can use the corresponding folder under Miktex)
and yiu lts replace the path in my command with the path to the chktex.exe
file in your distribution. The trick is to give the full path to the
.chktexrc file ; otherwise chktex cannot file the file on my system and I
get an error.

I attach to this message a zip archive containing the chktex.exe and
.chktexrc files. I hope this helps.
Note: The list refuses attachments. So I cannot send you the zip file.
Unfortunately, I do not remember from which addres I have been able to
download this executable. I think it was on CTAN but I cannot locate the
file by googling... Maybe you can find it.

Murat


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ChkTeX under Windows XP

[Murat Yildizoglu]

Hi,

There was some questions a few weeks ago on using chktex under Windows.
During the configuration of the shiny new version of LyX, I have remembered
what I have done the last time to make chktex working in my Lyx. I have
downloaded a version of chktex.exe from CTAN and I have configured the
corresponding box in the Preferences of Lyx (in
Tools/Preferences/Output/latex/chktex)
by giving the path to the chktexrc file that I have received with my TeXlive
distrbution. The box should read:

chktex.exe -l C:\TeXLive2005\texmf\chktex\.chktexrc -n1 -n3 -n6 -n9 -n22
-n25 -n30 -n38

You must put chktex.exe in a folder on your path (mine is in the bin/Win32
folder of my Texlive2005, you can use the corresponding folder under Miktex)
and yiu lts replace the path in my command with the path to the chktex.exe
file in your distribution. The trick is to give the full path to the
.chktexrc file ; otherwise chktex cannot file the file on my system and I
get an error.

I attach to this message a zip archive containing the chktex.exe and
.chktexrc files. I hope this helps.
Note: The list refuses attachments. So I cannot send you the zip file.
Unfortunately, I do not remember from which addres I have been able to
download this executable. I think it was on CTAN but I cannot locate the
file by googling... Maybe you can find it.

Murat


-- 
*** NEW UNIVERSITY, NEW ADDRESS ! ***

Prof. Murat Yildizoglu
Université Paul Cézanne (Aix-Marseille 3)
GREQAM (UMR CNRS 6579)
Centre de la Vieille Charité
2, rue de la Charité
13236 Marseille cedex 02

Bureau 320
Tel : +33 4 91 14 07 27 (standard)
Tel : +33 4 91 14 07 70 (secrétariat)
Tel : +33 4 91 14 07 47 (bureau)
Fax : +33 4 91 90 02 27

e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
www : http://www.vcharite.univ-mrs.fr/PP/yildi/index.html
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ChkTeX under Windows XP

[Murat Yildizoglu]

Hi,

There was some questions a few weeks ago on using chktex under Windows.
During the configuration of the shiny new version of LyX, I have remembered
what I have done the last time to make chktex working in my Lyx. I have
downloaded a version of chktex.exe from CTAN and I have configured the
corresponding box in the Preferences of Lyx (in
Tools/Preferences/Output/latex/chktex)
by giving the path to the chktexrc file that I have received with my TeXlive
distrbution. The box should read:

chktex.exe -l "C:\TeXLive2005\texmf\chktex\.chktexrc" -n1 -n3 -n6 -n9 -n22
-n25 -n30 -n38

You must put chktex.exe in a folder on your path (mine is in the bin/Win32
folder of my Texlive2005, you can use the corresponding folder under Miktex)
and yiu lts replace the path in my command with the path to the chktex.exe
file in your distribution. The trick is to give the full path to the
.chktexrc file ; otherwise chktex cannot file the file on my system and I
get an error.

I attach to this message a zip archive containing the chktex.exe and
.chktexrc files. I hope this helps.
Note: The list refuses attachments. So I cannot send you the zip file.
Unfortunately, I do not remember from which addres I have been able to
download this executable. I think it was on CTAN but I cannot locate the
file by googling... Maybe you can find it.

Murat


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Université Paul Cézanne (Aix-Marseille 3)
GREQAM (UMR CNRS 6579)
Centre de la Vieille Charité
2, rue de la Charité
13236 Marseille cedex 02

Bureau 320
Tel : +33 4 91 14 07 27 (standard)
Tel : +33 4 91 14 07 70 (secrétariat)
Tel : +33 4 91 14 07 47 (bureau)
Fax : +33 4 91 90 02 27

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Re: ChkTex in Windows

[Murat Yildizoglu]

I have just donwloaded the executable from CTAN and indicated its path to
Lyx and it worked like a charm since TexLive2005 contains other necessary
files.

Murat

2008/10/31 Uwe Stöhr [EMAIL PROTECTED]

 Joost Verburg schrieb:

  Why not bundle it in the installer if MiKTeX doesn't distribute it?


 Because this is no real solution. Everybody should benefit and not
 everybody build its own solution. ChkTeX is on CTAN that everybody can
 access it, it is not in MiKTeX either due to compilation problems or license
 issues. Please inform Christian Schenk and he will add it.

 regards Uwe




-- 
*** NEW UNIVERSITY, NEW ADDRESS ! ***

Prof. Murat Yildizoglu
Université Paul Cézanne (Aix-Marseille 3)
GREQAM (UMR CNRS 6579)
Centre de la Vieille Charité
2, rue de la Charité
13236 Marseille cedex 02

Bureau 320
Tel : +33 4 91 14 07 27 (standard)
Tel : +33 4 91 14 07 70 (secrétariat)
Tel : +33 4 91 14 07 47 (bureau)
Fax : +33 4 91 90 02 27

e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
www : http://www.vcharite.univ-mrs.fr/PP/yildi/index.html
__

Re: ChkTex in Windows

[Jean-Marc Lasgouttes]

Uwe Stöhr [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
 Jean-Marc Lasgouttes schrieb:

 What would be needed to make it available? Since I am the maintainer
 nowadays, we can work out a solution.

 You are the maintainer of ChkTeX?

Yes, since the last time I asked Baruck Even about applying a patch :) I
tend to produce small patches eveytime I need to use chktex.

The next version is mostly ready for release, I just need to find a
little time to actually do it. I have no idea however whether msdos
support still work. Therefore, testing on windows would be appreciated. 

The svn is now here:
https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/chktex/

Testing would be appreciated. The web site is still at Baruch's site,
and therefore things will need to be updated on this side.

 This should be delivered by the LaTeX distribution. It turned out that
 ChkTeX is available in TeXLive but not MiKTeX. The MiKTeX maintainer
 reported me once that he had problems to compile it on Windows, but
 this was long ago. I would like when you contact the MiKTeX maintainer
 (Christian Schenk cs/at\miktex*org) and ask what he needs to be able
 to compile it. I'm sure he will add ChkTeX then to MiKTeX.

I'll try to see first whether Joost (or Enrico on mingw/cygwin?) can
have a go at it.

JMarc

Re: ChkTex in Windows

[Jonathan Kroner]

Danke, Merci, thank you.


On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 4:51 PM, Uwe Stöhr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Jean-Marc Lasgouttes schrieb:

  What would be needed to make it available? Since I am the maintainer
 nowadays, we can work out a solution.


 You are the maintainer of ChkTeX?

  I think you should bundle it in he installer.


 This should be delivered by the LaTeX distribution. It turned out that
 ChkTeX is available in TeXLive but not MiKTeX. The MiKTeX maintainer
 reported me once that he had problems to compile it on Windows, but this was
 long ago. I would like when you contact the MiKTeX maintainer (Christian
 Schenk cs/at\miktex*org) and ask what he needs to be able to compile it. I'm
 sure he will add ChkTeX then to MiKTeX.

 regards Uwe




-- 
Jonathan Kroner
http://jonathankroner.com/
http://floridafalseclaim.com/
305.310.6046

Re: ChkTex in Windows

[Uwe Stöhr]

Jean-Marc Lasgouttes schrieb:


I'll try to see first whether Joost (or Enrico on mingw/cygwin?) can
have a go at it.


I won't have time for this, but Joost will surely help you.

regards Uwe

Re: ChkTex in Windows

[Enrico Forestieri]

Jean-Marc Lasgouttes writes:

 I'll try to see first whether Joost (or Enrico on mingw/cygwin?) can
 have a go at it.

Builds and runs fine on cygwin OOTB.

Builds with no errors on mingw but crashes at startup in getopt_long()
when using short options. I mean, chktex --help works, but chktex -h
crashes. Anyway, chktex file.tex successfully checks file.tex.

-- 
Enrico

Re: ChkTex in Windows

[Murat Yildizoglu]

I have just donwloaded the executable from CTAN and indicated its path to
Lyx and it worked like a charm since TexLive2005 contains other necessary
files.

Murat

2008/10/31 Uwe Stöhr [EMAIL PROTECTED]

 Joost Verburg schrieb:

  Why not bundle it in the installer if MiKTeX doesn't distribute it?


 Because this is no real solution. Everybody should benefit and not
 everybody build its own solution. ChkTeX is on CTAN that everybody can
 access it, it is not in MiKTeX either due to compilation problems or license
 issues. Please inform Christian Schenk and he will add it.

 regards Uwe




-- 
*** NEW UNIVERSITY, NEW ADDRESS ! ***

Prof. Murat Yildizoglu
Université Paul Cézanne (Aix-Marseille 3)
GREQAM (UMR CNRS 6579)
Centre de la Vieille Charité
2, rue de la Charité
13236 Marseille cedex 02

Bureau 320
Tel : +33 4 91 14 07 27 (standard)
Tel : +33 4 91 14 07 70 (secrétariat)
Tel : +33 4 91 14 07 47 (bureau)
Fax : +33 4 91 90 02 27

e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
www : http://www.vcharite.univ-mrs.fr/PP/yildi/index.html
__

Re: ChkTex in Windows

[Jean-Marc Lasgouttes]

Uwe Stöhr [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
 Jean-Marc Lasgouttes schrieb:

 What would be needed to make it available? Since I am the maintainer
 nowadays, we can work out a solution.

 You are the maintainer of ChkTeX?

Yes, since the last time I asked Baruck Even about applying a patch :) I
tend to produce small patches eveytime I need to use chktex.

The next version is mostly ready for release, I just need to find a
little time to actually do it. I have no idea however whether msdos
support still work. Therefore, testing on windows would be appreciated. 

The svn is now here:
https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/chktex/

Testing would be appreciated. The web site is still at Baruch's site,
and therefore things will need to be updated on this side.

 This should be delivered by the LaTeX distribution. It turned out that
 ChkTeX is available in TeXLive but not MiKTeX. The MiKTeX maintainer
 reported me once that he had problems to compile it on Windows, but
 this was long ago. I would like when you contact the MiKTeX maintainer
 (Christian Schenk cs/at\miktex*org) and ask what he needs to be able
 to compile it. I'm sure he will add ChkTeX then to MiKTeX.

I'll try to see first whether Joost (or Enrico on mingw/cygwin?) can
have a go at it.

JMarc

Re: ChkTex in Windows

[Jonathan Kroner]

Danke, Merci, thank you.


On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 4:51 PM, Uwe Stöhr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Jean-Marc Lasgouttes schrieb:

  What would be needed to make it available? Since I am the maintainer
 nowadays, we can work out a solution.


 You are the maintainer of ChkTeX?

  I think you should bundle it in he installer.


 This should be delivered by the LaTeX distribution. It turned out that
 ChkTeX is available in TeXLive but not MiKTeX. The MiKTeX maintainer
 reported me once that he had problems to compile it on Windows, but this was
 long ago. I would like when you contact the MiKTeX maintainer (Christian
 Schenk cs/at\miktex*org) and ask what he needs to be able to compile it. I'm
 sure he will add ChkTeX then to MiKTeX.

 regards Uwe




-- 
Jonathan Kroner
http://jonathankroner.com/
http://floridafalseclaim.com/
305.310.6046

Re: ChkTex in Windows

[Uwe Stöhr]

Jean-Marc Lasgouttes schrieb:


I'll try to see first whether Joost (or Enrico on mingw/cygwin?) can
have a go at it.


I won't have time for this, but Joost will surely help you.

regards Uwe

Re: ChkTex in Windows

[Enrico Forestieri]

Jean-Marc Lasgouttes writes:

 I'll try to see first whether Joost (or Enrico on mingw/cygwin?) can
 have a go at it.

Builds and runs fine on cygwin OOTB.

Builds with no errors on mingw but crashes at startup in getopt_long()
when using short options. I mean, chktex --help works, but chktex -h
crashes. Anyway, chktex file.tex successfully checks file.tex.

-- 
Enrico

Re: ChkTex in Windows

[Murat Yildizoglu]

I have just donwloaded the executable from CTAN and indicated its path to
Lyx and it worked like a charm since TexLive2005 contains other necessary
files.

Murat

2008/10/31 Uwe Stöhr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

> Joost Verburg schrieb:
>
>  Why not bundle it in the installer if MiKTeX doesn't distribute it?
>>
>
> Because this is no real solution. Everybody should benefit and not
> everybody build its own solution. ChkTeX is on CTAN that everybody can
> access it, it is not in MiKTeX either due to compilation problems or license
> issues. Please inform Christian Schenk and he will add it.
>
> regards Uwe
>



-- 
*** NEW UNIVERSITY, NEW ADDRESS ! ***

Prof. Murat Yildizoglu
Université Paul Cézanne (Aix-Marseille 3)
GREQAM (UMR CNRS 6579)
Centre de la Vieille Charité
2, rue de la Charité
13236 Marseille cedex 02

Bureau 320
Tel : +33 4 91 14 07 27 (standard)
Tel : +33 4 91 14 07 70 (secrétariat)
Tel : +33 4 91 14 07 47 (bureau)
Fax : +33 4 91 90 02 27

e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
www : http://www.vcharite.univ-mrs.fr/PP/yildi/index.html
__

Re: ChkTex in Windows

[Jean-Marc Lasgouttes]

Uwe Stöhr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Jean-Marc Lasgouttes schrieb:
>
>> What would be needed to make it available? Since I am the maintainer
>> nowadays, we can work out a solution.
>
> You are the maintainer of ChkTeX?

Yes, since the last time I asked Baruck Even about applying a patch :) I
tend to produce small patches eveytime I need to use chktex.

The next version is mostly ready for release, I just need to find a
little time to actually do it. I have no idea however whether msdos
support still work. Therefore, testing on windows would be appreciated. 

The svn is now here:
https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/chktex/

Testing would be appreciated. The web site is still at Baruch's site,
and therefore things will need to be updated on this side.

> This should be delivered by the LaTeX distribution. It turned out that
> ChkTeX is available in TeXLive but not MiKTeX. The MiKTeX maintainer
> reported me once that he had problems to compile it on Windows, but
> this was long ago. I would like when you contact the MiKTeX maintainer
> (Christian Schenk cs/at\miktex*org) and ask what he needs to be able
> to compile it. I'm sure he will add ChkTeX then to MiKTeX.

I'll try to see first whether Joost (or Enrico on mingw/cygwin?) can
have a go at it.

JMarc

Re: ChkTex in Windows

[Jonathan Kroner]

Danke, Merci, thank you.


On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 4:51 PM, Uwe Stöhr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Jean-Marc Lasgouttes schrieb:
>
>  What would be needed to make it available? Since I am the maintainer
>> nowadays, we can work out a solution.
>>
>
> You are the maintainer of ChkTeX?
>
>  I think you should bundle it in he installer.
>>
>
> This should be delivered by the LaTeX distribution. It turned out that
> ChkTeX is available in TeXLive but not MiKTeX. The MiKTeX maintainer
> reported me once that he had problems to compile it on Windows, but this was
> long ago. I would like when you contact the MiKTeX maintainer (Christian
> Schenk cs/at\miktex*org) and ask what he needs to be able to compile it. I'm
> sure he will add ChkTeX then to MiKTeX.
>
> regards Uwe
>



-- 
Jonathan Kroner
http://jonathankroner.com/
http://floridafalseclaim.com/
305.310.6046

Re: ChkTex in Windows

[Uwe Stöhr]

Jean-Marc Lasgouttes schrieb:


I'll try to see first whether Joost (or Enrico on mingw/cygwin?) can
have a go at it.


I won't have time for this, but Joost will surely help you.

regards Uwe

Re: ChkTex in Windows

[Enrico Forestieri]

Jean-Marc Lasgouttes writes:

> I'll try to see first whether Joost (or Enrico on mingw/cygwin?) can
> have a go at it.

Builds and runs fine on cygwin OOTB.

Builds with no errors on mingw but crashes at startup in getopt_long()
when using short options. I mean, "chktex --help" works, but "chktex -h"
crashes. Anyway, "chktex file.tex" successfully checks file.tex.

-- 
Enrico

Re: ChkTex in Windows

[Murat Yildizoglu]

I am able to use the version that comes with TexLive 2005, under Windows XP
SP3 French and LyX 1.6 RC3

Murat

2008/10/30 Uwe Stöhr [EMAIL PROTECTED]

 Jonathan Kroner schrieb:

  Chktex is not available in the MiKTeX  package manager, but is available
 in
 CTAN.
 Is there a different name in MiKTeX?


 ChkTeX is not available for Windows.

 regards Uwe




-- 
*** NEW UNIVERSITY, NEW ADDRESS ! ***

Prof. Murat Yildizoglu
Université Paul Cézanne (Aix-Marseille 3)
GREQAM (UMR CNRS 6579)
Centre de la Vieille Charité
2, rue de la Charité
13236 Marseille cedex 02

Bureau 320
Tel : +33 4 91 14 07 27 (standard)
Tel : +33 4 91 14 07 70 (secrétariat)
Tel : +33 4 91 14 07 47 (bureau)
Fax : +33 4 91 90 02 27

e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
www : http://www.vcharite.univ-mrs.fr/PP/yildi/index.html
__

Re: ChkTex in Windows

[Jean-Marc Lasgouttes]

Uwe Stöhr [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

 Jonathan Kroner schrieb:

 Chktex is not available in the MiKTeX  package manager, but is available in
 CTAN.
 Is there a different name in MiKTeX?

 ChkTeX is not available for Windows.

What would be needed to make it available? Since I am the maintainer
nowadays, we can work out a solution. I think you should bundle it in he
installer.

JMarc

Re: ChkTex in Windows

[Uwe Stöhr]

Jean-Marc Lasgouttes schrieb:


What would be needed to make it available? Since I am the maintainer
nowadays, we can work out a solution.


You are the maintainer of ChkTeX?


I think you should bundle it in he installer.


This should be delivered by the LaTeX distribution. It turned out that ChkTeX is available in 
TeXLive but not MiKTeX. The MiKTeX maintainer reported me once that he had problems to compile it on 
Windows, but this was long ago. I would like when you contact the MiKTeX maintainer (Christian 
Schenk cs/at\miktex*org) and ask what he needs to be able to compile it. I'm sure he will add ChkTeX 
then to MiKTeX.


regards Uwe

Re: ChkTex in Windows

[Joost Verburg]

Uwe Stöhr wrote:

I think you should bundle it in he installer.


This should be delivered by the LaTeX distribution. It turned out that 
ChkTeX is available in TeXLive but not MiKTeX. The MiKTeX maintainer 
reported me once that he had problems to compile it on Windows, but this 
was long ago. I would like when you contact the MiKTeX maintainer 
(Christian Schenk cs/at\miktex*org) and ask what he needs to be able to 
compile it. I'm sure he will add ChkTeX then to MiKTeX.


Why not bundle it in the installer if MiKTeX doesn't distribute it? I 
just managed to get it to work on Windows with MSVC 2008. There is 
already MS-DOS code included which can easily be upgraded to Windows. 
Maybe we can put Windows support in the official source?


Joost

Re: ChkTex in Windows

[Uwe Stöhr]

Joost Verburg schrieb:


Why not bundle it in the installer if MiKTeX doesn't distribute it?


Because this is no real solution. Everybody should benefit and not everybody build its own solution. 
ChkTeX is on CTAN that everybody can access it, it is not in MiKTeX either due to compilation 
problems or license issues. Please inform Christian Schenk and he will add it.


regards Uwe

Re: ChkTex in Windows

[Murat Yildizoglu]

I am able to use the version that comes with TexLive 2005, under Windows XP
SP3 French and LyX 1.6 RC3

Murat

2008/10/30 Uwe Stöhr [EMAIL PROTECTED]

 Jonathan Kroner schrieb:

  Chktex is not available in the MiKTeX  package manager, but is available
 in
 CTAN.
 Is there a different name in MiKTeX?


 ChkTeX is not available for Windows.

 regards Uwe




-- 
*** NEW UNIVERSITY, NEW ADDRESS ! ***

Prof. Murat Yildizoglu
Université Paul Cézanne (Aix-Marseille 3)
GREQAM (UMR CNRS 6579)
Centre de la Vieille Charité
2, rue de la Charité
13236 Marseille cedex 02

Bureau 320
Tel : +33 4 91 14 07 27 (standard)
Tel : +33 4 91 14 07 70 (secrétariat)
Tel : +33 4 91 14 07 47 (bureau)
Fax : +33 4 91 90 02 27

e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
www : http://www.vcharite.univ-mrs.fr/PP/yildi/index.html
__

Re: ChkTex in Windows

[Jean-Marc Lasgouttes]

Uwe Stöhr [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

 Jonathan Kroner schrieb:

 Chktex is not available in the MiKTeX  package manager, but is available in
 CTAN.
 Is there a different name in MiKTeX?

 ChkTeX is not available for Windows.

What would be needed to make it available? Since I am the maintainer
nowadays, we can work out a solution. I think you should bundle it in he
installer.

JMarc

Re: ChkTex in Windows

[Uwe Stöhr]

Jean-Marc Lasgouttes schrieb:


What would be needed to make it available? Since I am the maintainer
nowadays, we can work out a solution.


You are the maintainer of ChkTeX?


I think you should bundle it in he installer.


This should be delivered by the LaTeX distribution. It turned out that ChkTeX is available in 
TeXLive but not MiKTeX. The MiKTeX maintainer reported me once that he had problems to compile it on 
Windows, but this was long ago. I would like when you contact the MiKTeX maintainer (Christian 
Schenk cs/at\miktex*org) and ask what he needs to be able to compile it. I'm sure he will add ChkTeX 
then to MiKTeX.


regards Uwe

Re: ChkTex in Windows

[Joost Verburg]

Uwe Stöhr wrote:

I think you should bundle it in he installer.


This should be delivered by the LaTeX distribution. It turned out that 
ChkTeX is available in TeXLive but not MiKTeX. The MiKTeX maintainer 
reported me once that he had problems to compile it on Windows, but this 
was long ago. I would like when you contact the MiKTeX maintainer 
(Christian Schenk cs/at\miktex*org) and ask what he needs to be able to 
compile it. I'm sure he will add ChkTeX then to MiKTeX.


Why not bundle it in the installer if MiKTeX doesn't distribute it? I 
just managed to get it to work on Windows with MSVC 2008. There is 
already MS-DOS code included which can easily be upgraded to Windows. 
Maybe we can put Windows support in the official source?


Joost

Re: ChkTex in Windows

[Uwe Stöhr]

Joost Verburg schrieb:


Why not bundle it in the installer if MiKTeX doesn't distribute it?


Because this is no real solution. Everybody should benefit and not everybody build its own solution. 
ChkTeX is on CTAN that everybody can access it, it is not in MiKTeX either due to compilation 
problems or license issues. Please inform Christian Schenk and he will add it.


regards Uwe

Re: ChkTex in Windows

[Murat Yildizoglu]

I am able to use the version that comes with TexLive 2005, under Windows XP
SP3 French and LyX 1.6 RC3

Murat

2008/10/30 Uwe Stöhr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

> Jonathan Kroner schrieb:
>
>  Chktex is not available in the MiKTeX  package manager, but is available
>> in
>> CTAN.
>> Is there a different name in MiKTeX?
>>
>
> ChkTeX is not available for Windows.
>
> regards Uwe
>



-- 
*** NEW UNIVERSITY, NEW ADDRESS ! ***

Prof. Murat Yildizoglu
Université Paul Cézanne (Aix-Marseille 3)
GREQAM (UMR CNRS 6579)
Centre de la Vieille Charité
2, rue de la Charité
13236 Marseille cedex 02

Bureau 320
Tel : +33 4 91 14 07 27 (standard)
Tel : +33 4 91 14 07 70 (secrétariat)
Tel : +33 4 91 14 07 47 (bureau)
Fax : +33 4 91 90 02 27

e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
www : http://www.vcharite.univ-mrs.fr/PP/yildi/index.html
__

Re: ChkTex in Windows

[Jean-Marc Lasgouttes]

Uwe Stöhr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Jonathan Kroner schrieb:
>
>> Chktex is not available in the MiKTeX  package manager, but is available in
>> CTAN.
>> Is there a different name in MiKTeX?
>
> ChkTeX is not available for Windows.

What would be needed to make it available? Since I am the maintainer
nowadays, we can work out a solution. I think you should bundle it in he
installer.

JMarc

Re: ChkTex in Windows

[Uwe Stöhr]

Jean-Marc Lasgouttes schrieb:


What would be needed to make it available? Since I am the maintainer
nowadays, we can work out a solution.


You are the maintainer of ChkTeX?


I think you should bundle it in he installer.


This should be delivered by the LaTeX distribution. It turned out that ChkTeX is available in 
TeXLive but not MiKTeX. The MiKTeX maintainer reported me once that he had problems to compile it on 
Windows, but this was long ago. I would like when you contact the MiKTeX maintainer (Christian 
Schenk cs/at\miktex*org) and ask what he needs to be able to compile it. I'm sure he will add ChkTeX 
then to MiKTeX.


regards Uwe

Re: ChkTex in Windows

[Joost Verburg]

Uwe Stöhr wrote:

I think you should bundle it in he installer.


This should be delivered by the LaTeX distribution. It turned out that 
ChkTeX is available in TeXLive but not MiKTeX. The MiKTeX maintainer 
reported me once that he had problems to compile it on Windows, but this 
was long ago. I would like when you contact the MiKTeX maintainer 
(Christian Schenk cs/at\miktex*org) and ask what he needs to be able to 
compile it. I'm sure he will add ChkTeX then to MiKTeX.


Why not bundle it in the installer if MiKTeX doesn't distribute it? I 
just managed to get it to work on Windows with MSVC 2008. There is 
already MS-DOS code included which can easily be upgraded to Windows. 
Maybe we can put Windows support in the official source?


Joost

Re: ChkTex in Windows

[Uwe Stöhr]

Joost Verburg schrieb:


Why not bundle it in the installer if MiKTeX doesn't distribute it?


Because this is no real solution. Everybody should benefit and not everybody build its own solution. 
ChkTeX is on CTAN that everybody can access it, it is not in MiKTeX either due to compilation 
problems or license issues. Please inform Christian Schenk and he will add it.


regards Uwe

ChkTex in Windows

[Jonathan Kroner]

The extended features document at 5.1 starts with When you to have the
chktex program installed ...

However, it gives no hint on how to install.

Chktex is not available in the MiKTeX  package manager, but is available in
CTAN.
Is there a different name in MiKTeX?


How does it get installed?

Thank you.

Jonathan Kroner
http://jonathankroner.com/
http://floridafalseclaim.com/

Re: ChkTex in Windows

[Uwe Stöhr]

Jonathan Kroner schrieb:


Chktex is not available in the MiKTeX  package manager, but is available in
CTAN.
Is there a different name in MiKTeX?


ChkTeX is not available for Windows.

regards Uwe

ChkTex in Windows

[Jonathan Kroner]

The extended features document at 5.1 starts with When you to have the
chktex program installed ...

However, it gives no hint on how to install.

Chktex is not available in the MiKTeX  package manager, but is available in
CTAN.
Is there a different name in MiKTeX?


How does it get installed?

Thank you.

Jonathan Kroner
http://jonathankroner.com/
http://floridafalseclaim.com/

Re: ChkTex in Windows

[Uwe Stöhr]

Jonathan Kroner schrieb:


Chktex is not available in the MiKTeX  package manager, but is available in
CTAN.
Is there a different name in MiKTeX?


ChkTeX is not available for Windows.

regards Uwe

ChkTex in Windows

[Jonathan Kroner]

The extended features document at 5.1 starts with "When you to have the
chktex program installed ..."

However, it gives no hint on how to install.

Chktex is not available in the MiKTeX  package manager, but is available in
CTAN.
Is there a different name in MiKTeX?


How does it get installed?

Thank you.

Jonathan Kroner
http://jonathankroner.com/
http://floridafalseclaim.com/

Re: ChkTex in Windows

[Uwe Stöhr]

Jonathan Kroner schrieb:


Chktex is not available in the MiKTeX  package manager, but is available in
CTAN.
Is there a different name in MiKTeX?


ChkTeX is not available for Windows.

regards Uwe

ChkTex for Windows

[Martin Görg]

Hello,

I read about the ChkTex tool in the LyX documentation. It sound very nice.
But I can't find a (current) Windows binary for it. Does anyone know of a
place where I can download it?

TIA
Martin

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ChkTex for Windows

[Martin Görg]

Hello,

I read about the ChkTex tool in the LyX documentation. It sound very nice.
But I can't find a (current) Windows binary for it. Does anyone know of a
place where I can download it?

TIA
Martin

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ChkTex for Windows

[Martin Görg]

Hello,

I read about the ChkTex tool in the LyX documentation. It sound very nice.
But I can't find a (current) Windows binary for it. Does anyone know of a
place where I can download it?

TIA
Martin

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chktex unusable ?

[Jean-Pierre Chretien]

Hello LyXers,

Running Lyx-qt, I just tried chktex, which correctly opens a popup window 
within which I can
select each warning in turn: the corresponding area is correctly highlighted in 
the LyX window.

However, when I want to get focus to edit the text, the cursor in the LyX 
windows jumps to the first
warning instead of leaving the LyX window as it was, highlighted on thew 
current warning.

This makes the Check TeX function almost unusable, is this a known bug ?
If not, I will post it to bugzilla.

Btw, same behaviour with xforms frontend.

Regards

-- 
Jean-Pierre

Re: chktex unusable ?

[Juergen Spitzmueller]

Jean-Pierre Chretien wrote:
 This makes the Check TeX function almost unusable, is this a known bug ?

Yes:
http://bugzilla.lyx.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2179
(bugzilla has a search facility)

Jürgen

Re: chktex unusable ?

[Jean-Pierre Chretien]

From: Juergen Spitzmueller [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Jean-Pierre Chretien [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: chktex unusable ?
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 14:46:49 +0200
Cc: LyX User lyx-users@lists.lyx.org

Jean-Pierre Chretien wrote:
 This makes the Check TeX function almost unusable, is this a known bug ?

Yes:
http://bugzilla.lyx.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2179
(bugzilla has a search facility)

Sure, I searched with keyword focus instead of chktex :-(

-- 
Jean-Pierre

chktex unusable ?

[Jean-Pierre Chretien]

Hello LyXers,

Running Lyx-qt, I just tried chktex, which correctly opens a popup window 
within which I can
select each warning in turn: the corresponding area is correctly highlighted in 
the LyX window.

However, when I want to get focus to edit the text, the cursor in the LyX 
windows jumps to the first
warning instead of leaving the LyX window as it was, highlighted on thew 
current warning.

This makes the Check TeX function almost unusable, is this a known bug ?
If not, I will post it to bugzilla.

Btw, same behaviour with xforms frontend.

Regards

-- 
Jean-Pierre

Re: chktex unusable ?

[Juergen Spitzmueller]

Jean-Pierre Chretien wrote:
 This makes the Check TeX function almost unusable, is this a known bug ?

Yes:
http://bugzilla.lyx.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2179
(bugzilla has a search facility)

Jürgen

Re: chktex unusable ?

[Jean-Pierre Chretien]

From: Juergen Spitzmueller [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Jean-Pierre Chretien [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: chktex unusable ?
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 14:46:49 +0200
Cc: LyX User lyx-users@lists.lyx.org

Jean-Pierre Chretien wrote:
 This makes the Check TeX function almost unusable, is this a known bug ?

Yes:
http://bugzilla.lyx.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2179
(bugzilla has a search facility)

Sure, I searched with keyword focus instead of chktex :-(

-- 
Jean-Pierre

chktex unusable ?

[Jean-Pierre Chretien]

Hello LyXers,

Running Lyx-qt, I just tried chktex, which correctly opens a popup window 
within which I can
select each warning in turn: the corresponding area is correctly highlighted in 
the LyX window.

However, when I want to get focus to edit the text, the cursor in the LyX 
windows jumps to the first
warning instead of leaving the LyX window as it was, highlighted on thew 
current warning.

This makes the Check TeX function almost unusable, is this a known bug ?
If not, I will post it to bugzilla.

Btw, same behaviour with xforms frontend.

Regards

-- 
Jean-Pierre

Re: chktex unusable ?

[Juergen Spitzmueller]

Jean-Pierre Chretien wrote:
> This makes the Check TeX function almost unusable, is this a known bug ?

Yes:
http://bugzilla.lyx.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2179
(bugzilla has a search facility)

Jürgen

Re: chktex unusable ?

[Jean-Pierre Chretien]

>>From: Juergen Spitzmueller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>To: Jean-Pierre Chretien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>Subject: Re: chktex unusable ?
>>Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 14:46:49 +0200
>>Cc: LyX User <lyx-users@lists.lyx.org>
>>
>>Jean-Pierre Chretien wrote:
>>> This makes the Check TeX function almost unusable, is this a known bug ?
>>
>>Yes:
>>http://bugzilla.lyx.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2179
>>(bugzilla has a search facility)

Sure, I searched with keyword focus instead of chktex :-(

-- 
Jean-Pierre

Re: whereabouts of chktex

[Jean-Pierre Chretien]

To: Kevin Pfeiffer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org
Subject: Re: whereabouts of chktex
From: Jean-Marc Lasgouttes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 17:01:27 +0200

 Kevin == Kevin Pfeiffer [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

Kevin But it is listed (though inactive) in the menu. 

I can make it disappear when unavailable if you prefer :)

 There is a similar utility named 'lacheck'. Is it bundled on more
 distributions? If it is we could think about modifying our code to
 understand this.

TexLive has got it:
-which lacheck
/usr/local/TeX/bin/sparc-sun-solaris2.8/lacheck


Kevin Yeah, I saw that in the SuSE distro I believe.

I would be interested to know which distribs have that. It could be a
good idea to use it if it is more mainstream than chktex, especially
since chktex can emulate it.

If lacheck comes with all current (La)TeX distros (MikTeX, teTeX, TeXLive,...)
what about Check Tex calling lacheck if chktex is not available ?

-- 
Jean-Pierre

 

Re: whereabouts of chktex

[Jean-Marc Lasgouttes]

 Jean-Pierre == Jean-Pierre Chretien [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

Jean-Pierre If lacheck comes with all current (La)TeX distros
Jean-Pierre (MikTeX, teTeX, TeXLive,...) what about Check Tex calling
Jean-Pierre lacheck if chktex is not available ?

Sure, but we have to modify the error parsing code to understand the
lacheck syntax.

JMarc

Re: whereabouts of chktex

[Jean-Pierre Chretien]

To: Kevin Pfeiffer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org
Subject: Re: whereabouts of chktex
From: Jean-Marc Lasgouttes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 17:01:27 +0200

 Kevin == Kevin Pfeiffer [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

Kevin But it is listed (though inactive) in the menu. 

I can make it disappear when unavailable if you prefer :)

 There is a similar utility named 'lacheck'. Is it bundled on more
 distributions? If it is we could think about modifying our code to
 understand this.

TexLive has got it:
-which lacheck
/usr/local/TeX/bin/sparc-sun-solaris2.8/lacheck


Kevin Yeah, I saw that in the SuSE distro I believe.

I would be interested to know which distribs have that. It could be a
good idea to use it if it is more mainstream than chktex, especially
since chktex can emulate it.

If lacheck comes with all current (La)TeX distros (MikTeX, teTeX, TeXLive,...)
what about Check Tex calling lacheck if chktex is not available ?

-- 
Jean-Pierre

 

Re: whereabouts of chktex

[Jean-Marc Lasgouttes]

 Jean-Pierre == Jean-Pierre Chretien [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

Jean-Pierre If lacheck comes with all current (La)TeX distros
Jean-Pierre (MikTeX, teTeX, TeXLive,...) what about Check Tex calling
Jean-Pierre lacheck if chktex is not available ?

Sure, but we have to modify the error parsing code to understand the
lacheck syntax.

JMarc

Re: whereabouts of chktex

[Jean-Pierre Chretien]

>>To: Kevin Pfeiffer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>Cc: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org
>>Subject: Re: whereabouts of chktex
>>From: Jean-Marc Lasgouttes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 17:01:27 +0200
>>
>>>>>>> "Kevin" == Kevin Pfeiffer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>
>>Kevin> But it is listed (though inactive) in the menu. 
>>
>>I can make it disappear when unavailable if you prefer :)
>>
>>>> There is a similar utility named 'lacheck'. Is it bundled on more
>>>> distributions? If it is we could think about modifying our code to
>>>> understand this.

TexLive has got it:
->which lacheck
/usr/local/TeX/bin/sparc-sun-solaris2.8/lacheck

>>
>>Kevin> Yeah, I saw that in the SuSE distro I believe.
>>
>>I would be interested to know which distribs have that. It could be a
>>good idea to use it if it is more mainstream than chktex, especially
>>since chktex can emulate it.

If lacheck comes with all current (La)TeX distros (MikTeX, teTeX, TeXLive,...)
what about Check Tex calling lacheck if chktex is not available ?

-- 
Jean-Pierre

 

Re: whereabouts of chktex

[Jean-Marc Lasgouttes]

>>>>> "Jean-Pierre" == Jean-Pierre Chretien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

Jean-Pierre> If lacheck comes with all current (La)TeX distros
Jean-Pierre> (MikTeX, teTeX, TeXLive,...) what about Check Tex calling
Jean-Pierre> lacheck if chktex is not available ?

Sure, but we have to modify the error parsing code to understand the
lacheck syntax.

JMarc

Re: whereabouts of chktex [Was Re: feature suggestion]

[Angus Leeming]

Kevin Pfeiffer wrote:

 [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
 Here's an alternative take on this problem. Why not use 'chktex' or a
 similar approach. For those who don't know 'chktex', it's a parser that
 detects common errors and mistakes, and it works with lyx if you have
 it installed. (Under Edit-CheckTeX I think).
 
 Not installed on my system (SuSE 9,3); I also couldn't find it in the
 main distribution. Is it perhaps contained in a packge that goes by
 another name?

Try clicking on the very first entry returned by googling on chktex...
http://baruch.ev-en.org/proj/chktex/

-- 
Angus

Re: whereabouts of chktex [Was Re: feature suggestion]

[Matej Cepl]

Kevin Pfeiffer wrote:
  Not installed on my system (SuSE 9,3)

Well, then you should complain to the maintainers of your distribution --
Debian has it :-).

 Perhaps this should be included with LyX (and since there is already a
 menu hook to it) -- or is it already (though not in my distro)?

No, it shouldn't be certainly included in LyX. I do not think it is a good
idea to fix broken distribution by bundling it all together with LyX (have
you heard about do one thing, and do it perfectly principle?). Will you
expect LyX maintainers to maintain it, so they have something to do in
their plenty of spare time?

Moreover, chktex is so simple program that anybody could make .rpm/.deb out
of it. I did it myself (many years ago, when I was still with RedHat) as my
first .rpm package and even though I knew next to nothing about packaging I
did it in an hour or so.

Best,

Matej

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Re: whereabouts of chktex [Was Re: feature suggestion]

[Matej Cepl]

Kevin Pfeiffer wrote:
 Try clicking on the very first entry returned by googling on
 chktex... http://baruch.ev-en.org/proj/chktex/
 
 That would be much too easy. :-) I guess I assumed that it should be
 included in the usual packages  or even in the LyX distribution.

BTW, just one more thing -- is http://rpmfind.net still around?

Matej

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avoid creating jobs.
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Re: whereabouts of chktex [Was Re: feature suggestion]

[Angus Leeming]

Matej Cepl wrote:

Not installed on my system (SuSE 9,3)



Well, then you should complain to the maintainers of your distribution --
Debian has it :-).


Incidentally, Matej, which Debian flavour do you use? I have a machine 
running Debian unstable at work and keeping it up to date is, not 
surprisingly, a continual battle. Indeed, it would be impractical to use at 
home. However, Debian stable is, well a little to stable :)


I quite like the Fedora twice yearly update cycle, but also like Debian's 
you don't need to reinstall the entire machine, just update the packages 
as and when they are improved.


How to square this circle?

Angus

Re: whereabouts of chktex

[Jean-Marc Lasgouttes]

 Matej == Matej Cepl [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

Matej No, it shouldn't be certainly included in LyX. I do not think
Matej it is a good idea to fix broken distribution by bundling it all
Matej together with LyX (have you heard about do one thing, and do
Matej it perfectly principle?). Will you expect LyX maintainers to
Matej maintain it, so they have something to do in their plenty of
Matej spare time?

Indeed.

Matej Moreover, chktex is so simple program that anybody could make
Matej .rpm/.deb out of it. I did it myself (many years ago, when I
Matej was still with RedHat) as my first .rpm package and even though
Matej I knew next to nothing about packaging I did it in an hour or
Matej so.

And I will be glad to host it on ftp.lyx.org.

There is a similar utility named 'lacheck'. Is it bundled on more
distributions? If it is we could think about modifying our code to
understand this.

JMarc

Re: whereabouts of chktex [Was Re: feature suggestion]

[Matej Cepl]

Angus Leeming wrote:
 Incidentally, Matej, which Debian flavour do you use?

testing (soon to be stable, but I will probably keep with testing).

 I have a machine 
 running Debian unstable at work and keeping it up to date is, not
 surprisingly, a continual battle.

Unstable is really, well, unstable. With testing I am able to somehow work
over dial-up (that somehow is that aptitude update downloads 3MB+ of
data, and that sucks) with occasional taking notebook to some friendly
Internet cafe or university, when I want to actually upgrade (that could be
100MB+ of packages, especially when KDE is upgraded, which was pretty often
this year). If you have broadband at home, then I do not see any problem
with Debian/testing whatsoever. It is just six months of experience but I
have never experienced any hiccup with testing (and I know there were some
with unstable, even though it was kept slightly back, because sarge was
being frozen last year). It may get slightly wilder ride when unstable will
be open wide again and we could get some broken packages into testing --
but then certainly sid will be more broken then it is now as well, so eck
will be still much better choice IMHO.

 Indeed, it would be impractical to use 
 at home. However, Debian stable is, well a little to stable :)

I was able to work with Debian stable until the spring of this year with a
lot of backports http://www.backports.org and KDE backports, but when I
got a new computer, I gave up on that and have been using sarge since then,
and it serves me pretty well.

 I quite like the Fedora twice yearly update cycle, but also like Debian's
 you don't need to reinstall the entire machine, just update the packages
 as and when they are improved.

I do not know anything about Fedora (I gave up on RedHat when it was IIRC
7.0), but ability of Debian people to held whole distribution together so
well as they do never stops to amaze me (and the fact, that I do not have
to hunt packages all over the Internet anymore). And yes I am willing to
pay price in getting slower updates than rest of the world -- when it is
just slightly slower, not woody.

Best,

Matej

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Re: whereabouts of chktex [Was Re: feature suggestion]

[Kevin Pfeiffer]

Matej Cepl writes:
 No, it shouldn't be certainly included in LyX. I do not think it is a
 good idea to fix broken distribution by bundling it all together with
 LyX (have you heard about do one thing, and do it perfectly
 principle?). Will you expect LyX maintainers to maintain it, so they
 have something to do in their plenty of spare time?

:-) (Yeah, I almost added the words in a perfect world to my original 
post)

But it is listed (though inactive) in the menu. So I should modify my 
previous post to say in a perfect world with a dozen full-time LyX 
programmers I would suggest that such things be simply a part of LyX 
(whether compiled in or as script in the library). Anything that supports 
LyX's goals of break[ing] the obsolete tradition of the 'typewriter 
paradigm' (i.e. count your spaces, find your errors yourself) and 
becoming an even better document preparation system should be considered 
(time and resources permitting, of course).

Jean-Marc Lasgouttes writes:
 There is a similar utility named 'lacheck'. Is it bundled on more
 distributions? If it is we could think about modifying our code to
 understand this.

Yeah, I saw that in the SuSE distro I believe.


-K
-- 
Kevin Pfeiffer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Tiros-Translations

Re: whereabouts of chktex

[Jean-Marc Lasgouttes]

 Kevin == Kevin Pfeiffer [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

Kevin But it is listed (though inactive) in the menu. 

I can make it disappear when unavailable if you prefer :)

 There is a similar utility named 'lacheck'. Is it bundled on more
 distributions? If it is we could think about modifying our code to
 understand this.

Kevin Yeah, I saw that in the SuSE distro I believe.

I would be interested to know which distribs have that. It could be a
good idea to use it if it is more mainstream than chktex, especially
since chktex can emulate it.

JMarc

Re: whereabouts of chktex

[Matej Cepl]

Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote:
 There is a similar utility named 'lacheck'. Is it bundled on more
 distributions? If it is we could think about modifying our code to
 understand this.

Except that chktex seems to be maintained (the latest Debian package of it
from 2005-01-01 indicates that there was New upstream version), but the
latest update on lacheck seems to be from 1998.

Matej

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Re: whereabouts of chktex [Was Re: feature suggestion]

[Matej Cepl]

Kevin Pfeiffer wrote:
 But it is listed (though inactive) in the menu. So I should modify my
 previous post to say in a perfect world with a dozen full-time LyX
 programmers I would suggest that such things be simply a part of LyX
 (whether compiled in or as script in the library). Anything that supports
 LyX's goals of break[ing] the obsolete tradition of the 'typewriter
 paradigm' (i.e. count your spaces, find your errors yourself) and
 becoming an even better document preparation system should be considered
 (time and resources permitting, of course).

Hmm, so LyX people should maintain special TeX distribution, ... right?

Matej

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