Re: [TeX-music] musixtex installation under SuSE Linux 9.3
Am Sonntag, 11. Dezember 2005 22:36 schrieb [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hello Christian, Bodo, Simon, Thank you for your quick and helpful reply. Strangely, on my former (SuSE!) system, I would use the commands musixtex, musixflx, musixtex (it still works! - my former installation is still alive but now in my daughter's hands). I can't remember why that had been arranged in that way, it is too long ago. Anyway, now pmx and musixtex (T112) are installed and work smoothly (with the command sequence pmxab, tex, musixflx, tex)! I tested some older codings of mine, and the outcome was nice. (I did not try M-Tx so far.) This being the main point, I thought, however, I should still mention the following. The *.pmx-examples in the distribution are barsant.pmx, dyntest.pmx, most.pmx, and mwalmnd.pmx. Apart from most.pmx, these examples make use of the file `musixps' which is part of what is referred to in 2.5 MusiXTeX type 1 fonts of your HOWTO. Without it, it is impossible to enjoy the examples: After the processing command for the .tex-file (successfully produced by pmxab) you get ! I can't find file `musixps'. l.9 \input musixps As it is nice to have musixps anyway, the normal reaction would simply be to install it. As long as I may follow your own words, there is no problem. But then your HOWTO says Then follow the instructions from point 3 of section '3. INSTALLATION' of the accompanying file README. These read as follows: 3) Copy the map file ./dvips/musix.map to the appropriate directory, such as $TEXMF/dvips/config [I can copy the file (/dvips/)musix.map into /usr/share/texmf/dvips/config/, and I think this is intended although it is not in the private path. But after that,one needs more knowledge (or confidence) than I have to digest the next steps:] 4) Add a line p +musix.map to a suitable config.xxx file or, in a tetex-based distribution, add musix.map to the list of map files for Type1 fonts with Metafont equivalents in the updmap script, which should then be executed by doing ./updmap. Using SUSE 10 you will find updmap.cfg in /etc/texmf/web2c. Add a line: MAP musix.map . Before put musix.map into /usr/share/texmf/fonts/map/dvips. Then go to /etc/texmf/dvips/config and add in config.ps the line p +musix.map. Execute updmap Hermann [Which is a suitable config.xxx file? Don't know. - Well, never mind, I think I have a tetex-based distribution, so I find the executable file updmap in /usr/bin, edit its script - and feel embarrassed as I don't find any list of map files for Type1 fonts with Metafont equivalents in the updmap script in this long and complicated text. That's it. I am sure these instructions are clear enough for people who know more than me... Considering the remaining steps, I think I'd know what to do in 5) and 7), but in 6) again, which is the config file?] 5) Copy the map file ./dvipdfm/musix.map to the appropriate directory, such as $TEXMF/dvipdfm/config 6) Add a line f musix.map to the config file. 7) Do mktexlsr or texhash or whatever is necessary on your system to re-generate the TeX database. Therefore, being unable to follow these instructions, I don't have musixps at my disposal, and as a consequence, cannot process the .pmx-examples either. I am sure you can tell me what I need to know (again!). But I think it is also important to realize where innocent readers find instructions difficult. That's why I am writing this lengthy email! Thank you again for all your patience, Hartmut ___ TeX-music mailing list TeX-music@icking-music-archive.org http://icking-music-archive.org/mailman/listinfo/tex-music
[TeX-music] musixtex installation under SuSE Linux 9.3
Hello Christian, Bodo, Simon, Thank you for your quick and helpful reply. Strangely, on my former (SuSE!) system, I would use the commands musixtex, musixflx, musixtex (it still works! - my former installation is still alive but now in my daughter's hands). I can't remember why that had been arranged in that way, it is too long ago. Anyway, now pmx and musixtex (T112) are installed and work smoothly (with the command sequence pmxab, tex, musixflx, tex)! I tested some older codings of mine, and the outcome was nice. (I did not try M-Tx so far.) This being the main point, I thought, however, I should still mention the following. The *.pmx-examples in the distribution are barsant.pmx, dyntest.pmx, most.pmx, and mwalmnd.pmx. Apart from most.pmx, these examples make use of the file `musixps' which is part of what is referred to in 2.5 MusiXTeX type 1 fonts of your HOWTO. Without it, it is impossible to enjoy the examples: After the processing command for the .tex-file (successfully produced by pmxab) you get ! I can't find file `musixps'. l.9 \input musixps As it is nice to have musixps anyway, the normal reaction would simply be to install it. As long as I may follow your own words, there is no problem. But then your HOWTO says Then follow the instructions from point 3 of section '3. INSTALLATION' of the accompanying file README. These read as follows: 3) Copy the map file ./dvips/musix.map to the appropriate directory, such as $TEXMF/dvips/config [I can copy the file (/dvips/)musix.map into /usr/share/texmf/dvips/config/, and I think this is intended although it is not in the private path. But after that,one needs more knowledge (or confidence) than I have to digest the next steps:] 4) Add a line p +musix.map to a suitable config.xxx file or, in a tetex-based distribution, add musix.map to the list of map files for Type1 fonts with Metafont equivalents in the updmap script, which should then be executed by doing ./updmap. [Which is a suitable config.xxx file? Don't know. - Well, never mind, I think I have a tetex-based distribution, so I find the executable file updmap in /usr/bin, edit its script - and feel embarrassed as I don't find any list of map files for Type1 fonts with Metafont equivalents in the updmap script in this long and complicated text. That's it. I am sure these instructions are clear enough for people who know more than me... Considering the remaining steps, I think I'd know what to do in 5) and 7), but in 6) again, which is the config file?] 5) Copy the map file ./dvipdfm/musix.map to the appropriate directory, such as $TEXMF/dvipdfm/config 6) Add a line f musix.map to the config file. 7) Do mktexlsr or texhash or whatever is necessary on your system to re-generate the TeX database. Therefore, being unable to follow these instructions, I don't have musixps at my disposal, and as a consequence, cannot process the .pmx-examples either. I am sure you can tell me what I need to know (again!). But I think it is also important to realize where innocent readers find instructions difficult. That's why I am writing this lengthy email! Thank you again for all your patience, Hartmut -- 10 GB Mailbox, 100 FreeSMS/Monat http://www.gmx.net/de/go/topmail +++ GMX - die erste Adresse für Mail, Message, More +++ ___ TeX-music mailing list TeX-music@icking-music-archive.org http://icking-music-archive.org/mailman/listinfo/tex-music
