Re: Using a macro makes pdfetex quits and exits with bad status

> From: Christopher Dimech > Cc: gavinsmith0...@gmail.com, help-texinfo@gnu.org > Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2021 21:40:05 +0200 > > Does Gnu have a latex construct program to produce documents? You mean, as opposed to LaTeX that is part of the TeX installation? Not that I know of, no.

Re: Using a macro makes pdfetex quits and exits with bad status

> From: Christopher Dimech > Cc: gavinsmith0...@gmail.com, help-texinfo@gnu.org > Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2021 20:52:44 +0200 > > > That would clobber existing installations it TeX Live etc., so it's > > not a good idea to do that by default, without the user's say-so. > > > > > I disagree on the

Using a macro makes pdfetex quits and exits with bad status

I would value writing latex files in emacs, and then call a Gnu program to produce the latex typeset document. > Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2021 at 6:40 AM > From: "Eli Zaretskii" > To: "Christopher Dimech" > Cc: gavinsmith0...@gmail.com, help-texinfo@gnu.org > Subject: Re: Using a macro

Using a macro makes pdfetex quits and exits with bad status

Does Gnu have a latex construct program to produce documents? > Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2021 at 6:40 AM > From: "Eli Zaretskii" > To: "Christopher Dimech" > Cc: gavinsmith0...@gmail.com, help-texinfo@gnu.org > Subject: Re: Using a macro makes pdfetex quits and exits with bad status > > >

Using a macro makes pdfetex quits and exits with bad status

> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2021 at 7:07 AM > From: "Patrice Dumas" > To: "Christopher Dimech" > Cc: "Eli Zaretskii" , help-texinfo@gnu.org > Subject: Re: Using a macro makes pdfetex quits and exits with bad status > > On Wed, Jun 23, 2021 at 08:52:44PM +0200, Christopher Dimech wrote: > > > >

Using a macro makes pdfetex quits and exits with bad status

I will install it as instructed, run a few tests and let you know of any difficulties. Had followed INSTALL.generic. > Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2021 at 7:07 AM > From: "Patrice Dumas" > To: "Christopher Dimech" > Cc: "Eli Zaretskii" , help-texinfo@gnu.org > Subject: Re: Using a macro makes

Re: Using a macro makes pdfetex quits and exits with bad status

On Wed, Jun 23, 2021 at 08:52:44PM +0200, Christopher Dimech wrote: > > Quite likely. I compare it with how I customarily install other > development versions in Gnu for testing. There seem to be many > considerations when installing texinfo. I think everybody agrees that having to install

Using a macro makes pdfetex quits and exits with bad status

> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2021 at 6:40 AM > From: "Eli Zaretskii" > To: "Christopher Dimech" > Cc: gavinsmith0...@gmail.com, help-texinfo@gnu.org > Subject: Re: Using a macro makes pdfetex quits and exits with bad status > > > From: Christopher Dimech > > Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2021 20:20:49 +0200

Re: Using a macro makes pdfetex quits and exits with bad status

> From: Christopher Dimech > Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2021 20:20:49 +0200 > Cc: help-texinfo gnu > > Of course, but I also give you a point of thought from user perspective. > > That way, the texinfo installation could also handle the additional > > make TEXMF=/your/texmf install-tex > texinfo.tex

Using a macro makes pdfetex quits and exits with bad status

Of course, but I also give you a point of thought from user perspective. That way, the texinfo installation could also handle the additional make TEXMF=/your/texmf install-tex texinfo.tex is installed in ${TEXMF}/tex/texinfo/texinfo.tex, etc. I disagree on the additional tex/texinfo/ part of

Re: Using a macro makes pdfetex quits and exits with bad status

On Wed, Jun 23, 2021 at 06:38:55PM +0200, Christopher Dimech wrote: > > That is surprising. > > Could you introspect a working installation that works like this > > > > hagbard@fuckup: ~/Admir/build/texinfo > ../../source/texinfo/configure --prefix=/home/hagbard/Admir/bin/texinfo > >

Using a macro makes pdfetex quits and exits with bad status

That is surprising. Could you introspect a working installation that works like this hagbard@fuckup: ~/Admir/build/texinfo ../../source/texinfo/configure --prefix=/home/hagbard/Admir/bin/texinfo make sudo make install ~/Admir/bin/texinfo/bin/texi2pdf 06a-amcoh.texi > Sent:

Using a macro makes pdfetex quits and exits with bad status

I removed the old version installed by synaptic and installed the development version. cd ~/Admir/source/texinfo ./autogen.sh cd ~/Admir/build/texinfo ../../source/texinfo/configure make sudo make install Could I have missed something ? > Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2021

Re: Using a macro makes pdfetex quits and exits with bad status

On Wed, Jun 23, 2021 at 04:12:24PM +0200, Christopher Dimech wrote: > > (./txiversion.tex > ! I can't find file `texinfo.tex'. > l.1 \input texinfo.tex Could it be because you didn't install it? Instruction are in INSTALL. -- Pat

Using a macro makes pdfetex quits and exits with bad status

After fixing a few other problems associated with the following x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc: error: MiscXS.c: No such file or directory The fix was done by doing sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install build-essential Now I run into a different problem, namely texi2pdf 06a-amcoh.texi

Using a macro makes pdfetex quits and exits with bad status

It was a previous installation using Synaptic Package Manager. Have now removed it, rebuilt the development version. But now I get the following problem: x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc: error: MiscXS.c: No such file or directory x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc: fatal error: no input files compilation terminated.