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
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