Robin Fairbairns wrote: > Don Simons <dsim...@roadrunner.com> wrote: > > > I don't think the situation is as grim as Cornelius paints it. Within > > musixtex114.zip is a file mxinsuse.pdf containing detailed > > installation instructions for either XP or Vista, and a batch file > > instmus.bat that will perform the installation provided you edit the > > files to point to the correct folders. The instructions are also > > separately posted at > > > > http://www.icking-music-archive.org/software/musixtex/mxinsuse.pdf > > > > I have personally verified that instmus.bat produces a viable > > installation when MiKTeX 2.8 is present. > > i observe that miktex (and tex live) both offer musixtex as part of their > downloadable installation. > > i doubt they're much good, unless there some executable somewhere that > i've missed. (i really don't think so.)
If you install MusiXTeX in MiKTeX then you have to extract musixflx.exe from C:\Program Files (x86)\MiKTeX 2.8\source\generic\musixtex\musixtex-src.cab and put it in C:\Program Files (x86)\MiKTeX 2.8\miktex\bin (obviously substituting C:\Program Files (x86)\MiKTeX 2.8 for the appropriate path for your MiKTeX). I have no idea why it doesn't install the executable. I don't think that it would be affected by an upgrade/update to MiKTeX but I don't use its package manager. However, the version in MiKTeX is only T.112 (although that's what I use for my limited means) and it doesn't include any of the tools (it does have the Type I fonts, though). It would be good if something could be done to update the MiKTeX package and include the common preprocessors (PMX, etc.) but I have no idea how one would go about contributing a re-packaged version. Things are simpler than they used to be in that MiKTeX now only supports the x86 NT branch of Windows. David _______________________________________________ tex-mu...@icking-music-archive.org mailing list If you want to unsubscribe or look at the archives, go to http://mailman.nfit.au.dk/mailman/listinfo/icking-music-archive.org-tex-music
