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hi there, I'm new with latex but have been using it on my college machines this week and converting files to pdf format using the command 'pdflatex test.tex'
however, after installing latex and texliv on my laptop i get this error message appear. any help would be much appreciated as my first report is due this week and has to be submitted in latex format !! thanks
This is pdfTeX, Version 3.14159265-2.6-1.40.15 (TeX Live 2014/Arch Linux) (preloaded format=pdflatex)
restricted \write18 enabled.
entering extended mode
(./fire-and-ice.tex
LaTeX2e <2014/05/01>
Babel <3.9k> and hyphenation patterns for 79 languages loaded.
(/usr/share/texmf-dist/tex/latex/base/article.cls
Document Class: article 2007/10/19 v1.4h Standard LaTeX document class
(/usr/share/texmf-dist/tex/latex/base/size10.clo))
No file fire-and-ice.aux.
[1{/var/lib/texmf/fonts/map/pdftex/updmap/pdftex.map
!pdfTeX error: pdflatex (file /var/lib/texmf/fonts/map/pdftex/updmap/pdftex.map
): buffer overflow at file ../../../texk/web2c/pdftexdir/mapfile.c, line 414
==> Fatal error occurred, no output PDF file produced!
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What's in the tex file? If it's a complex file, have you tried a minimal tex file?
"UNIX is simple and coherent..." - Dennis Ritchie, "GNU's Not UNIX" - Richard Stallman
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just a simple file we were given as a test in our college class. i know it converts correctly as ive done it on another machine.
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Do you know what version of LaTeX/TeX is being used on the machines in your college class? I don't think that should be the issue, as it's mainly the tiny things which no-one notices that break between TeX versions.
Claire is fine.
Problems? I have dysgraphia, so clear and concise please.
My public GPG key for package signing
My x86_64 package repository
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Can you share that simple file? If we can compile it, then we know something is wrong on your system. If we can't it is likely it relies on specific packages are versions of tools on the school's computer.
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I think you should delete /var/lib/texmf/fonts/map/pdftex/updmap/pdftex.map and try again.
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Please do not necrobump old topics. The OP has not even been on these forums in over 2 years.
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"UNIX is simple and coherent..." - Dennis Ritchie, "GNU's Not UNIX" - Richard Stallman
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