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N_BaH

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Registered: 2015-12-30

Posts: 84

[solved] tex2dvi complains no TeX installed

hi,

I can't make a pdf from a .texi file

here's what I do and what I get :

$ texi2dvi -p -o bashRef.pdf /tmp/bash.texi
You don't have a working TeX binary (tex) installed anywhere in
your PATH, and texi2dvi cannot proceed without one.  If you want to use
this script, you'll need to install TeX (if you don't have it) or change
your PATH or TEX environment variable (if you do).  See the --help
output for more details.

For information about obtaining TeX, please see http://tug.org/texlive,
or do a web search for TeX and your operating system or distro.

Last edited by N_BaH (2022-03-14 14:38:30)

Trilby

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Registered: 2011-11-29

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Re: [solved] tex2dvi complains no TeX installed

And do you have a question?  That's about the clearest error message I've seen - what more information do you need?

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frabjous

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Registered: 2010-07-13

Posts: 367

Re: [solved] tex2dvi complains no TeX installed

It is a pretty clear message, but if you're still lost:

# pacman -S texlive-core

Wiki article on TeXlive

Arch could consider making texlive-core (or maybe just texlive-bin) an optional requirement for texinfo.

Last edited by frabjous (2022-03-14 14:27:27)

N_BaH

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Registered: 2015-12-30

Posts: 84

Re: [solved] tex2dvi complains no TeX installed

yes.

thank you.