[texhax] Migrating from Windows to Mac

Herbert Schulz herbs at wideopenwest.com
Mon Dec 14 15:17:07 CET 2009


On Dec 14, 2009, at 7:56 AM, Herbert Schulz wrote:

> 
> On Dec 14, 2009, at 7:31 AM, Tom Backer Johnsen wrote:
> 
>> Reinhard Kotucha wrote:
>>> On 13 December 2009 Tom Backer Johnsen wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Gentlepersons:
>>>>> I am in the process of migrating from Windows XP to a MacBook Pro (Snow  > Leopard), and have simply copied a number of files from the Windows XP  > machine to the Mac Via an external hard disk and a memory stick. I then  > find that files which compile (to PDF) perfectly OK on the Windows  > machine give me an error message on the very first line, the  > \documentclass one gives me an error message: undefined control  > sequence.  On the next line: \documentclass etc.
>>> 
>>> Did you run tex instead of latex?
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> Reinhard
>>> 
>> No, not as far as I know.  I installed the TexShop package, and that is supposed to include LaTex.
>> 
>> Tom
> 
> Howdy,
> 
> Can we see the contents of the log file?
> 
> Put the line
> 
> % !TEX TS-program = pdflatex
> 
> and then try to compile the file.
> 
> Where did you get the TeXShop package? TeXShop alone is a front end for a TeX Distribution (where the (La)TeX programs and other files reside) and from what you say it appears that you have a TeX distribution or the pdf(la)tex program wouldn't be found at all. I'm just wondering what distribution you have. Do you have a System Preference Pane called TeX Distribution? If so, what distribution does it ``say '' is active?
> 
> Good Luck,
> 
> Herb Schulz
> (herbs at wideopenwest dot com)
> 
> 
> 

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
(herbs at wideopenwest dot com)





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