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[Andreas Seidl <address@hidden>]

On Fri, 4 Jun 2004, Joseph Coffey wrote:

> Removing the native port from my system eliminated this last error.  Now 
> I am just having trouble connecting to the xserver., however I suspect I 
> can figure this out if I just undo everythig I did properly.  I will let 
> you know.
> 
> Joe Coffey
> 
> Andreas Seidl wrote:
> 
> >>I'm sorry to write you directly, however for reasons I don't understand 
> >>the TexMacs list rejects my message.  
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >Have you subscribed to:
> >
> >http://lists.texmacs.org/wws/arc/texmacs-users
> >
> >  
> >
> >>I am having difficulties 
> >>installing the cygwin ditribution of Texmacs via the instructions on 
> >>your webpage:
> >>
> >>when I attempted to run texmacs from the cygwin prompt I got:
> >>
> >>exec: texmacs.bin not found
> >>
> >>Then I went and executed texmacs.bin directly.  As one might expect it
> >>complained that the TexMacs Path was not sent correctly. So I opened up
> >>the texmacs "calling script (which sets the paths and then attempts to
> >>exec texmacs.bin.) in an editor and removed all of the "if"'s on the
> >>assumption that somehow the previous installation of the native port had
> >>confused this script. (I'm afraid I don't know what that z's in those
> >>lines do I am assuming its checking to see if the path is already set or
> >>not?).
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >man bash reveals:
> >
> >      -z string
> >              True if the length of string is zero.
> >
> >  
> >
> >>The new script looked like this:
> >>#!/bin/sh
> >>
> >>#if [ -z "$TEXMACS_PATH" ] ; then
> >>  TEXMACS_PATH=/usr/share/TeXmacs
> >>  export TEXMACS_PATH
> >> # if [ -z "$TEXMACS_BIN_PATH" ] ; then
> >>    TEXMACS_BIN_PATH=/usr/sbin/TeXmacs
> >>    export TEXMACS_BIN_PATH
> >> # fi
> >>#else
> >>  #TEXMACS_BIN_PATH="$TEXMACS_PATH"
> >>  #export TEXMACS_BIN_PATH
> >>#fi
> >>
> >>PATH="$TEXMACS_BIN_PATH/bin:$PATH"
> >>LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$TEXMACS_BIN_PATH/lib${LD_LIBRARY_PATH+":$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"}"
> >>export PATH LD_LIBRARY_PATH
> >>
> >>exec texmacs.bin "$@" < /dev/null
> >>
> >>I typed temxacs&  (which calls this calling script no?) 
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >try:
> >
> >which texmacs
> >
> >Could somebody who is involved with the native TeXmacs Windows port verify 
> >or rebut the theory that installing it could lead to problems with the 
> >PATH?
> >
> >  
> >
> >>At any rate this caused the following message:
> >>
> >>Error in procedure make-struct-layout:
> >>Error: wrong type of argument in position 1 (expecting STRINGP): pw
> >>
> >>I installed the 1.039 from your site. I also tried the version at the
> >>cygwin site.  possible complicating issues: 
> >>i have a copy of TexLIve installed 
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >I don't know about this one.
> >
> >  
> >
> >>I use the STarNet x server.  It works. The same problems are
> >>evident with the other Xwin server.  
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >I run StarNet's X-Win32 as well without problems.
> >
> >  
> >
> >>I have a copy of the native windows
> >>port installed. It is however too buggy for daily use.
> >>
> >>Thank you for your kind assistance,
> >>
> >>Joseph Coffey
> >>Courant Institute of Mathematical Science
> >>
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >Best Regards,
> >Andreas Seidl
> >--
> >http://www.fmi.uni-passau.de/~seidl
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >  
> >
> 

Best Regards,
Andreas Seidl
--
http://www.fmi.uni-passau.de/~seidl