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[PARTLY SOLVED] Re: Problems with cygwin install


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  • From: Andreas Seidl <address@hidden>
  • To: address@hidden
  • Subject: [PARTLY SOLVED] Re: Problems with cygwin install
  • Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2004 20:46:20 +0200 (CEST)


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




  • [PARTLY SOLVED] Re: Problems with cygwin install, Andreas Seidl, 06/04/2004

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