[OS X TeX] TexShop Installation Question

[Claus Gerhardt]

Though the hairs of my neck are rising while typing this, I would  
suggest to insert /usr/texbin in TeXShop's Preferences/Engine and/or  
have a look in System Prefences.

Claus


On Dec 24, 2006, at 17:44, Rob Preuss wrote:

> Will someone please help me with this hopefully very
> simple problem?
>
>    I need explicit instructions on what I must do
>    to get TeXShop installed and working properly.
>
> BACKGROUND
>
> I had an older version of TeXShop working just fine on my
> Powerbook G4 but then my disk crashed (thus wreaking havoc
> in my life). I then bought a new Mac Book Pro C2D and I'm
> trying to get TeXShop installed so I can be productive again.
>
> Based on information obtained on this web page...
>
>    http://www.uoregon.edu/~koch/texshop/installing.html
>
> I did the following:
>
> 1) Downloaded and install "i-installer version 2.86"
>
> 2) Used "i-installer" to install the follow packages,
>    in the order listed, on 12/22/06
>
>    a) FreeType 2
>    b) libwmf
>    c) PNG Library
>    d) Ghostscript 8
>    e) ImageMagick
>    f) FontForge
>    g) Fondu Mac Font cli Tools
>
> 3) Because the "i-package info" on the "TeX" package (tex.ii2)
>    said that version was deprecated, I instead installed the
>    "TeX (based upon TeX Live)" package (texlive.ii2). I waited
>    until 12/23 to do this because, on 12/22, I kept getting
>    notices that this package was being updated.
>
> 4) Downloaded and installed TeXShop 2.09d
>
> I then tried to re-typeset a TeX document previously-created
> (and previously-typeset) with an earlier TeXShop installation
> but this only gave he response
>
>   Can't find required tool
>
>   /usr/local/teTeX/bin/i386-apple-darwin-current/pdflatex does
>   not exist. Perhaps teTeX was not installed or was removed
>   during a system upgrade. If so, go to the TeXShop web site
>   and follow the instructions to (re)install teTeX. Another
>   possibility is that a tool path is incorrectly configured
>   in TeXShop preferences. This can happen if you are using
>   the fink teTeX distribution.
>
> QUESTIONS
>
> + Was I wrong to install "Tex (based upon TeX Live)"?
> + If so, how do I remove it and what should I install?
> + Maybe I should be using the TeXShop 2.10 beta instead?
>
> Thanks (and Happy Holidays)
>
> Rob
>
>
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