[OS X TeX] Error message with multind

JBD jbdussert at mac.com
Sun Oct 8 13:36:47 CEST 2006


So, if the makindex command of TS can't handle several indexes, what 
can I do ? Is there an other command that can I simply use ? Thanks, 
JBD

Le 8 oct. 06, à 13:28, Claus Gerhardt a écrit :

> The makeindex command in TS can handle only one index and it assumes 
> that the basename of the index is identical to the basename of your 
> source.
>
> You have call makeindex from the terminal
>
> makeindex persons.idx
> makeindex events.idx
>
> Claus
>
>
> On Oct 8, 2006, at 13:14, JBD wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am trying to make two different indexes with multind.sty. I have 
>> already understood the classical process to make one index. I am 
>> writing a script like this :
>>
>> %The name of the file is index_essay.tex
>> \documentclass{book}
>> \usepackage[greek,german,french]{babel}
>> \usepackage{multind}
>> \makeindex{persons}
>> \makeindex{events}
>> \begin{document}
>> Churchill\index{persons}{Roosevelt}, 
>> Roosevelt\index{persons}{Roosevelt} and 
>> Stalin\index{persons}{Roosevelt} were at Yalta\index{events}{Yalta 
>> Conference}, but not De Gaulle\index{persons}{De Gaulle}.
>> \end{document}
>>
>> I am compiling one time in Latex mode and TeXShop creates two files 
>> persons.idx and events.idx. OK.
>> A second time in mode MakeIndex, I have this error message in the 
>> console :
>>
>> Couldn't find input index file index_essay nor index_essay.idx.
>> Usage: makeindex [-ilqrcg] [-s sty] [-o ind] [-t log] [-p num] [idx0 
>> idx1 ...]
>>
>> Why does it seek this file index_essay.idx and not persons.idx and 
>> events.idx?
>>
>> Thank you for your assistance and sorry for my English.
>>
>> JBD
>>
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