<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi Dick,<div><br></div><div>Thanks for the quick reply!</div><div><br><div><div>On 15-Jul-09, at 11:51 PM, Richard Koch wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>Could you find the Console program in /Applications/Utilities? Open this console, and select "All Messages" in the left hand panel. Then install Ghostscript again (use Custom Install to avoid the rest of the install packages.) You should see messages from the installer, including the message "run postflight script for Ghostscript 8.64" After that, you'll see a few messages labeled postflight[144] or something like that. </div></blockquote><div><br></div>Ok, I just did what you explained, and it seemed that it worked.</div><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>Are there messages there? What do they say?<br></div></blockquote><div><br></div>Yes, and they say: </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>16/07/09 1:07:04 AM runner[1103] postflight[1113]: X11 exists; using appropriate gs </div><div>and at the end:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>16/07/09 1:07:08 AM Installer[1074] Displaying 'Install Succeeded' UI. </div><div>so the re-install was ok this time.</div><div><br></div><div>Maybe the installation problem was related to some blocked file access, as TimeMachine was unfortunately starting a backup while I was installing TexLive 2009. I only noticed afterwards :-(</div><div>Anyway, after updating the "Tex Distribution" Preference Pane you sent and restarting once, : I can see both TexLive-2008 and -2009 Distributions.</div><div><br></div><div>Very very thankful regards :-)</div><div><br></div><div>Vincent Verfaille</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>PS: here are the full messages from the Console when re-installing Ghostscript, just in case you they would contain anything useful to you:</div><div>_____</div><div><div>16/07/09 1:06:18 AM Installer[1074] ================================================================================ </div><div>16/07/09 1:06:18 AM Installer[1074] User picked Custom Install </div><div>16/07/09 1:06:18 AM Installer[1074] Choices selected for installation: </div><div>16/07/09 1:06:18 AM Installer[1074] Upgrade: "MacTeX-2009" </div><div>16/07/09 1:06:18 AM Installer[1074] Upgrade: "Ghostscript 8.64" </div><div>16/07/09 1:06:18 AM Installer[1074] ================================================================================ </div><div>16/07/09 1:06:19 AM installdb[1106] Opened receipt database on '/' with schema 17. </div><div>16/07/09 1:06:19 AM Installer[1074] Preparing volume "MachX" for installation </div><div>16/07/09 1:06:19 AM Installer[1074] Configuring volume "MachX" </div><div>16/07/09 1:06:20 AM Installer[1074] Free space on "MachX": 4.1 GB (4424343552 bytes). </div><div>16/07/09 1:06:20 AM Installer[1074] Create temporary directory "/private/tmp/MacTeX-2009.mpkg.10741HIpsT" </div><div>16/07/09 1:06:20 AM Installer[1074] Create temporary directory "/private/tmp/MacTeX-2009.mpkg.10741HIpsT" </div><div>16/07/09 1:06:20 AM Installer[1074] Assembling temporary receipt for MacTeX-2009 </div><div>16/07/09 1:06:20 AM Installer[1074] Assembling temporary receipt for MacTeX-2009 </div><div>16/07/09 1:06:22 AM Installer[1074] Processing Ghostscript 8.64: </div><div>16/07/09 1:06:22 AM Installer[1074] Determining files to install </div><div>16/07/09 1:06:22 AM Installer[1074] Configuring deferred files </div><div>16/07/09 1:06:22 AM Installer[1074] Determining obsolete files </div><div>16/07/09 1:06:22 AM Installer[1074] Assembling temporary receipt </div><div>16/07/09 1:06:22 AM Installer[1074] Assembling temporary receipt </div><div>16/07/09 1:06:24 AM Installer[1074] Performing pre-extraction actions </div><div>16/07/09 1:06:24 AM Installer[1074] Removing obsoleted files </div><div>16/07/09 1:06:24 AM Installer[1074] Creating destination path </div><div>16/07/09 1:06:24 AM Installer[1074] Validating package payload </div><div>16/07/09 1:06:24 AM Installer[1074] Starting file extraction </div><div>16/07/09 1:06:24 AM Installer[1074] Starting file extraction </div><div>16/07/09 1:07:02 AM Installer[1074] Performing post-extraction actions </div><div>16/07/09 1:07:02 AM Installer[1074] Finishing receipt </div><div>16/07/09 1:07:02 AM Installer[1074] Finishing receipt </div><div><b>16/07/09 1:07:03 AM Installer[1074] run postflight script for Ghostscript 8.64 </b></div><div><b>16/07/09 1:07:04 AM runner[1103] postflight[1113]: X11 exists; using appropriate gs </b></div><div><b>16/07/09 1:07:04 AM runner[1103] postflight[1113]: </b></div><div>16/07/09 1:07:05 AM Installer[1074] Removing temporary directory "/private/tmp/MacTeX-2009.mpkg.10741HIpsT" </div><div>16/07/09 1:07:05 AM Installer[1074] Removing temporary directory "/private/tmp/MacTeX-2009.mpkg.10741HIpsT" </div><div>16/07/09 1:07:05 AM Installer[1074] Finalize disk "MachX" </div><div>16/07/09 1:07:05 AM Installer[1074] Notifying system of updated components </div><div>16/07/09 1:07:06 AM Installer[1074] **** Summary Information **** </div><div>16/07/09 1:07:06 AM Installer[1074] Operation Elapsed time </div><div>16/07/09 1:07:06 AM Installer[1074] ----------------------------- </div><div>16/07/09 1:07:06 AM Installer[1074] extract 37.83 seconds </div><div>16/07/09 1:07:06 AM Installer[1074] zero 0.16 seconds </div><div>16/07/09 1:07:06 AM Installer[1074] install 41.75 seconds </div><div>16/07/09 1:07:06 AM Installer[1074] validate 0.00 seconds </div><div>16/07/09 1:07:06 AM Installer[1074] os 0.00 seconds </div><div>16/07/09 1:07:06 AM Installer[1074] script 1.32 seconds </div><div>16/07/09 1:07:06 AM Installer[1074] receipt 5.22 seconds </div><div>16/07/09 1:07:06 AM Installer[1074] disk 1.05 seconds </div><div>16/07/09 1:07:06 AM Installer[1074] config 0.41 seconds </div><div>16/07/09 1:07:07 AM Installer[1074] Finalizing installation. </div><div>16/07/09 1:07:08 AM Installer[1074] IFDInstallController 859790 state = 5 </div><div>16/07/09 1:07:08 AM Installer[1074] Displaying 'Install Succeeded' UI. </div></div></div></body></html>