[pdftex] Re: multiple embedded pdf figures

[Martin Schröder]

On 2005-11-27 22:04:24 -0500, ivo welch wrote:
> I have already learned from Thomas that after the 1.30.4 configure and make,
> I will get an error that bibtex.web is not there, but I can generate pdfetex
> without it, merely by
>   # cd /tmp/pdftex-1.30.4/src/texk/web2c
>   # make pdfetex

Or you could simply use the Build script, as INSTALL tells you.

> and pdfetex and pdfetex.pool do appear in web2c.  I can then rename the old
> binary pdfetex to pdfetex.old, move the new binary pdfetex to pdfetex.new,
> and finally symbolically link pdfetex to point to the new version.  I can do
> the same for pdfetex.pool.  (The instructions tell me to just replace.)

Leaving the binary in /tmp/pdftex-1.30.4/src/texk/web2c? This
won't work, as it will look for it's texmf.cnf in ../../

Yes, you have to REPLACE your old binary.

Why don't you just do what INSTALL says? Don't come running here
for help if you do things differently and they fail.

Best
    Martin

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