[texhax] latex2e usage.

[Beverley Eyre]

I think he didn't run texhash after the install.

Bev

On 01/20/2011 09:24 PM, Axel E. Retif wrote:
> On  20 Jan, 2011, at 21:04, walt burkhard wrote:
>
>> Hello I am trying to process the following file.tex
>>
>> \documentclass{llncs}
>>
>> \begin{document}
>> Hello World
>> \end{document}
>>
>> in which llncs is the Springer-Verlag  latex macros.
>>
>> % latex   file.tex    produces ---
>>
>>     [...]
>>
>>    ! LaTeX Error: File `article.cls' not found.
> I downloaded llncs.cls from
>
> http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-6-793341-0
>
> and compiled your example ---as well as their demo file--- without problems.
>
> You haven't tell us which OS platform you're using, but I can't figure a reason why latex is in your path but article class can't be found. I guess we need more data.
>
> Try in your terminal or Command Prompt
>
> kpsewhich article.cls
>
> On Linux or Mac OS you should get something like
>
> /usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist/tex/latex/base/article.cls
>
>
> Best
>
> Axel
>
>
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