[OS X TeX] broken tex distribution
Herbert Schulz
herbs at wideopenwest.com
Mon Aug 10 14:43:44 CEST 2009
On Aug 9, 2009, at 11:34 PM, Shawn Allgeier wrote:
> My TeXshop stopped working. When I try to compile I receive the
> following message:
> -----
> Can't find required tool
> (null) does not exist. Perhaps TeXLive 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 TeXLive. Another
> possibility is that a tool path is incorrectly configured in TeXShop
> preferences. This can happen if you are using the fink teTeX
> distribution.
> -----
> I tried deleting my old distribution (2007) and upgrading to 2008
> since it was time. I still receive the same message. Is something
> configured incorrectly between the front and back ends?
>
> -Shawn
Howdy,
What do you get if you execute
which pdflatex
in Terminal? If nothing then something messed up the /usr/texbin
symlink. Do you have a /Library/TeX/ folder? What distribution does
the TeX Distribution System Preference Pane say is active? What is the
(pdf)TeX Path Setting in TeXShop->Preferences->Engine->Path Settings?
Good Luck,
Herb Schulz
(herbs at wideopenwest dot com)
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