[XeTeX] manyfoot.sty problems after update to MacTex 2010

[António Fernandes]

I can report a a similar unpleasant outcome of updating some packages via the Tex Live Utility (TLU).
Updating fontspec via TLU renders the xcolor package inoperative (at least in my case). 

Compilation runs without errors but all color commands are ignored, producing a final black and white pdf.

I decided to re-install the original MacTeX2010 package, and to upgrade a few packages using TLU (except fontspec) and everything seems normal now.

Best,
António Fernandes


On Sep 22, 2010, at 11:23 PM, Talal Al-Azem wrote:

> OK, I spoke too soon. But at least I think I have a lead. In both instances, a vanilla copy of MacTex worked fine. However, in both instances, upon firing up Tex Live Utility, and installing packages that were not installed in the vanilla download, the errors returned.
> 
> Using the TeX Distribution pane in System Preferences, I switched back to 2009, and all is working again. Switching to 2010 causes the same error to return.
> 
> Of course, Tex Live Utility installed quite a number of packages, so I'm not sure which one is the offending package, nor do I see an easy way in Tex Live Utility to get the history of installed packages. Is there some way to do this through the console? Or does anyone know if there are certain known problematic packages clashing with something in 2010 (at least in regards to the error I've described below)?
> 
> Many thanks,
> Talal
> 
>> Well, I reran the installer, and it all seem to work now. I'm not quite sure what was going wrong, but many thanks for the help.
>> 
>> Talal
>> 
>>> I'm not sure what might have changed (since I assume that your document used to compile on TL2009?), but try loading the etex package.  This may address the first error complaining about the new count; the subsequent errors probably follow from that one.
>>> 
>>> Alan
>>> 
>>> On Sep 22, 2010, at 6:23 AM, Talal Al-Azem wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hello, I have just updated to MacTex/TexLive 2010. I am now trying to compile my document again, but am running into a problem.
>>>> 
>>>> I am using the ednotes package, which calls upon manyfoot.sty (which is installed as part of ncctools). I can see the ncctools folder in my 2010 tree. But for some reason, the console is giving me the following error:
>>>> 
>>>> /usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist/tex/latex/ednotes/ednotes.sty:730: No room f
>>>> or a new \count .
>>>> /usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist/tex/latex/ednotes/ednotes.sty:730: Missing n
>>>> umber, treated as zero.
>>>> <to be read again>
>>>>                  \footinsA
>>>> l.730   \newfootnote[para]{A}
>>>>                            % Needs `manyfoot.sty'.
>>>> 
>>>> Any help would be much appreciated.
>>>> 
>>>> Kind regards,
>>>> Talal Al-Azem
>>> 
> 
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