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From:	"Kevin Wright" <kwright AT aspectdv DOT com>
To:	"'Richard Lyon'" <rlyon01 AT ozemail DOT com DOT au>
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Subject:	RE: problem running dvips
Date:	Mon, 26 Apr 1999 12:06:30 -0700
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Richard,

Thanks for the pointer. I finally got it to work after doing a search on
dejanews which pointed me to  an FAQ. After much tweaking the configuration
files, setting up some environment variables and creating the mf.base file,
it worked! I am now able to create postscript files from dvi files:

dvips foo.dvi -o foo.ps

I can use a2ps to print the files with 2 up and/or doublesided and I use gv
to view the files.

My next project is to get xdvi (or xdvik) to work. After it finds all the
fonts and it loooks like it's going to display the file, it returns an
error:

Unexpected 255 in PK file

I'm sure I'll figure it out eventually. In the meantime, I'll just convert
the dvi files to ps and use gv to view them.

When I get time, I'll try mikTex.

Thanks,

Kevin

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Lyon [mailto:rlyon01 AT ozemail DOT com DOT au]
> Sent: Friday, April 23, 1999 5:10 PM
> To: Kevin Wright; cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com
> Subject: Re: problem running dvips
>
>
> You may like to consider mikTeX. This is a fairly complete LaTeX/TeX
> distribution for WIN32
> and is available from any of the CTAN sites. DVIPS is included. The
> installation configures
> your winnt system so all the various components can find each other.
>
> The source code can be compiled under cygwin.
>
> Regards ...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin Wright <kwright AT aspectdv DOT com>
> To: cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com <cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com>
> Date: Wednesday, 21 April 1999 11:25
> Subject: problem running dvips
>
>
> >Hello,
> >
> >Does anyone have experience running dvips under cygwin.
> (actually, I get
> the
> >same errors running xdvi) Whenever I try to run it, I get
> problems finding
> a
> >file mf.base but I can't find information on how to create this file.
> >
> >Here's an example:
> >
> >
> >/usr/local/share/dvi > dvips cln.dvi
> >This is dvips(k) 5.78 Copyright 1998 Radical Eye Software
> >(www.radicaleye.com)
> >' TeX output 1999.01.08:1131' -> |lpr
> >kpathsea: Running mktexpk --mfmode ljfour --bdpi 600 --mag
> >magstep\(3.0\) --dpi 1037 cmbx12
> >mktexpk: Mismatched mode ljfour and resolution 600; ignoring mode.
> >mktexpk: Running mf \mode:=ljfour; mag:=magstep(3.0);
> nonstopmode; input
> >cmbx12
> >This is METAFONT, Version 2.718 (Web2C 7.2)
> >I can't find the base file `mf.base'!
> >
> >Here is the dvips version information:
> >
> >dvips(k) 5.78
> >kpathsea version 3.2
> >Copyright (C) 1998 Radical Eye Software.
> >
> >cygwin
> >
> >/usr/local/share/dvi > uname -a
> >CYGWIN_NT-4.0 HOLSTEIN 20.1 (0.4/1/1) 1998-12-19 17:47:08
> i686 unknown
> >
> >I am running on text mounts, if that makes any difference.
> >
> >I have looked through the info files for kpathsea, metafont,
> texinfo, etc
> >but I haven't been able to figure it out. If anyone can
> point me in the
> >right direction, I would appreciate it.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Kevin Wright
> >Aspect Development
> >Mountain View, CA
> >
> >
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