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From:	"Markus Hoenicka" <Markus DOT Hoenicka AT uth DOT tmc DOT edu>
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Date:	Mon, 26 Feb 2001 15:25:27 +0000 (CT0)
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Subject:	fpTeX and Cygwin
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Jochen Küpper writes:
 > Dear All,
 > 
 > I try to use fpTeX within Cygwin. Several programs (including
 > kpsewich, dvips) work fine. latex itself, doesn't though:
 > 
 > > latex oh.tex
 > This is TeX, Version 3.14159 (Web2c 7.3.3.1)
 > ! I can't find file `oh.tex'.
 > <*> oh.tex
 > 
 > Please type another input file name:
 > 
 > 
 > Any way to get it working, or do I have to install the teTeX-binaries
 > under cygwin to get it running?

I'm running MiKTeX and I've been running fpTeX for test purposes
without problems from Cygwin bash. I guess you're stumbling over the
fact that the fpTeX binaries do not understand symlinks and
mounts. Using cygpath may help you to provide tex with a filename it
can grok.

regards,
Markus

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