From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Nathan Neff Subject: Publish to PDF on Linux: An impossible task? Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2019 18:00:50 -0600 Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000005bf812059706d4ac" Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:42623) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1iTx8s-0005DV-Q4 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 10 Nov 2019 19:01:15 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1iTx8r-0008EU-JO for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 10 Nov 2019 19:01:14 -0500 Received: from mail-il1-x12f.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4864:20::12f]:40922) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1iTx8r-0008EH-C4 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 10 Nov 2019 19:01:13 -0500 Received: by mail-il1-x12f.google.com with SMTP id d83so10499958ilk.7 for ; Sun, 10 Nov 2019 16:01:13 -0800 (PST) List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Emacs-orgmode" To: emacs-orgmode --0000000000005bf812059706d4ac Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable After using org-mode for 10 years, I run for the doorway when I even think about trying to convert an org-mode file to PDF. *** I quiver when I see errors such as: warning: kpathsea: configuration file texmf.cnf not found in these directories: /usr/bin:/usr/bin/share/texmf-local/web2c:/usr/bin/share/texmf-dist/web2c:/= usr/bin/share/texmf/web2c:/usr/bin/texmf-local/web2c:/usr/bin/texmf-dist/we= b2c:/usr/bin/texmf/web2c:/usr:/usr/share/texmf-local/web2c:/usr/share/texmf= -dist/web2c:/usr/share/texmf/web2c:/usr/texmf-local/web2c:/usr/texmf-dist/w= eb2c:/usr/texmf/web2c://texmf-local/web2c:/://share/texmf-local/web2c://sha= re/texmf-dist/web2c://share/texmf/web2c://texmf-local/web2c://texmf-dist/we= b2c://texmf/web2c. This is pdfTeX, Version 3.14159265-2.6-1.40.20 (TeX Live 2019/Arch Linux) (preloaded format=3Dpdflatex) kpathsea: Running mktexfmt pdflatex.fmt mktexfmt: No such file or directory I can't find the format file `pdflatex.fmt'! *** I run for cover when I read documentation such as: https://orgmode.org/manual/LaTeX-Export.html#LaTeX-Export I think people who have been using LaTex and related tools for a long time have no issue with this (seemingly) insurmountable feat. However, I am not familiar with such a myriad of tools and I'm simply looking for the "easiest" way to convert/export an org mode file to PDF on Linux. Can anyone point me to some tutorials? I'm sorry if I miss something obvious. Thanks, --Nate --0000000000005bf812059706d4ac Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
After using org-mode for 10 years, I run for the door= way when
I even think about trying to convert an org-mode file to= PDF.

*** I quiver when I see errors such as:

warning: kpathsea: configuration file texmf.cnf not fo= und in these directories: /usr/bin:/usr/bin/share/texmf-local/web2c:/usr/bi= n/share/texmf-dist/web2c:/usr/bin/share/texmf/web2c:/usr/bin/texmf-local/we= b2c:/usr/bin/texmf-dist/web2c:/usr/bin/texmf/web2c:/usr:/usr/share/texmf-lo= cal/web2c:/usr/share/texmf-dist/web2c:/usr/share/texmf/web2c:/usr/texmf-loc= al/web2c:/usr/texmf-dist/web2c:/usr/texmf/web2c://texmf-local/web2c:/://sha= re/texmf-local/web2c://share/texmf-dist/web2c://share/texmf/web2c://texmf-l= ocal/web2c://texmf-dist/web2c://texmf/web2c.
This is pdfTeX, Version 3.1= 4159265-2.6-1.40.20 (TeX Live 2019/Arch Linux) (preloaded format=3Dpdflatex= )

kpathsea: Running mktexfmt pdflatex.fmt
mktexfmt: No such file = or directory
I can't find the format file `pdflatex.fmt'!
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*** I run for cover when I read documentation such as:


I think people who have been using LaTex and= related tools for a long time have
no issue with this (seemingly= ) insurmountable feat.=C2=A0 However, I am not familiar with
such= a myriad of tools and I'm simply looking for the "easiest" w= ay to convert/export an org
mode file to PDF on Linux.
=
Can anyone point me to some tutorials?=C2=A0 I'm sorry i= f I miss something obvious.

Thanks,
--Na= te
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