[texpoint-users] latex not found, PATH issue, snow leopard

[Marcin Bienkowski]

Dear TexPoint experts,

I recently installed texpoint on Snow Leopard + MS Office 2011.  
However, it seems that the texpoint is unable to find the installation 
of latex (see the attached log below).

I found in the list archives that people had same problems, because 
PATH variable was unset or was set in their private ~/.bashrc files. 
This does not seem to be the case here. My /etc/profile is the following:

# --- /etc/profile begins ----
# System-wide .profile for sh(1)
if [ -x /usr/libexec/path_helper ]; then
    eval `/usr/libexec/path_helper -s`
fi 
if [ "${BASH-no}" != "no" ]; then
    [ -r /etc/bashrc ] && . /etc/bashrc
fi
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/texbin
# ---

Actually the last line is superfluous, because /usr/texbin is added 
anyway to the path by the path_helper. The following commands demonstrate 
that this setting indeed works, is recognized both by bash and action 
script, I do have latex and it is working. 

[gloster 00:17:56] (4) ~> echo $PATH
/Users/mbi/bin:/Users/mbi/R/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/texbin:/usr/X11/bin:/usr/texbin
[gloster 00:18:52] (5) ~> osascript -e 'do shell script "echo $PATH"'
/Users/mbi/bin:/Users/mbi/R/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/texbin:/usr/X11/bin:/usr/texbin
[gloster 00:18:55] (6) ~> which latex
/usr/texbin/latex
[gloster 00:21:43] (7) ~> /usr/texbin/latex
This is pdfTeX, Version 3.1415926-1.40.11 (TeX Live 2010)
 restricted \write18 enabled.
**

Any ideas? 

Marcin Bienkowski


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TexPoint Configuration Information

Please include this information if you contact the authors with a problem.

Version: 3.3.3 (Mac) (December 15, 2010)
Built on Sun Nov 14 16:50:54 2010 for Office:mac 2011
User: mbi
Running on: C02DX135DDRT3Pp7
in: PowerPoint  version 14.1.2 (Office:mac 2011), build 110505, running on Macintosh 10.6.7 (Snow Leopard) 

Licensing:  - Unlicensed (for 2 days)
running as AddIn: TexPoint
TexPoint path: Macintosh HD:Applications:TexPoint:
Document path: mbi:Desktop
Document name: test.ppt
current path: mbi:Desktop
work directory: mbi:Desktop:

Unix path to presentation: /Volumes/mbi/Desktop/test.ppt
your default shell: /bin/bash
Bash path: bash is /bin/bash
TEXPOINTLIC environment variable: 
License File: mbi:Library:Preferences:TexPoint.lic
TEXPOINTINI environment variable: 
Configuration File: mbi:Library:Preferences:TexPoint.mac
==== Contents of mbi:Library:Preferences:TexPoint.mac ====
#TexPoint global settings
#Only settings that are different from default values are written
wrap=0
ebheight=259
==== end of mbi:Library:Preferences:TexPoint.mac ====

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<<<< checking your LaTeX setup (needed for Tex, Equation displays) >>>>
=> LaTeX check FAILED!!! You must install latex, and you must add it to the PATH
Otherwise, you cannot use displays
latex is /usr/texbin/latex
<error calling: latex>
<no output generated>

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<<<< checking your dvips setup (needed for Tex, Equation displays) >>>>
=> dvips check FAILED!!! You must install latex, and you must add it to the PATH
Otherwise, you cannot use displays
dvips is /usr/texbin/dvips
<error calling: dvips>
<no output generated>

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<<<< checking your ghostscript setup (needed for Tex, Equation, Postscript displays)>>>>
=> ghostscript check FAILED!!! You must install Ghostscript and you must add it to the PATH
Otherwise, you cannot use displays
gs is /usr/local/bin/gs
<error calling: gs>
<no output generated>

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<<<< checking your ImageMagick setup (optional, needed for Pictures displays) >>>>
=> convert check FAILED!!! You can still use most of TexPoint, except picture displays
convert is /usr/local/bin/convert
<error calling: convert>
<no output generated>

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<<<< checking your gnuplot setup (needed for Plot displays) >>>>
=> gnuplot check FAILED!!! You can still use most of TexPoint, except plot displays
gnuplot not found

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If all external commands are OK, TexPoint is fully functional. In case a 'FAILED' is shown, some features will not work. You may want to install the indicated software and/or check the global (on Mac: the bash) path configuration. Please also check the manual for details.