Re: system command

[Jan-Mark Batke]

Hi Paul.

Paul Kienzle <address@hidden> writes:

> It works for me.  Try the following:
> 
>       pkienzle:~/octave$ export JUNK=5
>       pkienzle:~/octave$ octave

[...]

>       systemoctave:1> system("echo $JUNK")
>       5
>       ans = 0
>       octave:2> 

[...]

Yes, works here, too. Now, try the following:

,----[ testscript.sh ]
| #! /bin/bash
| latex testfile.tex
`----

and 

,----[ testfile.tex ]
| \documentclass[10pt,draft]{article}
| \begin{document}
| I am a \LaTeX ed file.
| \end{document}
`----

This gives 

,----
| octave:4> system('./testscript.sh')
| This is TeX, Version 3.14159 (Web2C 7.3.1)
| I can't find the format file `latex.fmt'!
| ans = 1
| octave:5>
`----

Maybe its not the environment but something else and more
teTeX-related. BTW I'm using Debian R2.1.

Jan-Mark
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