At 02:20 PM 11/17/2003, chris jefferson you wrote: >Hello! > >I've recently found that latex has begun crashing if I execute it from a windows xp >(or 2000) cmd prompt. > >It happens by simply typing "latex" at a cmd prompt. I get (in a windows error box) > > >16 bit MS-DOS Subsystem > >C:\WINDOWS\System32\cmd.exe - latex >The NTVDM CPU has encountered an illegal instruction. >CS:06cc IP:210f OP:63 69 66 69 65 Choose 'Close' to terminate the application. > > >this doesn't happen if I expecute it from a bash prompt. > >Even more strangely, if I go to a command prompt and into c:\cygwin\bin and type "dir >latex.exe" it seems unable to see the file (although it is visable in windows >explorer)
latex.exe is a Cygwin-specific symbolic link. Use tex.exe instead at the cmd prompt. That should work OK. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 838 Washington Street (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
