! LaTeX Error: File `chronology.sty' not found

Question

I'm trying to make a time-line using the chronology package, but get the error:

! LaTeX Error: File `chronology.sty' not found.

Here's what I have, using an example I found on StackOverflow:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{chronology}
\begin{document}
\begin{chronology}[5]{1983}{2010}{3ex}{\textwidth}
\event{1984}{one}
\event[1985]{1986}{two}
\event{\decimaldate{25}{12}{2001}}{three}
\end{chronology}
\end{document}`

I can find the chronology file in the MiKTeX Package Manager, but I don't have the option to install it (neither do I have the option to uninstall it for that matter).

Answer 1

The easiest and quickest solution is to find chronology.sty online and put it in the working directory with your document. Obviously this is not a long-term (or elegant) solution, but should work. A copy is available at:

https://yousource.it.jyu.fi/cvlab/icfp-experience-2012/blobs/410ee54c57e607886586879d3612f6cf58e8bc2e/chronology.sty

or the package dtx is at

http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/chronology

Chronology isn't deprecated (to my knowledge) so I don't know why it's not available for you to install.