This keeps happening when I try to compile my document in TeXMaker.
Error : could not start the command : "pdflatex" -synctex=1 -interaction=nonstopmode "wow2".tex
Please Help!
1 Answer
MacTex 2017 is only available on 10.10 and higher. You have to update your MBA or use an older version from MacTex.
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Instead of updating the OS the less invasive solution would probably be to directly install texlive without the mactex layer around it, just follow the instructions for unix install tug.org/texlive/doc/texlive-en/texlive-en.html#installation Texlive 2017 works great with osx 10.9.5 Jul 25, 2017 at 12:33
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@samcarter The newer versions of the MacOS run well on older machines, so upgrading the OS isn't necessarily a problem either. Jul 25, 2017 at 12:45
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@AlanMunn Its not really helpful that newer versions of MacOs run on the old machines when half of the functionalism you are used to is missing in the new OS :) I still have a huge list of features from 10.6 I am missing, only some of them I could replace with third party programs and other workarounds :( For normal programs updates bring new features, with MacOS I have the feeling more things are taken away then added. Jul 25, 2017 at 12:50
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@samcarter Fair enough. It's a personal preference I guess. I can't even remember 10.6. But then again, I had a Mac Plus, so I have used every MacOS since the beginning. There have definitely been some new features. :) Jul 25, 2017 at 12:57
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@AlanMunn I can understand that people want to update their system for various reasons, but just for installing a tex distribution this seems like a big step if there are otherwise no reasons to update. Jul 25, 2017 at 13:02
/Library/TeX/texbin(not/usr/texbin).