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I wrote a document months ago in which I used the longdivision package to do some calculations such as 999/12. At the time, the document compiled properly. However, it no longer compiles properly. I get four errors when I try to compile the code below using TeXMaker (from which I have drawn the error messages) or TeXStudio:

! Missing number, treated as zero.<to be read again>\__int_eval_end: \[\intlongdivision{999}{12}
! Package longdivision Error: Divisor '12' is too large (on line 6). It has 2(longdivision) digits, but divisors can be at most 9 digits(longdivision) long.Type <return> to continue.... \[\intlongdivision{999}{12}
! Missing number, treated as zero.<to be read again>\__int_eval_end: \[\intlongdivision{999}{12}
! Package longdivision Error: Divisor '12' is too large (on line 9). It has 2(longdivision) digits, but divisors can be at most 9 digits(longdivision) long.Type <return> to continue.... \[\intlongdivision{999}{12}

The second error strikes me as bizarre since 2 < 9.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage{longdivision}

\begin{document}
\[\longdivision{999}{12}\]

\[\intlongdivision{999}{12}\]
\end{document}

I also get the same error when I load the packages calc and/or mathtools before loading the package longdivision.

Any tips on how to fix this error would be appreciated.

Update: Given SandyG's feedback, I tried compiling this code in Overleaf, where it works. However, I cannot compile this code on my Linux Mint 21 operating system, where I am using TeXStudio and have TexLive installed.

Update: David Carlisle requested that I add the full log file, which I have placed below.

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A number should have been here; I inserted `0'.
(If you can't figure out why I needed to see a number,
look up `weird error' in the index to The TeXbook.)


! Package longdivision Error: Divisor '12' is too large (on line 7). It has 2
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(longdivision)                long.

Type <return> to continue.
 ...                                              
                                                  
l.7 \[\longdivision{999}{12}
                            \]

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! Missing number, treated as zero.
<to be read again> 
                   \__int_eval_end: 
l.9 \[\intlongdivision{999}{12}
                               \]
A number should have been here; I inserted `0'.
(If you can't figure out why I needed to see a number,
look up `weird error' in the index to The TeXbook.)


! Package longdivision Error: Divisor '12' is too large (on line 9). It has 2
(longdivision)                digits, but divisors can be at most 9 digits
(longdivision)                long.

Type <return> to continue.
 ...                                              
                                                  
l.9 \[\intlongdivision{999}{12}
                               \]

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] (./long_division_examples.aux) ) 
Here is how much of TeX's memory you used:
 12767 strings out of 478288
 265387 string characters out of 5849315
 556525 words of memory out of 5000000
 30775 multiletter control sequences out of 15000+600000
 469713 words of font info for 30 fonts, out of 8000000 for 9000
 1141 hyphenation exceptions out of 8191
 100i,5n,104p,428b,131s stack positions out of 5000i,500n,10000p,200000b,80000s

Output written on long_division_examples.dvi (1 page, 10696 bytes).
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  • Just came across this. I cannot recreate the problem—your code compiles correctly for me.
    – Sandy G
    Dec 9, 2022 at 3:41
  • @SandyG Thanks for your feedback. I can compile this properly in Overleaf. However, it does not compile properly on my Linux Mint 21 operating system. Dec 9, 2022 at 10:04
  • Your document works without error in texlive 2020, 2021 and 2022 pdflatex. Show the full log you get for that file. Dec 9, 2022 at 10:11
  • @DavidCarlisle I have added the error log. I am using pdflatex. Thank you for your attention. Dec 9, 2022 at 10:37
  • no, add the full log so it shows the paths to all packages used. The specific errors are just arbitrary, you are (somewhere) loading the wrong code. Dec 9, 2022 at 10:45

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Your log shows

(./longdivision.sty

So you are using a local longdivision.sty not the one from texlive, which for you would be

(/usr/local/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/longdivision/longdivision.sty

if you delete (or rename) the local file, the document should run without error.

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