BEAMER -- error PDFLATEX / TEXLIVE / SUSE

Hi,

I am having trouble with the BEAMER package in PDFLATEX on my current installation. Previously all was well; and presently other LATEX packages are OK.

This is my installation:


SUSE 12.3
This is pdfTeX, Version 3.1415926-2.5-1.40.14 (TeX Live 2013/TeX Live for opensuse.org)

There is a full post on:
BEAMER – error PDFLATEX / TEXLIVE / SUSE • Document Classes • LaTeX Community
(I can copy it all here, but it seems redundant)

I suspect (?!) it might be a SUSE problem, not a TEX one.

Thanks!

It is unlikely to be SUSE problem because the packages are the same on every distribution.

Have you upgraded every single TexLive package to 2013 or just some?
Do you get a problem with DVI or PS output?
Can you create a PDF using dvipdfm or ps2pdf?
Have you got LuaTeX and XeTeX installed and, if so, does the problem occur with them?

On 2013-09-07, amyekut <amyekut@no-mx.forums.opensuse.org> wrote:
> I am having trouble with the BEAMER package in PDFLATEX on my current
> installation. Previously all was well; and presently other LATEX
> packages are OK.
> <SNIP>
> There is a full post on:
> ‘BEAMER – error PDFLATEX / TEXLIVE / SUSE • Document Classes
> • LaTeX Community’
> (Compilation of Presentation fails)
> (I can copy it all here, but it seems redundant)

Please do post it. NNTP console-only users are less likely to help you if the useful information must be obtained from a
third party URL. For the benefit of others, I’ve pasted it here:


\documentclass{beamer}

\begin{document}

\begin{frame}
frame 1
TaTATATATta atatata $1234r$
\end{frame}

\begin{frame}
frame 2
TaTATATATta atatata $1234r$
\end{frame}

\end{document}

On 2013-09-07, amyekut amyekut@no-mx.forums.opensuse.org wrote:

I suspect (?!) it might be a SUSE problem, not a TEX one.

No it isn’t an openSUSE problem. It compiles fine with me (output post-scripted after the zypper info output). What
command are you running to pdflatexify it?


sh-4.2$ sudo zypper info texlive-beamer
root's password:
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...


Information for package texlive-beamer:
---------------------------------------
Repository: @System
Name: texlive-beamer
Version: 2012.63.3.18svn26288-61.1
Arch: noarch
Vendor: obs://build.opensuse.org/Publishing
Installed: Yes
Status: up-to-date
Installed Size: 797.2 KiB
Summary: A LaTeX class for producing presentations and slides
Description:
The beamer LaTeX class can be used for producing slides. Its
functionality is similar to Prosper but does not need any
external programs and can directly produce a presentation using
pdflatex. Beamer uses pgf for pdf/ps independent graphics.
Frames are created using \frame{...}, and a frame can build
multiple slides through a simple notation for specifying
material for each slide within a frame. Beamer supports
bibliographies, appendicies and transitions. Short versions of
title, authors, institute can also be specified as optional
parameters. A \plainframe{} allows a picture, for example, to
fill the whole frame. Support figure and table environments,
transparency effects, a 	ransduration command, animation
commands, a pauses environment. Beamer also provides
compatibility with other packages like prosper. The package now
incorporates the functionality of the former translator
package, which is used for customising the package for use in
other language environments.

date: 2012-05-10 15:51:02 +0000

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