Missing style file (previously worked)

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Besides xy.sty, you also need xy.tex. The error message belongs to line 32 of xy.sty, there's the command \input xy. This means xy.sty has been found but not the xy.tex file.

Just install the complete xypic package. On my system, with TeX Live 2011 pretest, the xypic directory contains 63 files.

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Updated on August 21, 2020

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  • Qwirk
    Qwirk about 3 years

    Before I start, this is probably closely related to Where do I place my own .sty or .cls files, to make them available to all my .tex files?, but I can't figure it out.

    Previously I have had a file compiling and working fine. I am not sure what has changed, but all of a sudden today I have been receiving (Linux Mint 10.10)

    (/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/hyperref/hdvips.def
    
    (/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/hyperref/pdfmark.def)) (./xy.sty
    
    ! I can't find file `xy'.
    
    l.32 \input xy
    

    I have tried to

    sudo texhash
    

    I have also tried just putting xy.sty in the directory, which didn't work either.

    I tried the following:

    kpsewhich -var-value TEXMFHOME
    
    /home/foo/texmf
    

    This folder does not exist, but it appears I have a hidden folder, i.e. /home/foo/.texmf-var

    I tried to install the xy.sty file in /home/foo/.texmf-var/tex/latex If I call it xy.sty, it gives the same error message

    If it is just called 'xy' I get

     TeX capacity exceeded, sorry [text input levels=15].
    

    Basically - I don't know what I have done, what I can do to fix it, and if I am going to break anything else if I keep fiddling!

    Edit: I should also note the following. Line 6 of the tex file is \usepackage[all]{xy}

    While the error seems to refer to line 32?

    • Alain Matthes
      Alain Matthes over 12 years
      kpsewhich xy.styis the command to find xy in your distribution. With OS X I have /usr/local/texlive/2011/texmf-dist/tex/generic/xypic/xy.stya‌​nd I think xy.sty exists inside TL from a lot of years. A complete example will be very useful
    • Qwirk
      Qwirk over 12 years
      @Altermundus - this is just blank (I guess xy.sty really isn't found!). I don't have a /usr/local/texlive folder for what its worth
    • Alain Matthes
      Alain Matthes over 12 years
      /usr/local/texlive is only for OS X . This is different on Linux but what is your tex distribution ?
    • Martin Scharrer
      Martin Scharrer over 12 years
      Please use code blocks not quotation blocks for code and compiler messages. Inline code can be marked with backticks.
    • Admin
      Admin about 12 years
      how to install xy package in ubuntu in kile
    • Stefan Kottwitz
      Stefan Kottwitz about 12 years
      @mahi: Welcome to TeX.sx! Your question won't be seen by many people here so it would be best to repost it as a fresh question. Follow-up questions like this are more than welcome! Please use the "Ask Question" link for your new question; there you can link to this question to provide the background.
  • Qwirk
    Qwirk over 12 years
    @Stefan - thank you I have managed to get it working again. I wonder what happened??
  • Alain Matthes
    Alain Matthes over 12 years
    @Stefan I think xypic directory is a part of TL 2009 (and before) and it's not normal to install the complete xypic package
  • Qwirk
    Qwirk over 12 years
    And just to add one more comment - I just installed the texlive-pictures package, which has xy-pic in it, and let it do all the hard work for me - solved!