MiKTeX and proTeXt ⇒ Trouble installing biblatex

[sandyscott]

Hi,

I'm trying to install biblatex and I've tried a few things and not had much luck

I'm running MikTeX 2.8, fully up to date on Windows XP Professional

I've tried using both the Semi-automatic method recommended in the README file of the archive, and also attempted to follow the instructions at http://brainfukk.blogspot.com/2009/09/h ... iktex.html, and when I run

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initexmf --update-fndb="c:\local_texmf"

I just get this error message:

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initexmf: Not a TEXMF root directory.
initexmf: Data: c:\local_texmf

Predictably, biblatex doesn't appear in the list of packages

Any help would be much appreciated

Thanks

Sandy Scott

[localghost]

The last steps you did are not part of the instructions on the page you linked. But obviously this recipe works as the comment says. Perhaps you go better with the instructions from the MiKTeX manual [1]. It introduces several methods for integrating own additions. Note that the package will not appear in the package manager unless it becomes officially part of the distribution.

[1] MiKTeX 2.8 Manual - Integrating Local Additions


Best regards and welcome to the board
Thorsten