Document Classes ⇒ Startup Problems with "handout" Class

[economath]

I am having problems getting Roger Cortesi's handout class to work. I downloaded it, copied it to

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/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/base

and then ran

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texhash

. However, while the class is recognized when I write a handout document

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(./handtry.tex (/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/base/handout.cls
Document Class: handout 1997/9/30 v1.0 Document class for course handouts
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/base/article.cls
Document Class: article 2007/10/19 v1.4h Standard LaTeX document class

none of the commands specific to this class are recognized. I am getting:

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LaTeX Warning: You have requested release `2011/06/27' of LaTeX, but only release `2009/09/24' is available

Further down, I am getting things like:

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! Undefined control sequence.
l.5 \SetCourseTitle{My Course Title}

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! LaTeX Error: Environment questions undefined.

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! Undefinined control sequence
l.40 \soln{2in}{This is the solution to the question: $2+2=4$}

etc., etc. Can anyone give me any tips?

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hi,

welcome to the board!

The version on Roger Cortesi's website is of 2007. From handout.cls:

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% ------
% This is a handout document class. It is based on the article class.
% It is design for creating handouts for a college class
% Created By: Roger Cortesi, 27 JUN 2007
% ----

The version you used is of 1997:

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(./handtry.tex (/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/base/handout.cls
Document Class: handout 1997/9/30 v1.0 Document class for course handouts
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/base/article.cls
Document Class: article 2007/10/19 v1.4h Standard LaTeX document class

So perhaps you use an older or a different handout class. Check Roger Cortesi's page and the class regarding this.

Stefan