MiKTeX and proTeXt ⇒ complete vs. basic miktex - xelatex

[ghostanime2001]

I am using Windows 7 x64 SP1 and miktex 2.9. Whenever I install miktex 2.9 basic and then add all packages using package manager after, I am always running to major problems compiling my code with xelatex. However, when I install complete miktex from installation until the end, and compile my code all pstricks graphics show perfectly. What is going on ? How come when I install basic miktex to finish the install and then later install all packages and re-run my code using xelatex, I always run into difficulty compiling ? Is this a bug ?

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\documentclass{article} 
\usepackage{pstricks}
\begin{document}    
\begin{pspicture}(-0.5,0)(2.5,1)
\psdots(0,0)(2,0)(1,1)
\end{pspicture}
\end{document}

[localghost]

Just for information to other users for awareness of possibly already existing solutions. The question has also been posted to {TeX} SX. Please read what our administrator thinks about that.

You should provide some useful information like warnings or error messages from the log file. Otherwise this question is too localized and the discussion will be academic.

[Stefan Kottwitz]

The example works fine also with TeX Live.

I agree, you should post the error messages, if you remember. So we could see which packages are possibly missing in one way of installation, if there's a difference.

For now, it still seems possible that the way of finishing the basic installation wasn't complete, such as not synchronizing with the repository or using a different or incomplete or outdated repository.

Stefan

[ghostanime2001]

The error file is attached. Also, what does synchronizing with the repository actually do? The questions that were posted in TeX.SX were for Linux distributions and the ones I found for MiKTeX needed command line parameters.

[Stefan Kottwitz]

The log file is attached.

Is this from the working compiler run, or from the earlier not working example run?

Also, what does synchronizing with the repository actually do? The questions that were posted in TeX.SX were for Linux distributions and the ones I found for MiKTeX needed command line parameters.

I guess you mean

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mpm --update-db

which syncs the local package database with the online repository package database. It's useful if package names would change, for example, or if there are new packages. I don't know if there's a button in the MiKTeX package manager, I don't have it installed to look at it, since I use TeX Live.

Stefan

[ghostanime2001]

I have never used Linux in my life so I can't understand what command lines do but the error log is from the code that ran successfully but I did not see any graphics being printed. I changed my code to include \psellipse but I didn't see the graphic. Miktex does have synchronize button. Do I need to refresh FNDB and update format after I synchronize ?

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Do I need to refresh FNDB and update format after I synchronize ?

No, those are all different things. Refresh FNDB means just refreshing the local package database if the local information has been changed manually, i.e. not by the package manager. Rebuilding the format files is rarely nessesary for the user.

Stefan

[ghostanime2001]

so what's the next step ?

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Perhaps give TeX Live a try.

Stefan

[ghostanime2001]

oh man i hope texworks works with tex live the names sound like they are made for each other