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vgXhc
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biblatex | Styles not found

Post by vgXhc »

Hi,
I've currently updated from MikTeX 2.8 to 2.9 and am now having problems with installing/loading packages. I want to use biblatex-chicago and have installed it with the package manager. Using XeLaTeX (I've tried normal LaTeX, too), I only get a

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! LaTeX Error: File `biblatex-chicago.sty' not found.
Type X to quit or <RETURN> to proceed,
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I've tried uninstalling and re-installing; uninstalling and having MikTeX install the package on the fly; installing a different biblatex package (biblatex-mla); updating the FNDB: all to no avail. Installing random other packages (e.g. siunitx) does work.

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Code, edit and compile here:
\documentclass[letterpaper]{scrartcl}
\usepackage{csquotes}
\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage[notes,backend=biber]{biblatex-chicago}
\begin{document}
Lorem ipsum
\end{document}
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Does anyone have an idea what could cause this?
Thanks,
Harald.

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biblatex | Styles not found

Post by josephwright »

You want

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\usepackage[style=chicago,notes,backend=biber]{biblatex}
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as styles are loaded not as separate packages but as configurations for biblatex itself.
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biblatex | Styles not found

Post by vgXhc »

josephwright wrote:You want

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\usepackage[style=chicago,notes,backend=biber]{biblatex}
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as styles are loaded not as separate packages but as configurations for biblatex itself.
Thanks for the quick response, but this doesn't solve the issue. The biblatex-chicago documentation allows loading the package directly, and when using your code I basically get the same error:

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ERROR: Package biblatex Error: Style 'chicago' not found.
--- TeX said ---
See the biblatex package documentation for explanation.
Type H <return> for immediate help.
...
l.10291 \RequireBibliographyStyle{\blx@bbxfile}
--- HELP ---
From the .log file...
The bibliography style 'chicago' could not be found.
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Any other ideas what could be the problem?

Harald.
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biblatex | Styles not found

Post by mcswell »

I have exactly the same problem. My minimal file (very similar to the OP's) is this.

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Code, edit and compile here:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[backend=biber,style=biblatex-chicago.sty]{biblatex}
\begin{document}
blah blah \cite{Bauer2010} blah blah
\printbibliography
\end{document}
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I get the same error:

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Package biblatex Error: Style 'biblatex-chicago.sty' not found
See the biblatex package documentation for expl
Type H <return> for immediate help.
...
l.10711 \RequireBibliographyStyle{\blx@bbxfile}
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Running

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kpsewhich biblatex-chicago.sty
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/usr/local/texlive/2013/texmf-dist/tex/latex/biblatex-chicago/biblatex-chicago.sty
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Using chicago in place of biblatex-chicago results in the analogous error.

I'm using TexLive 2013.
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biblatex | Styles not found

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The example given by the OP works just fine for me. I added \listfiles as very first line and obtain this list of used files. Compare with yours and do an update if necessary.

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*File List*
article.cls 2007/10/19 v1.4h Standard LaTeX document class
size10.clo 2007/10/19 v1.4h Standard LaTeX file (size option)
csquotes.sty 2011/10/22 v5.1d context-sensitive quotations
etoolbox.sty 2011/01/03 v2.1 e-TeX tools for LaTeX
etex.sty 1998/03/26 v2.0 eTeX basic definition package (PEB)
keyval.sty 1999/03/16 v1.13 key=value parser (DPC)
csquotes.def 2011/10/22 v5.1d csquotes generic definitions
csquotes.cfg
babel.sty 2013/05/16 v3.9f The Babel package
english.ldf 2012/08/20 v3.3p English support from the babel system
biblatex-chicago.sty 2013/03/12 v 2.5 biblatex style
biblatex.sty 2013/07/15 v2.7a programmable bibliographies (PK/JW/AB)
biblatex2.sty 2013/07/15 v2.7a programmable bibliographies (biber) (PK/JW/AB
)
kvoptions.sty 2011/06/30 v3.11 Key value format for package options (HO)
ltxcmds.sty 2011/11/09 v1.22 LaTeX kernel commands for general use (HO)
kvsetkeys.sty 2012/04/25 v1.16 Key value parser (HO)
infwarerr.sty 2010/04/08 v1.3 Providing info/warning/error messages (HO)
etexcmds.sty 2011/02/16 v1.5 Avoid name clashes with e-TeX commands (HO)
ifluatex.sty 2010/03/01 v1.3 Provides the ifluatex switch (HO)
logreq.sty 2010/08/04 v1.0 xml request logger
logreq.def 2010/08/04 v1.0 logreq spec v1.0
ifthen.sty 2001/05/26 v1.1c Standard LaTeX ifthen package (DPC)
url.sty 2006/04/12 ver 3.3 Verb mode for urls, etc.
blx-dm.def
chicago-notes.dbx
biblatex-dm.cfg
blx-compat.def 2013/07/15 v2.7a biblatex compatibility (PK/JW/AB)
biblatex.def
chicago-notes.bbx 2013/03/12 v 2.5 biblatex bibliography style
chicago-notes.cbx 2013/03/12 v 2.5 biblatex citation style
biblatex.cfg
english.lbx 2013/07/15 v2.7a biblatex localization (PK/JW/AB)
american.lbx 2013/07/15 v2.7a biblatex localization (PK/JW/AB)
cms-american.lbx 2013/03/14 v 2.5 biblatex localization
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Re: biblatex | Styles not found

Post by mcswell »

I thought I tried that syntax, but now that I tried it again, it works. Not sure what I did wrong the first time... Anyway, thanks for your reply.
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