Re: error in using texdoc

Hi Andreas,

"works for me" on opensuse tumbleweed!
I get the same output as Markus showed.

which OS and distro are you using?

texdoc seems to be quite stable, so likely not a new issue?!
this is from my TL26 installation:

$ texdoc --version
Texdoc 4.1.1 (2025-02-11)

Harald

On Mar 07, Andreas Eder wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> if I do
> ~>texdoc latex-first-aid
> I get the following error:
> 
> ..exlive/2026/texmf-dist/scripts/texdoc/texdoclib-view.tlu:24: attempt to index a nil value (local 'docfile')
> stack traceback:
>     ...exlive/2026/texmf-dist/scripts/texdoc/texdoclib-view.tlu:24: in upvalue 'view_doc'
>     ...exlive/2026/texmf-dist/scripts/texdoc/texdoclib-view.tlu:334: in function 'texdoclib-view.deliver_results'
>     ...texlive/2026/texmf-dist/scripts/texdoc/texdoclib-cli.tlu:187: in upvalue 'do_texdoc'
>     ...texlive/2026/texmf-dist/scripts/texdoc/texdoclib-cli.tlu:215: in function 'texdoclib-cli.exec'
>     /usr/local/texlive/2026/bin/x86_64-linux/texdoc:45: in main chunk
> 
> Thanks for having a look at that.
> 
> 'Andreas
> 
> -- 
> ceterum censeo redmondinem esse delendam


Harald
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