Re: error in using texdoc

Harald Koenig <[email protected]> Sun, 8 Mar 2026 12:14:57 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.comp.tex.live
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Mar 08, Andreas Eder wrote:

> I found the culprit!
> I had 'mode = mixed'  in my texdoc.cnf. I changed it to 'mode = list' and the
> error went away. The default 'mode = view' is also ok.
> 
> Nevertheless I think this is an error as the value 'mixed' is mentioned
> in the documentation and therefore should work.

indeed -- the command line optons for mixed mode trigger the same error for me:

       texdoc -m latex-first-aid
       texdoc --mixed latex-first-aid

the same happens with texdoc in TL22...TL25, TL20/TL21 work fine here with no error...


Harald
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