Re: siunitx error: "package expl3 too old"

Am Wed, 27 Jul 2011 13:31:23 +0200 schrieb Szabolcs Horvát:

> Dear group members,
> 
> After updating MiKTeX 2.9 recently, when trying to use the siunitx 
> package, I get the following error:
> 
> !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> !
> ! siunitx error: "support-outdated"
> !
> ! Support package expl3 too old.
> !
> ! See the siunitx documentation for further information.
> !
> ! For immediate help type H <return>.
> !...............................................
> 
> Updating MiKTeX doesn't help (it is in fact what caused the error).
> 
> What is the simplest way to fix this?  I assume I either need to 
> downgrade siunitx somehow or update expl3. 

The package names have changed. expl3 is now l3kernel (and xpackages
is l3packages). Synchronize your repository (in user + admin mode).
Deinstall expl3 and install l3kernel.

-- 
Ulrike Fischer 


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