Re: pdftex throwing error despite no image

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Hi Emma

I apologise for the rude reply that Ulrike gave you. Please don't let that
discourage you from using TeX.

I did a google search for the error message "See the pdftex.def package
documentation for explanation" for most helpfully supplied. Here's some
links for you to look at:
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/280215/package-pdftex-def-error-file-pics-pdf-not-found
https://texhax.tug.narkive.com/gs6LICXo/package-pdftex-def-error
https://latex.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7316
https://github.com/ipython/ipython/issues/8913
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=288724

Oddly, none of these links refer to the pdftex.def package documentation. A
search produced https://ctan.org/pkg/pdftex-def, which for documentation
provides a very short README.

I suggest you look at the links above. Ulrike is correct, that this list is
not the correct place for dealing with your problem. I've forwarded it to
texhax, which is a better place.
https://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/texhax

However, this is a better place to discuss what could be done to improve
the error message. In particular I'd like to see a search for the
"pdftex.def package documentation" produce a useful result. Ulrike is far
more expert than I am on where such documentation might be found.

with kind regards

Jonathan

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Hi Emma</div><div><br></div><div>I apologise for the =
rude reply that Ulrike gave you. Please don&#39;t let that discourage you f=
rom using TeX.</div><div><br></div><div>I did a google search for the error=
 message &quot;<span class=3D"gmail-im">See the pdftex.def package document=
ation for explanation&quot; for most helpfully supplied. Here&#39;s some li=
nks for you to look at:</span></div><div><a href=3D"https://tex.stackexchan=
ge.com/questions/280215/package-pdftex-def-error-file-pics-pdf-not-found">h=
ttps://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/280215/package-pdftex-def-error-file=
-pics-pdf-not-found</a></div><div><a href=3D"https://texhax.tug.narkive.com=
/gs6LICXo/package-pdftex-def-error">https://texhax.tug.narkive.com/gs6LICXo=
/package-pdftex-def-error</a></div><div><a href=3D"https://latex.org/forum/=
viewtopic.php?t=3D7316">https://latex.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3D7316</a><=
/div><div><a href=3D"https://github.com/ipython/ipython/issues/8913">https:=
//github.com/ipython/ipython/issues/8913</a></div><div><a href=3D"https://b=
bs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=3D288724">https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewt=
opic.php?id=3D288724</a></div><div><br></div><div>Oddly, none of these link=
s refer to the pdftex.def package documentation. A search produced <a href=
=3D"https://ctan.org/pkg/pdftex-def">https://ctan.org/pkg/pdftex-def</a>, w=
hich for documentation provides a very short README.</div><div><br></div><d=
iv>I suggest you look at the links above. Ulrike is correct, that this list=
 is not the correct place for dealing with your problem. I&#39;ve forwarded=
 it to texhax, which is a better place.</div><div><a href=3D"https://tug.or=
g/mailman/listinfo/texhax">https://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/texhax</a></div=
><div><br></div><div>However, this is a better place to discuss what could =
be done to improve the error message. In particular I&#39;d like to see a s=
earch for the &quot;pdftex.def package documentation&quot; produce a useful=
 result. Ulrike is far more expert than I am on where such documentation mi=
ght be found.<br></div><div><br></div><div>with kind regards</div><div><br>=
</div><div>Jonathan<br></div></div>

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