How do I install texvc?

Hi there,

I installed BitNami mediawiki with no problems(awesome) but I cannot figure out how to use texvc so I can use LaTeX math tags.

I have struggled to complie texvc.exe, so I have downloaded one from http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual_talk:Running_MediaWiki_on_Windows,

and I put it into “C:\Program Files\BitNami MediaWiki Stack\apps\mediawiki\htdocs”, but I get “Failed to parse (Missing texvc executable; please see math/README to configure.): x^2_a” error on my wiki page.

I have added ”$wgUseTeX = true;” on LocalSettings.php file.

Thanks,

Joon.

Hi,

Have you followed the instructions from the official documentation? They are located at http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Running_MediaWiki_on_Windows#Mathematics_Support , and there’s a Troubleshoot section and even an alternate solution that may come handy.

Cheers

antonio,

It worked! The last method ( http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Running_MediaWiki_on_Windows#Alternative_Solution_with_dvipng ) worked like a charm. When you have a LaTeX package installed already (usually then LaTeX files are in the PATH), then get rid of ‘insert_path_here/’ from the stuff need to be added to LocalSettings.php.

Thank you very much.