dfk@grad13.cs.duke.edu (David F. Kotz) (10/30/89)
I just installed TeX 2.95 and have found one problem. If, when it asks for input from the terminal, the user types a ^D, it goes into an infinite loop, printing the prompt over and over until it is killed. Note that it doesn't stop and wait between printing prompts! This one can't be solved by answering 'null' or the like. ^\ is my current solution. Yuck. Is this a common bug, or just here? Is there a patch? David Kotz Department of Computer Science, Duke University, Durham, NC 27706 USA ARPA: dfk@cs.duke.edu CSNET: dfk@duke UUCP: decvax!duke!dfk
jesse@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Jesse Lee) (10/31/89)
I have the same problem. The way I avoid this kind of infinite loop is to create an invisible file ".tex" with only one line "\bye". When ones presses control-D, the TeX will read this invisible file. I look at those infinite looping messages and all of them are just the same: "Can't find any file .tex". I am also looking for better solution. I would appreciate someone out there can tell me how to avoid this kind of infinite loop. Jesse Lee jesse@mssun7.msi.cornell.edu
smithda@cpsvax.cps.msu.edu (J. Daniel Smith) (10/31/89)
In article <15924@duke.cs.duke.edu> dfk@grad13.cs.duke.edu (David F. Kotz) writes: >I just installed TeX 2.95 and have found one problem. If, when it asks >for input from the terminal, the user types a ^D, it goes into an >infinite loop, printing the prompt over and over until it is killed. Same problem here with UNIX TeX 2.95. Dan ========================================================================= J. Daniel Smith Internet: smithda@cpsvax.cps.msu.edu Michigan State University BITNET: smithdan@msuegr Usenet: uunet!frith!smithda We have more useless information than ignorance of what is useful. - Vauvenargues =========================================================================