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Common problems
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  Here are some common problems with configuration, compilation,
linking, execution, ...

Unable to find files

If your program can't find fonts (or whatever).

Slow path searching

If it takes forever to find anything.

Unable to generate fonts

If mktexpk fails.

TeX or Metafont failing

Likely compiler bugs.

Empty Makefiles

When configure produces empty makefiles.

XtStrings

When _XtStrings is undefined.

dlopen

When dlopen is undefined.

ShellWidgetClass

For dynamic linking troubles under OpenWindows.

Pointer combination warnings

For old compilers that don't grok char *.