I am writing currently my thesis with TeXlive 2016 and TeXstudio 2.11 as editor. (I tried TeXworks, but as expected this changed nothing.) I installed TeXlive with the installation script about 2 months ago. I updated everything with the TeXlive Manager recently.
When trying to create a bibliography, I stumbled over the strange error during compilation:
(c:/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/latex/biblatex/biblatex.cfg)) !
Missing number, treated as zero.
D l.6 \bibliography
{Bibliography} ?
A minimal (not) working example:
\documentclass[11pt]{scrartcl}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[latin1]{inputenc}
\usepackage[german]{babel}
\usepackage[style=authortitle-icomp]{biblatex}
\bibliography{Bibliography}
\begin{document}
test
\end{document}
Adding a \bibliography and \cite commands did not change anything.
When I switch to natbib everything works fine, except the missing possibility for customization.
The output of console:
This is pdfTeX, Version 3.14159265-2.6-1.40.17 (TeX Live 2016/W32TeX) (preloaded format=pdflatex)
restricted \write18 enabled.
entering extended mode
(./test.tex
LaTeX2e <2016/03/31> patch level 3
Babel <3.9r> and hyphenation patterns for 83 language(s) loaded.
(c:/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/latex/koma-script/scrartcl.cls
Document Class: scrartcl 2016/06/14 v3.21 KOMA-Script document class (article)
(c:/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/latex/koma-script/scrkbase.sty
(c:/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/latex/koma-script/scrbase.sty
(c:/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/latex/graphics/keyval.sty)
(c:/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/latex/koma-script/scrlfile.sty
Package scrlfile, 2016/06/14 v3.21 KOMA-Script package (loading files)
Copyright (C) Markus Kohm
))) (c:/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/latex/koma-script/tocbasic.sty)
(c:/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/latex/koma-script/scrsize11pt.clo)
(c:/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/latex/koma-script/typearea.sty
Package typearea, 2016/06/14 v3.21 KOMA-Script package (type area)
Copyright (C) Frank Neukam, 1992-1994
Copyright (C) Markus Kohm, 1994-
)) (c:/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/latex/base/fontenc.sty
(c:/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/latex/base/t1enc.def))
(c:/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/latex/base/inputenc.sty
(c:/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/latex/base/latin1.def))
(c:/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/generic/babel/babel.sty
(c:/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/generic/babel-german/german.ldf
(c:/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/generic/babel-german/germanb.ldf
(c:/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/generic/babel/babel.def))))
(c:/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/latex/biblatex/biblatex.sty
(c:/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/generic/oberdiek/pdftexcmds.sty
(c:/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/generic/oberdiek/infwarerr.sty)
(c:/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/generic/oberdiek/ifluatex.sty)
(c:/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/generic/oberdiek/ltxcmds.sty)
(c:/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/generic/oberdiek/ifpdf.sty))
(c:/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/latex/etoolbox/etoolbox.sty)
(c:/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/latex/oberdiek/kvoptions.sty
(c:/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/generic/oberdiek/kvsetkeys.sty
(c:/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/generic/oberdiek/etexcmds.sty)))
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(c:/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/latex/logreq/logreq.def))
(c:/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/latex/base/ifthen.sty)
(c:/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/latex/url/url.sty)
(c:/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/generic/xstring/xstring.sty
(c:/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/generic/xstring/xstring.tex))
(c:/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/latex/biblatex/blx-dm.def)
(c:/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/latex/biblatex/blx-compat.def)
(c:/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/latex/biblatex/biblatex.def)
(c:/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/latex/biblatex/bbx/authortitle-icomp.bbx
(c:/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/latex/biblatex/bbx/authortitle.bbx
(c:/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/latex/biblatex/bbx/standard.bbx)))
(c:/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/latex/biblatex/cbx/authortitle-icomp.cbx)
(c:/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/latex/biblatex/biblatex.cfg))
! Missing number, treated as zero.
<to be read again>
D
l.6 \bibliography
{Bibliography}
?
And the logfile:
This is pdfTeX, Version 3.14159265-2.6-1.40.17 (TeX Live 2016/W32TeX) (preloaded format=pdflatex 2017.1.6) 9 JAN 2017 09:40
entering extended mode
restricted \write18 enabled.
%&-line parsing enabled.
**./test.tex
(./test.tex
LaTeX2e <2016/03/31> patch level 3
Babel <3.9r> and hyphenation patterns for 83 language(s) loaded.
(c:/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/latex/koma-script/scrartcl.cls
Document Class: scrartcl 2016/06/14 v3.21 KOMA-Script document class (article)
(c:/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/latex/koma-script/scrkbase.sty
Package: scrkbase 2016/06/14 v3.21 KOMA-Script package (KOMA-Script-dependent b
asics and keyval usage)
(c:/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/latex/koma-script/scrbase.sty
Package: scrbase 2016/06/14 v3.21 KOMA-Script package (KOMA-Script-independent
basics and keyval usage)
(c:/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/latex/graphics/keyval.sty
Package: keyval 2014/10/28 v1.15 key=value parser (DPC)
\KV@toks@=\toks14
)
(c:/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/latex/koma-script/scrlfile.sty
Package: scrlfile 2016/06/14 v3.21 KOMA-Script package (loading files)
Package scrlfile, 2016/06/14 v3.21 KOMA-Script package (loading files)
Copyright (C) Markus Kohm
))) (c:/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/latex/koma-script/tocbasic.sty
Package: tocbasic 2016/06/14 v3.21 KOMA-Script package (handling toc-files)
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\scr@dte@tocline@numbox=\box26
)
Package tocbasic Info: omitting babel extension for `toc'
(tocbasic) because of feature `nobabel' available
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Package tocbasic Info: omitting babel extension for `lof'
(tocbasic) because of feature `nobabel' available
(tocbasic) for `lof' on input line 131.
Package tocbasic Info: omitting babel extension for `lot'
(tocbasic) because of feature `nobabel' available
(tocbasic) for `lot' on input line 132.
Package scrartcl Info: You've used standard option `11pt'.
(scrartcl) This is correct!
(scrartcl) Internally I'm using `fontsize=11pt'.
(scrartcl) If you'd like to set the option with \KOMAoptions,
(scrartcl) you'd have to use `fontsize=11pt' there
(scrartcl) instead of `11pt', too.
Class scrartcl Info: File `scrsize11pt.clo' used to setup font sizes on input l
ine 2052.
(c:/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/latex/koma-script/scrsize11pt.clo
File: scrsize11pt.clo 2016/06/14 v3.21 KOMA-Script font size class option (11pt
)
)
(c:/texlive/2016/texmf-dist/tex/latex/koma-script/typearea.sty
Package: typearea 2016/06/14 v3.21 KOMA-Script package (type area)
Package typearea, 2016/06/14 v3.21 KOMA-Script package (type area)
Copyright (C) Frank Neukam, 1992-1994
Copyright (C) Markus Kohm, 1994-
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LaTeX Info: Redefining \textsubscript on input line 4036.
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Best Answer
My bad... I updated the package manually with the github version, as the tlmgr did not work properly behind the proxy server in my company. After reverting the update and updating to a released version everything works fine! Thanks!