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I was writing my own thesis in LaTeX, but when I press the "Build & View" button, it doesn't work and this message appears:
Error: Could not start the command: Build & View.
I have written almost three chapters and I didn't have any error before, but I can't understand this. The only different thing I have written is this: $ T_{ai} $. I've tried to delete it but the problem still remains. What could I do?
For some strange reasons, TeXMaker finds the path to pdflatex, but not the one to makeindex.
The best solution is to specify the full path to makeindex in the corresponding slot of the 'Configure TeXMaker' -> 'Commands' dialog, by writing
"/usr/texbin/makeindex" -s nomencl.ist -t %.nlg -o %.nls %.nlo
-t %.nlg has been added to generate a .nlg log file so that it can be distinguished from the normal .ilg log file that makeindex generates when creating indexes.
Pressing F12 now you will be able to compile your nomenclatures.
If you now want to be able to perform the full compilation cycle and view your finished .pdf file by just pressing F1, you can configure your 'Quick Build' command, choosing the wizard in the 'Configure TeXMaker' -> 'Quick Build' dialog, and adding, in the following sequence:
PdfLaTeX
Makeindex
PdfLaTeX
Pdf Viewer
In this way one can achieve the same result obtainable with the arara tool (which is anyway a very nice tool) but without its need.
Now, if you press F1 when your MWE is active, you obtain the following result:
In order to solve this problem, I did the following:
From the menus at the top:
Options > Configure TexStudio...
Choose Commands on the left
and then manually enter the paths to .exe files by clicking on the below icon (select program) next to each line and then press OK.
Thanks to the comments made by @JosephWright and @PietvanOostrum .
Best Answer
The issue is likely to be caused by an error in the predefined command "Build & View" due to an (un)voluntary modification of this setting. (See in
Options/Configure TeXstudio/Build/Build & ViewandOptions/Configure TeXstudio/Commands.)The easiest way to solve it, is to restore default settings. For this, you just need to delete the
texstudio.inifile on your computer while TeXstudio is turned off.Note: The
texstudio.inifile stores all your preferences and customized settings (shortcuts, color sheme, previous files, etc.). You might want to save a backup before deleting it. Then, if you want to restore your customized settings, just copy necessary content of your backup into the newtexstudio.inifile. (Again, while TeXstudio is turned off: indeed, TXS overwrites thetexstudio.inifile when closing a session.)