tikz-pgftkz-collection
I tried to install and use the new Tkz-fct package.
The installation was OK, MikTex Package Manager says that I've
successfully installed the package but if I try the most easy example from
the userguide (from 20. January 2011) I got the message:
! I can't find file `tikzlibrary'.
and no file is produced…
Could anyone help me?
Thank much!
Your code works:
You need to read your .log file to verify two things:
the path for gnuplot. If the path is fine then you must find a line like gnuplot executed or something like that
if in your .log file, you have something like
file.table not found,
then you need to use the option --shell-escape or write18 in your script for the compilation.
The problem is the same with pgfplots or another package that uses gnuplot.
Most of the the answer to this is contained in the following question:
However, depending on how your system is set up you may need to do some extra things.
First, compiling source code on a Mac requires you to install XCode from the App store (it's free). See the following link for a nice description:
Second, you also need to allow TeX to run external programs like GnuPlot. Typically the way to do this is to run programs with the --shell escape option. However, recent version of TeX Live have created a system of so-called "restricted" shell escape, which allows you to add programs to a global list of external programs to minimize the security issues of using unrestricted shell escape.
There are a number of different ways to implement this on a Mac.
--shell-escapeThe simplest way is probably to create a new TeXShop engine file which runs the appropriate LaTeX command with the --shell-escape option enabled. See:
texmf-local folderIf you are using gnuplot capabilities a lot, it might be easiest to add gnuplot to your list of allowable programs. This can be done by creating a local texmf.cnf file. Create the following file:
shell_escape_commands = bibtex,bibtex8, kpsewhich, makeindex, mpost, repstopdf, gnuplot,
The file must end with a blank line. Save or copy this file into the following directory: (you will need administrator access to do this.)
/usr/local/texlive/texmf-local/web2c
Then run texhash to update the TeX database.
Now you should be able to use gnuplot from within your TeX documents.
Best Answer
Check that at least TikZ/PGF 2.10 is installed on your system. This is required for tkz-fct. If necessary, update TikZ/PGF using the MiKTeX package manager.