Acroread Syntax Errors

   For some reason, acroread left my notebook. I downloaded
the latest
version (7.0.9) from Adobe's site; it's now labeled as _enu_
rather than
_en_; perhaps this refers to unicode support.

   Anywho, I installed it on the notebook as always, but
when I try to run it
I get a continuing string of 'syntax error' messages. Since
I've not before
had any problems installing and running acroread, I'm at a
loss what might
have happened.

   Suggestions and ideas welcome.

Rich

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On Mon, 19 Mar 2007 16:53:13 -0700 (PDT)
Rich Shepard <rshepardappl-ecosys.com> dijo:

>    For some reason, acroread left my notebook. I
downloaded the latest
> version (7.0.9) from Adobe's site; it's now labeled as
_enu_ rather than
> _en_; perhaps this refers to unicode support.
> 
>    Anywho, I installed it on the notebook as always,
but when I try to run it
> I get a continuing string of 'syntax error' messages.
Since I've not before
> had any problems installing and running acroread, I'm
at a loss what might
> have happened.
> 
>    Suggestions and ideas welcome.

I recently ran into a similar situation. I don't remember
the exact
error message, but if you post what happens when you try to
run it from
the command line I might recognize the message. If it's the
same error
message I have the solution. I'd post it but I'm lazy and
I'd have to
spend five minutes to find it.
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On Mon, 19 Mar 2007, John Jason Jordan wrote:

> ... but if you post what happens when you try to run it
from the command
> line I might recognize the message. If it's the same
error message I have
> the solution. I'd post it but I'm lazy and I'd have to
spend five minutes
> to find it.

expr: syntax error

   This is repeated ad nauseum.

Rich

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On Mon, 19 Mar 2007, Rich Shepard wrote:

>  For some reason, acroread left my notebook. I
downloaded the latest
> version (7.0.9) from Adobe's site; it's now labeled as
_enu_ rather than
> _en_; perhaps this refers to unicode support.
>
>  Anywho, I installed it on the notebook as always, but
when I try to run it
> I get a continuing string of 'syntax error' messages.
Since I've not before
> had any problems installing and running acroread, I'm
at a loss what might
> have happened.

It is an error that is the result of Gtk moving from 2.x to
2.xx.

There is a suggested set of fixes.  I have never gotten them
to work.

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On Mon, 19 Mar 2007, Rich Shepard wrote:

>  For some reason, acroread left my notebook. I
downloaded the latest
> version (7.0.9) from Adobe's site; it's now labeled as
_enu_ rather than
> _en_; perhaps this refers to unicode support.
>
>  Anywho, I installed it on the notebook as always, but
when I try to run it
> I get a continuing string of 'syntax error' messages.
Since I've not before
> had any problems installing and running acroread, I'm
at a loss what might
> have happened.

It is an error that is the result of Gtk moving from 2.x to
2.xx.

There is a suggested set of fixes.  I have never gotten them
to work.

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hence explains nothing."
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On Mon, 19 Mar 2007, alan wrote:

> It is an error that is the result of Gtk moving from
2.x to 2.xx.

Alan,

   Sonofagun! So, upgrading gtk+2-2.8.0 to -2.10.0 breaks
acroread? Wow!

   I have version 7.0.1 on my main box and that works just
fine. So it must
be related to the acroread version because the one available
for download
from Adobe is 7.0.9.

   No solution, eh? That's more than a major PITA since a
simple ctrl-l puts
acroread into full screen mode which is ideal for
illustrating a talk with a
file of pdf slides.

   Does this mean that acroread on linux will no longer
work, or might Adobe
come up with a fix?

Rich

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On Mon, 19 Mar 2007, Rich Shepard wrote:

> On Mon, 19 Mar 2007, alan wrote:
>
>> It is an error that is the result of Gtk moving
from 2.x to 2.xx.
>
> Alan,
>
>  Sonofagun! So, upgrading gtk+2-2.8.0 to -2.10.0 breaks
acroread? Wow!

Yep.

>  I have version 7.0.1 on my main box and that works
just fine. So it must
> be related to the acroread version because the one
available for download
> from Adobe is 7.0.9.

I need to test with earlier versions.  I have been handed a
new fix, but I 
have not had the time to test it.

>  No solution, eh? That's more than a major PITA since a
simple ctrl-l puts
> acroread into full screen mode which is ideal for
illustrating a talk with a
> file of pdf slides.

There is a solution.  People claim that they have gotten it
to work.  My 
system has some unique tweaks that may be part of the
problem.

>  Does this mean that acroread on linux will no longer
work, or might Adobe
> come up with a fix?

They should have a fix very soon now.  It is not just a
Fedora or Ubintu 
issue, but hammers pretty much every modern distro.

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On Mon, 19 Mar 2007, Rich Shepard wrote:

> On Mon, 19 Mar 2007, alan wrote:
>
>> It is an error that is the result of Gtk moving
from 2.x to 2.xx.
>
> Alan,
>
>  Sonofagun! So, upgrading gtk+2-2.8.0 to -2.10.0 breaks
acroread? Wow!

Yep.

>  I have version 7.0.1 on my main box and that works
just fine. So it must
> be related to the acroread version because the one
available for download
> from Adobe is 7.0.9.

I need to test with earlier versions.  I have been handed a
new fix, but I 
have not had the time to test it.

>  No solution, eh? That's more than a major PITA since a
simple ctrl-l puts
> acroread into full screen mode which is ideal for
illustrating a talk with a
> file of pdf slides.

There is a solution.  People claim that they have gotten it
to work.  My 
system has some unique tweaks that may be part of the
problem.

>  Does this mean that acroread on linux will no longer
work, or might Adobe
> come up with a fix?

They should have a fix very soon now.  It is not just a
Fedora or Ubintu 
issue, but hammers pretty much every modern distro.

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On Mon, 19 Mar 2007, alan wrote:

>>  Sonofagun! So, upgrading gtk+2-2.8.0 to -2.10.0
breaks acroread? Wow!
>
> Yep.

   Feh! Not nice.

> I need to test with earlier versions.  I have been
handed a new fix, but I 
> have not had the time to test it.

   I'll help test on my notebook if that's useful.

> There is a solution.  People claim that they have
gotten it to work.  My
> system has some unique tweaks that may be part of the
problem.

   No tweaks here; just lean 'n' mean and doin' it's job.

> They should have a fix very soon now.  It is not just a
Fedora or Ubintu
> issue, but hammers pretty much every modern distro.

   Well, we speak Slackware here.

   Thanks very much for the insight, Alan!

Rich

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Rich Shepard wrote:
> On Wed, 21 Mar 2007, Roderick A. Anderson wrote:
> 
>> Here is what I've used to fix two Fedora Core 6
systems.
>>
>> File locations may be different for non-Redhatian
systems but the 
>> fixes appear to be generic.
> 
> Rod,
> 
>   Was there supposed to be an attachment, or other text
in your message?
> Nothing here but the above.
>

Yes.  Big brain fart there.  Here is is.

http://www.mjmwired.net/resources/mjm-fedora-fc6.ht
ml#acrobat

> Rich

Rod
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