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From: Frederick Giasson <fred@fgiasson.com>
Subject: Re: [BUG] org-create-formula-image requires 'gs' when it doesn't
 look like to be necessary (causing issues on Windows)
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2016 09:08:39 -0500
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Hi again,

There is one thing I forgot to mention: PDF/LateX export was working fine.

Thanks,

Fred

> Hi,
>
>
> I am a Windows user and I am testing the Org 9.x branch. I just 
> discovered that I couldn't display inline latex anymore using C-c C-x 
> C-l. I was getting that error:
>
>
>     org-create-formula-image: Can’t find ‘gs’ (you need to install the 
> programs: latex, dvipng and ghostscript.)
>
>
> A look at orl.el line #4079: "(defcustom 
> org-preview-latex-process-alist", for "dvipng" we have a programs 
> list: "("latex" "dvipng" "gs")"
>
> The problem here is that "gs" is not an executable that exists in 
> Ghostscript for Windows nor I think it is necessary for that to work.
>
> I did remove it from the list of required parameters, then I restarted 
> Emacs and everything is working fine now.
>
>
> Any thoughts on that? Should it be fixed? (I guess)
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Fred
>
>
>