pdfcomment.sty: tlmgr says it's installed, but latex document doesn't find it

[Herbert Voss]

Am 22.02.23 um 03:07 schrieb John Coppens:
> Hi all.
>
> I created a new LyX document and imported the 'orbd.tex' file from a package
> I wanted to use (https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/bitstream/handle/10919/84164/LaTeX%20sourcefiles.zip?sequence=16&isAllowed=y) and modify some things.
>
> tlmgr list --only-installed
>
> lists the pdfcomment.sty file, but trying to render the document I get the
> message:

tlmgr uses it's own list for the installed packages


>
> LaTex error: file pdfcomment.sty not found.

It looks like a missing update of the TeX database. Run

texhash

and then try again with

kpsewhich pdfcomment.sty


Herbert



>
> Do I have to define some path for LyX to find the document?
>
> LyX 2.3.6.1 on Slackware64-current
>
> John