expl3.sty error

[Herbert Voss]

Am 27.06.23 um 16:46 schrieb Rich Shepard:
> Good morning, all:
>
> Compiling a document with pdflatex throws this error:
> LaTeX Error: Mispatched LaTeX support files detected.
> \ExplLoaderFileDate{expl3.sty}
>
> Looking for expl3.sty I find:
> /usr/local/texlive/2023/texmf-dist/tex/latex/biblatex/blx-case-expl3.sty
> /usr/local/texlive/2023/texmf-dist/tex/latex/l3kernel/expl3.sty
> /usr/local/texlive/2023/texmf-dist/tex/platex/base/plexpl3.sty

Rich,
there must be files in another directory. What is the output of

kpsewhich -a expl3.sty

If there is only one file, then show the log file of your latex run.

Herbert


>
> Checking the dates on each shows:
> Dec 31  2020 
> /usr/local/texlive/2023/texmf-dist/tex/latex/biblatex/blx-case-expl3.sty
> Jun 17 12:59 
> /usr/local/texlive/2023/texmf-dist/tex/latex/l3kernel/expl3.sty
> Sep 30  2020 
> /usr/local/texlive/2023/texmf-dist/tex/platex/base/plexpl3.sty
>
> Three different file names and three different installation dates. I 
> don't
> see the error so how do I fix it?
>
> TIA,
>
> Rich
>