<p>This isn't a problem with git.  The problem is that the program 'a2x' is not found.  Either you don't have it installed, or it can't be found in your path.</p>

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Jestin
<p>I tried to download the pdf from the following repository but i get an error</p>

<p><a href="https://github.com/merklebloom/IoMv1" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://github.com/merklebloom/IoMv1</a>
Ive done the following:
$  git clone <a href="https://github.com/merklebloom/IoMv1.git" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://github.com/merklebloom/IoMv1.git</a>
$  cd IoMv1/
$  make pdf</p>

<p>It fails to create the pdf.</p>

<p>And I get this error message:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>if [ ! -d "_build" ]; then \  mkdir _build; \     cp -R -L
  /etc/asciidoc/images _build; \    cp images/* _build; \   cp
  chapters/en/* _build; \   cp conf/* _build; \ fi; \</p>
  
  <p>export
  XML_CATALOG_FILES=/usr/share/xml/docbook/schema/dtd/catalog.xml; \ cd
  _build; \ a2x --format=pdf --conf-file=a2x.conf --fop --xsl-file=custom-docbook-styles.xsl -k --verbose master.asciidoc; \</p>
  
  <p>/bin/sh: 3: a2x: not found Makefile:65: recipe for target 'create_pdf'
  failed make: *** [create_pdf] Error 127</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Same goes for creating any other file such as pdf, html, epub, kindle.</p>

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Internet of Money git download error
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# Internet of Money git download error

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-12-02)

I tried to download the pdf from the following repository but i get an error

<https://github.com/merklebloom/IoMv1>
Ive done the following:
$ git clone <https://github.com/merklebloom/IoMv1.git>
$ cd IoMv1/
$ make pdf

It fails to create the pdf.

And I get this error message:

> if [ ! -d "\_build" ]; then \ mkdir \_build; \ cp -R -L
> /etc/asciidoc/images \_build; \ cp images/\* \_build; \ cp
> chapters/en/\* \_build; \ cp conf/\* \_build; \ fi; \
>
> export
> XML\_CATALOG\_FILES=/usr/share/xml/docbook/schema/dtd/catalog.xml; \ cd
> \_build; \ a2x --format=pdf --conf-file=a2x.conf --fop --xsl-file=custom-docbook-styles.xsl -k --verbose master.asciidoc; \
>
> /bin/sh: 3: a2x: not found Makefile:65: recipe for target 'create\_pdf'
> failed make: \*\*\* [create\_pdf] Error 127

Same goes for creating any other file such as pdf, html, epub, kindle.

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-12-02. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

This isn't a problem with git. The problem is that the program 'a2x' is not found. Either you don't have it installed, or it can't be found in your path.


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