[tex4ht] [bug #486] Strange error with minted

[Nasser M. Abbasi]

On 10/7/2020 4:04 PM, Michal Hoftich wrote:
> Details:
> 
> I've got a strange error after recent LaTeX update. TeX4ht produces errors
> when the Minted package is used:
> 
> \documentclass{article}
> \usepackage{minted}
> \begin{document}
> hello world
> \end{document}
> 
> You can compile this document using:
> 
> make4ht -sm draft filename.tex
> 
> It produces the following errors:
> 
> [ERROR]   htlatex: ./tex4ht.sty 4603     Undefined control sequence.
> [ERROR]   htlatex: ./tex4ht.sty 4603     Undefined control sequence.
> [ERROR]   htlatex: ./tex4ht.sty 4603     Undefined control sequence.
> [ERROR]   htlatex:
> /usr/local/texlive/2020/texmf-dist/tex/latex/xcolor/xcolor.sty       1455
> Missing number, treated as zero.
> [ERROR]   htlatex:
> /usr/local/texlive/2020/texmf-dist/tex/latex/xcolor/xcolor.sty       1455
> LaTeX Error: Missing \begin{document} in `'.
> 
> When I compile it in the debug mode, I get some more info:
> 
> <argument> LaTeX3 error:
>                            Unbalanced quotes in file name '"filename.4ht'.
> 
> I guess that it is somehow related to the LaTeX kernel update :(
> 
> 

Yes. I did not update TL yet. your latex file compiled ok on my end:

make4ht --shell-escape -a debug foo4.tex

No errors.

make4ht -v
make4ht version v0.3e

latex -v

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--Nasser