sttools seems to be missing

[koppor]

https://miktex.org/packages --> search for "sttools": Nothing found

Console:

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Not sure how to fix

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Workaround:

1. Download https://ftp.rrze.uni-erlangen.de/ctan/macros/latex/contrib/sttools/stfloats.dtx
2. Execute pdflatex stfloats.dtx
3. Then, stfloats.sty is available

[prathu1812]

Same for me. The file is working in Overleaf, but not locally

[mkaut]

Some here, except now if I update the database the package is not on the list any more. And neither does it appeared on https://miktex.org/packages.

[edocevoli]

The package has been removed because of build errors. I eventually bring it back when it is fixed upstream.

[ThatAmuzak]

To add to the workaround mentioned by @koppor

• After extracting the stfloats.sty file, create a directory where your MiKTeX installation is set up, eg, ~/mytexmf (can be anything really)
• Create a subdirectory called tex, and another subdirectory within that called latex
• In latex, create one final subdirectory, named whatever (stfloats for instance). This sets it up to be a TDS compliant directory tree.
• Open the Miktex console, go to Settings > Directories > Click on the + icon and add that original directory (~/mytexmf) as a locally added sty file.

This way stfloats.sty is accessible across all your LaTeX projects, without having to add it as a local dependency per project

[koppor]

The package has been removed because of build errors. I eventually bring it back when it is fixed upstream.

In my miktwx, it builds fine with pdflatex. Is this the use of pdflatex the concern?