I am encountering a mysterious phenomenon when I try to use bibtex.
and then the procedure just hangs; no prompt string until I do <ctrl>-c.
Then nothing until <ctrl>-c is pressed.
on it immediately.  Until after a re-boot (I think!).
and if bibtex can find it "eventually" why can it not find it immediately?
Fedora 17.  If any further information would be useful, just ask.
any problems in running latex and bibtex on them.