On Mon, Sep 26, 2005 at 02:52:13PM +0200, Hilmar Preusse wrote: > > Give us "kpsewhich fmtutil.cnf", "grep latex `kpsewhich fmtutil.cnf`" > and "grep latex /etc/texmf/fmt.d/*".
kpsewhich fmtutil.cnf outputs nothing. The output of grep latex /var/lib/texmf/web2c/fmtutil.cnf: # Standard formats (plain, latex) with all engines: # Change "etex -> tex" and "*latex.ini -> latex.ini" to get back # the traditional, non-eTeX-2 enabled LaTeX format named latex. # Analogous changes can be made for pdflatex. latex tex language.dat latex.ini latex etex language.dat *latex.ini elatex etex language.dat *elatex.ini pdflatex pdftex language.dat pdflatex.ini pdflatex pdfetex language.dat *pdflatex.ini pdfelatex pdfetex language.dat *pdfelatex.ini #! platex tex language.dat platex.ini #! pdfplatex pdftex language.dat pdfplatex.ini #! platex-pl tex - nls=tex-pl,il2-pl platex.ini #! cslatex tex - cslatex.ini #! pdfcslatex pdftex - cslatex.ini # Standard formats (plain, latex) with all engines: latex pdfetex language.dat -translate-file=cp227.tcx *latex.ini pdflatex pdfetex language.dat -translate-file=cp227.tcx *pdflatex.ini #! pdfxlatex pdfxtex language.dat -translate-file=cp227.tcx *pdfxlatex.ini #! platex pdfetex language.dat -translate-file=cp227.tcx *platex.ini #! pdfplatex pdfetex language.dat -translate-file=cp227.tcx *pdfplatex.ini #! platex-pl pdfetex - nls=pdfetex-pl,il2-pl *platex.ini #! cslatex pdfetex - -translate-file=cp227.tcx *cslatex.ini #! pdfcslatex pdfetex - -translate-file=cp227.tcx *cslatex.ini jadetex etex language.dat &latex jadetex.ini pdfjadetex pdfetex language.dat &pdflatex pdfjadetex.ini The output of rgrep latex /etc/texmf/fmt.d: /etc/texmf/fmt.d/40jadetex.cnf:jadetex etex language.dat &latex jadetex.ini /etc/texmf/fmt.d/40jadetex.cnf:pdfjadetex pdfetex language.dat &pdflatex pdfjadetex.ini /etc/texmf/fmt.d/00tetex.cnf:# Standard formats (plain, latex) with all engines: /etc/texmf/fmt.d/00tetex.cnf:# Change "etex -> tex" and "*latex.ini -> latex.ini" to get back /etc/texmf/fmt.d/00tetex.cnf:# the traditional, non-eTeX-2 enabled LaTeX format named latex. /etc/texmf/fmt.d/00tetex.cnf:# Analogous changes can be made for pdflatex. /etc/texmf/fmt.d/00tetex.cnf:latex tex language.dat latex.ini /etc/texmf/fmt.d/00tetex.cnf:latex etex language.dat *latex.ini /etc/texmf/fmt.d/00tetex.cnf:elatex etex language.dat *elatex.ini /etc/texmf/fmt.d/00tetex.cnf:pdflatex pdftex language.dat pdflatex.ini /etc/texmf/fmt.d/00tetex.cnf:pdflatex pdfetex language.dat *pdflatex.ini /etc/texmf/fmt.d/00tetex.cnf:pdfelatex pdfetex language.dat *pdfelatex.ini /etc/texmf/fmt.d/00tetex.cnf:#! platex tex language.dat platex.ini /etc/texmf/fmt.d/00tetex.cnf:#! pdfplatex pdftex language.dat pdfplatex.ini /etc/texmf/fmt.d/00tetex.cnf:#! platex-pl tex - nls=tex-pl,il2-pl platex.ini /etc/texmf/fmt.d/00tetex.cnf:#! cslatex tex - cslatex.ini /etc/texmf/fmt.d/00tetex.cnf:#! pdfcslatex pdftex - cslatex.ini /etc/texmf/fmt.d/01tetex.cnf:# Standard formats (plain, latex) with all engines: /etc/texmf/fmt.d/01tetex.cnf:latex pdfetex language.dat -translate-file=cp227.tcx *latex.ini /etc/texmf/fmt.d/01tetex.cnf:pdflatex pdfetex language.dat -translate-file=cp227.tcx *pdflatex.ini /etc/texmf/fmt.d/01tetex.cnf:#! pdfxlatex pdfxtex language.dat -translate-file=cp227.tcx *pdfxlatex.ini /etc/texmf/fmt.d/01tetex.cnf:#! platex pdfetex language.dat -translate-file=cp227.tcx *platex.ini /etc/texmf/fmt.d/01tetex.cnf:#! pdfplatex pdfetex language.dat -translate-file=cp227.tcx *pdfplatex.ini /etc/texmf/fmt.d/01tetex.cnf:#! platex-pl pdfetex - nls=pdfetex-pl,il2-pl *platex.ini /etc/texmf/fmt.d/01tetex.cnf:#! cslatex pdfetex - -translate-file=cp227.tcx *cslatex.ini /etc/texmf/fmt.d/01tetex.cnf:#! pdfcslatex pdfetex - -translate-file=cp227.tcx *cslatex.ini > Hmm. jadetex should somehow depend on teTeX. Did you remove that > package? I think it was removed when I installed the packages from experimental. Now it is removed but not purged so its configuration files are there. > > fmtutil: /var/lib/texmf/web2c/latex.fmt installed. > > fmtutil: /var/lib/texmf/web2c/latex.efmt installed. > > > Both formats exists. If you move back the symlink both should work: > latex inputfile.tex > and > tex &latex inputfile.tex > . One should call Knuth TeX and the other e-TeX. The second works but the first still is giving "Fatal format file error; I'm stymied". Anton Zinoviev -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

