Arttu V. <[email protected]> [09-06-28 13:27]: > On 6/28/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > All my *.tex-files are handled as they would be written in > >> > LaTeX. But they are good old plainTeX. > >> > > > > > or in other words: > > > > tex texfile.tex > > > > ends up in errors due to the fact, that "texfile.tex" contains syntax > > with LaTeX dont understand. Fo example a missing "documentstyle". > > man tex > > "When called as virtex it will use the plain format." > > Not sure if this is what is called "plainTeX", I've only used LaTeX. > > -- > Arttu V.
Yes, it is... tetex leaves the names of the executables untouched... Ok, here is what I got: /home/mccramer>virtex texfile.tex This is TeXk, Version 3.1415926 (Web2C 7.5.7) %&-line parsing enabled. kpathsea: Running mktexfmt plain.fmt I can't find the format file `plain.fmt'! /home/mccramer>locate plainfmt.tex /home/mccramer> (what means, 'locate' didn't found anything like that). Lost? -- Please don't send me any Word- or Powerpoint-Attachments unless it's absolutely neccessary. - Send simply Text. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html In a world without fences and walls nobody needs gates and windows.
