On Aug 28, 2014, at 5:15 PM, Jim Graham <[email protected]> wrote:
> I'm trying to use pdfTeX from texlive, which I've used extensively > before and never had problems. Now, for some reason, it's missing > pdftex.fmt. > > I get the following errors: > > --------------------------- CUT HERE --------------------------- > This is pdfTeX, Version 3.1415926-2.5-1.40.14 (TeX Live 2013/MacPorts > 2013_5) > restricted \write18 enabled. > > kpathsea: Running mktexfmt pdftex.fmt > I can't find the format file `pdftex.fmt'! > --------------------------- CUT HERE --------------------------- > > I couldn't find it, either. I even re-installed tex-live to just > start clean...it's still not found, so I'm assuming it got moved > to a new location that I'm not pointing to for TeX macros, etc., > but where did it get moved to? Could you provide a test file? I have a pdftex.fmt, but it seems to be a transient file. It doesn't belong to any ports. > Oh, and just for future reference, how do I limit the languages > installed with texlive to English? I have no use for the others, > so waiting for them to be installed, only to be deleted later, > is just a waste of time.... Pick another texlive variant, like +basic. Or pick and choose your texlive-* packages manually. vq _______________________________________________ macports-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-users
