Public bug reported: There appears to be a syntax error in /usr/bin/mtxrun.lua that causes mtxrun --generate to fail:
mtxrun --generate lua error : startup file: /usr/bin/mtxrun.lua:2438: attempt to assign to const variable 'i' This is present in luametatex 2.11.01+ds-2, but not in version 2.10.08+ds-1 This generate command gets called in postinst, most notably in tex- common, resulting in: # dpkg-reconfigure tex-common Running mktexlsr. This may take some time... done. Running mtxrun --generate. This may take some time... mtxrun --generate failed. Output has been stored in /tmp/mtxrun.ZOxZraWH Please include this file if you report a bug. # cat /tmp/mtxrun.ZOxZraWH lua error : startup file: /usr/bin/mtxrun.lua:2438: attempt to assign to const variable 'i' This is being tracked upstream in https://bugs.debian.org/cgi- bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1064402 ** Affects: luametatex (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2055216 Title: Syntax error in /usr/bin/mtxrun.lua To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/luametatex/+bug/2055216/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs