Bug#244601: tetex-extra: similar but not identical error here
On 28.07.04 Anthony Campbell (ac@acampbell.org.uk) wrote:
Hi Anthony,
> I get the same message when trying to upgrade to the current
> version of tetex-bin and tetex-extra in Sid, which I've been
> following for some time without problems.
>
> I've looked throught the correspondence about this bug but remain
> somewhat confused about the fix, if any.
>
Not, there is no fix yet, cause we don't have any clue, what causes
the bug.
> Are we suppose to purge tetex-bin and tetex-extra and reinstall?
>
Yes, you could try it. Please post any messages, which will be
displayed during purge/remove and have a look if the mentioned file
does still exists after you've removed tetex-extra.
> ----------------------------------------
> Setting up tetex-bin (2.0.2-16) ...
> Regenerating /etc/texmf/texmf.cnf ... done
> Regenerating /var/lib/texmf/web2c/fmtutil.cnf ... done
> Regenerating /var/lib/texmf/web2c/updmap.cfg ... done
> Running initex. This may take some time. ...
> Error: `tex -ini -jobname=latex -progname=latex latex.ini' failed
> Error: `etex -ini -jobname=elatex -progname=elatex *elatex.ini' failed
> Error: `pdftex -ini -jobname=pdflatex -progname=pdflatex pdflatex.ini' failed
> Error: `pdfetex -ini -jobname=pdfelatex -progname=pdfelatex *pdfelatex.ini' failed
>
> <snip>
>
> ###############################################################################
> fmtutil: Error! Not all formats have been built successfully.
> Visit the log files in directory
> /usr/share/texmf/web2c
> for details.
> ###############################################################################
>
There could be several reasons for the fail. Did you have a look a
the log files and noticed that it is the same as #244601?
> Versions of packages tetex-extra depends on:
> ii tetex-base 2.0.2a-1 Basic library files of teTeX
> pn tetex-bin Not found.
>
I guess, you had purged tetex-bin again, before you reported this
bug.
Thanks,
H.
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