Bug#265247: tetex-bin: package fails to install

[Peter Dey <pdey@realmtech.net>]

>/etc/texmf/language.dat is copied from
>/usr/share/tetex-base/language.dflt during postin of tetex-bin if not
>already present (fresh installation).

Okay, tried manually copying
/usr/share/tetex-base/language.dflt
to /etc/texmf/language.dat

ran dpkg --configure tetex-bin
(this still has the set -x modification in the postinst):

Running initex. This may take some time. ...
+ /usr/bin/fmtutil --all
Error: `etex -ini  -jobname=latex -progname=latex *latex.ini' failed
Error: `etex -ini  -jobname=elatex -progname=elatex *elatex.ini' failed
Error: `pdfetex -ini  -jobname=pdflatex -progname=pdflatex *pdflatex.ini'
failed
Error: `pdfetex -ini  -jobname=pdfelatex -progname=pdfelatex
*pdfelatex.ini' failed
fmtutil: /var/lib/texmf/web2c/pdftex.fmt installed.
fmtutil: /var/lib/texmf/web2c/tex.fmt installed.
fmtutil: /var/lib/texmf/web2c/cont-en.efmt installed.
fmtutil: /var/lib/texmf/web2c/etex.efmt installed.
fmtutil: /var/lib/texmf/web2c/mptopdf.efmt installed.
fmtutil: /var/lib/texmf/web2c/pdfetex.efmt installed.
fmtutil: /var/lib/texmf/web2c/mf.base installed.

############################################################################
###
fmtutil: Error! Not all formats have been built successfully.
Visit the log files in directory
  /var/lib/texmf/web2c
for details.
############################################################################
###

This is a summary of all `failed' messages and warnings:
`etex -ini -jobname=latex -progname=latex *latex.ini' failed
`etex -ini -jobname=elatex -progname=elatex *elatex.ini' failed
`pdfetex -ini -jobname=pdflatex -progname=pdflatex *pdflatex.ini' failed
`pdfetex -ini  -jobname=pdfelatex -progname=pdfelatex *pdfelatex.ini' failed
+ echo

+ echo 'fmtutil failed. Output has been stored in'
fmtutil failed. Output has been stored in
+ echo /tmp/tetex.postinst.XXUrsZRg
/tmp/tetex.postinst.XXUrsZRg
+ echo 'Please include this file if you report a bug.'
Please include this file if you report a bug.
+ exit 1
dpkg: error processing tetex-bin (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 tetex-bin


>No, it is exactly where I expect to find it. Problem: Why is it not
>on your system after the deb has been unpacked?
>
>> [nemesis@saturn] ~/tmp$ ls /usr/share/texmf/tex/generic/config/
>> fontmath.cfg  fonttext.cfg  language.dat  preload.cfg
>> 

Well, it's there, but it hasn't been copied to /etc/texmf/language.dat...

>So, why is CUR_LDAT unset? Does dpkg --configure work now?

(see above) -- nope.