Bug#306595: tetex-bin: postinst failure with jadetex and xmltex

[Richard Lewis <debian@rtf.org.uk>]

"Laurent Bonnaud" <bonnaud@lis.inpg.fr> writes:

> here is the problem:
>
> Setting up tetex-bin (3.0-3) ...
> Merging information from /etc/texmf/texmf.d/ into /etc/texmf/texmf.cnf ... done
> Regenerating /var/lib/texmf/web2c/fmtutil.cnf ... done
> Running fmtutil-sys. This may take some time. ...
> Error: `tex -ini  -jobname=jadetex -progname=jadetex &latex jadetex.ini' failed
> Error: `tex -ini  -jobname=xmltex -progname=xmltex &latex xmltex.ini' failed
>
> ###############################################################################
> 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:
> `tex -ini  -jobname=jadetex -progname=jadetex &latex jadetex.ini' failed
> `tex -ini  -jobname=xmltex -progname=xmltex &latex xmltex.ini' failed


Looks like jadetex problem #298437. What version of jadetex do you
have installed (or was trying to be installed with tetex)? You need at
least 3.13-4 to use tetex-3:

 jadetex (3.13-4) unstable; urgency=low
 .
   * Use e-tex instead of Knuth's TeX.  This is needed for teTeX 3.0.
   (Closes: #298437).

> fmtutil: running `tex -ini   -jobname=xmltex -progname=xmltex &latex xmltex.ini' ...
> This is TeX, Version 3.141592 (Web2C 7.5.4) (INITEX)
> ---! /var/lib/texmf/web2c/latex.fmt was written by pdfetex
> (Fatal format file error; I'm stymied)

definitely jadetex trying to create its format with Knuth's
tex. Jadetex is now at 3.16 in testing, I suggest you do apt-get
update and try again.

[I'm not the maintainer, just an interested user]

I guess tetex needs to conflict with old jadetex?