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Re: [Matthias Faulstich] Re: Installation /Configuration Problem with tetex



Matthias Faulstich <faulstich@elon07.fh-swf.de> wrote:

>> I assume that the command
>>
>> $ kpsewhich -var-value=TEXMFSYSVAR
>> /var/lib/texmf
>> $
>>
>> has the same output on your system, right?  
> No, not really.
> The output is
> /var/lib/texmf

But that _is_ the output on my system.

> while TEXMFSYSVAR is not defined.
>
> env | grep TEX results in 
> TEXINPUTS=/home/matthias/.tex
> , the only TEX... variable, which is defined.

All the TEXMF* variables are defined in kpathsea's configuration file,
/etc/texmf/texmf.cnf (and in fact originally in
/etc/texmf/texmf.d/05TeXMF.cnf). 

>> So let's dig deep.  Attached 
>> is a script, please save it as /usr/local/sbin/fmtutil-sys and make it
>> executable.  
> Excuse me, Frank, it seems, that this script was missing in your mail.

Sorry, here it is.

#!/bin/sh

# fmtutil-sys: Thomas Esser, public domain.

# wrapper script for fmtutil with TEXMFVAR and TEXMFCONFIG set to
#   TEXMFSYSVAR / TEXMFSYSCONFIG

test -f /bin/ksh && test -z "$RUNNING_KSH" \
  && { UNAMES=`uname -s`; test "x$UNAMES" = xULTRIX; } 2>/dev/null \
  && { RUNNING_KSH=true; export RUNNING_KSH; exec /bin/ksh $0 ${1+"$@"}; }
unset RUNNING_KSH

test -f /bin/bsh && test -z "$RUNNING_BSH" \
  && { UNAMES=`uname -s`; test "x$UNAMES" = xAIX; } 2>/dev/null \
  && { RUNNING_BSH=true; export RUNNING_BSH; exec /bin/bsh $0 ${1+"$@"}; }
unset RUNNING_BSH

# hack around a bug in zsh:
test -n "${ZSH_VERSION+set}" && alias -g '${1+"$@"}'='"$@"'

v=`kpsewhich -var-value TEXMFSYSVAR`
c=`kpsewhich -var-value TEXMFSYSCONFIG`

TEXMFVAR="$v"
TEXMFCONFIG="$c"
progname=fmtutil-sys
export TEXMFVAR TEXMFCONFIG progname

exec sh -x fmtutil ${1+"$@"}
> For today, I will finish here. I am back again on Wednesday, because of a 
> holiday in Germany tomorrow.

Also in some Kantön of Switzerland - but not in Zürich.  We have only
heathen holidays, like Sechseläuten and Knabenschiessen...

Gruß, Frank
-- 
Frank Küster
Inst. f. Biochemie der Univ. Zürich
Debian Developer

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