Bug#352569: fmtutil: Error. Apparent jadetex involvement. packages left unconfigured.
On Mon, 13 Feb 2006, Frank Küster wrote:
> >> > `pdfetex -ini -jobname=pdfjadetex -progname=pdfjadetex &pdflatex pdfjadetex.ini' failed
>
> It's the same problem already discussed earlier: fmtutil generates the
> formats in a temporary directory, but the ones in /var/lib/texmf are
> still in the path, and before the newly generated ones.
>
> I don't even remember in which bug we discussed it (probably it was in
> connection with jadetex), but does anybody remember any serious
> arguments against the quick-and-dirty solution of removing the old
> formats in /var/lib/texmf/web2c?
Prior to calling
fmtutil-sys --all
I would say that this is ok.
BTW: Same bug is present an filed against texlive.
Best wishes
Norbert
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