Bug#482631: Failed to configure
Package: texlive-base-bin
Version: 2007.dfsg.1-3+b1
When I tried to configure texlive-base-bin, it failed with the
following error messages:
> Setting up texlive-base-bin (2007.dfsg.1-3+b1) ...
> Running mktexlsr. This may take some time... done.
> Building format(s) --all.
> This may take some time...
> fmtutil-sys failed. Output has been stored in
> /tmp/fmtutil.smsb8185
> Please include this file if you report a bug.
>
> dpkg: error processing texlive-base-bin (--configure):
> subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
> Processing triggers for menu ...
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> texlive-base-bin
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
/tmp/fmtutil.smsb8185 contained, in part, the following messages:
> fmtutil: running `mf-nowin -ini -jobname=mf -progname=mf -translate-file=cp227.tcx mf.ini' ...
> This is METAFONT, Version 2.71828 (Web2C 7.5.6) (INIMF)
> (/usr/share/texmf-texlive/web2c/cp227.tcx)
> (/usr/share/texmf-texlive/metafont/config/mf.ini
> (/usr/share/texmf-texlive/metafont/base/plain.mf
> Preloading the plain base, version 2.71: preliminaries,
> basic constants and mathematical macros,
> macros for converting from device-independent units to pixels,
> macros and tables for various modes of operation,
> macros for drawing and filling,
> macros for proof labels and rules,
> macros for character and font administration,
> and a few last-minute items.)kpathsea: Running mktexmf modes
>
> ! I can't find file `modes'.
> l.3 \input modes
>
> Please type another input file name:
> ! Emergency stop.
> l.3 \input modes
>
> Transcript written on mf.log.
> Error: `mf-nowin -ini -jobname=mf -progname=mf -translate-file=cp227.tcx mf.ini' failed
texlive-base appears to contain /usr/share/texlive-base/modes.mf and
/etc/texmf/metafont/misc/modes.mf, but the latter wasn't present on my
system. Once I reinstalled texlive-base, texlive-base-bin configured
successfully.
--
Matt
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