Re: Tex/Latex problem
I have exactly the same problem. This is the
error I get for output:
"This is TeX, Version 3.14159 (Web2C 7.2)
I can't find the format file `tex.fmt'!
"
The problem is texconfig is not being able to
generate the .fmt files necessary (even when
run in the batch mode). The first occurance of
error comes up as follows:
<snip>
This is TeX, Version 3.14159 (Web2C 7.2) (INITEX)
(/usr/lib/texmf/tex/plain/config/tex.ini
... all okay till this section
Beginning to dump on file latex.fmt
..
No pages of output.
Transcript written on latex.log.
fmtutil: `tex -ini -progname=latex latex.ini' failed.
<snip>
I have purged and re-installed both tetex-base
and tetex-bin using dselect with no effect.
Finally given up ... I am in the process of upgrading
anyway from slink .... and my disks have already been
mailed from US by snail-mail two days ago !
Also got the message copied below in between when running
texconfig. The problem is, this scrolls past so fast that
there is no time to press <return> before being presented
with the interactive menu of texconfig.
But could that be the reason that the ".fmt" files are not
built ? If that's the case, it would surely be the strangest
practice that I have seen to enforce an upgrade !
<snip>
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
! You are attempting to make a LaTeX format from a source file
! That is more than one year old.
!
! If you enter <return> to scroll past this message then the format
! will be built, but please consider obtaining newer source files
! before continuing to build LaTeX.
!
! LaTeX is re-issued every 6 months, in June and December.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
! LaTeX source files more than 1 year old!.
l.573 ...LaTeX source files more than 1 year old!}
<snip>
[The above lines have been captured using script].
Interesting eh ?
USM Bish
On Thu, Oct 19, 2000 at 10:34:07AM -0400, Sebastian Canagaratna wrote:
> Hi:
>
> The format files should be in the texmf/web2c subdirectory. Have
> you run texconfig?
>
> I did sometimes get this problem running latex2e files, and I was
> able to get around this by: 1. creating a link of tex in /usr/bin to
> a file called latex2e and 2. in texmf/webc copying latex.fmt to
> latex2e.fmt. Then use latex2e filename to run latex.
>
> I hope this works for you.
>
> Sebastian Canagaratna
> Department of Chemistry
> Ohio Northern University
> Ada, OH 45810
>
> > I have ported TeX/Latex onto my machine HP UX 10.20
> > But everytime I use tex/latex I get:-
> > "I Can't find the format file 'tex.fmt'/'latex.fmt'
> >
> > What is wrong. Can someone help please?
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> > Hormoz Rebati
> >
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