Re: Error with LaTeX
On Fri, Dec 24, 1999 at 08:46:56AM -0800, Pann McCuaig wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 24, 1999 at 09:59, Paul Huygen wrote:
> > Brian Lavender <brian@brie.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Here is the error I get:
> > > [..]
> > > I can't find the format file `latex.fmt'!
> > >
> > > Is there supposed to be a latex.fmt somewhere on my system?
> > >
> > Yes, there is. You can generate one using either a program "initex" or to
> > run TeX in a special way. Usually latex.fmt comes with the TeX
> > distribution or it is generated on the fly during the installation of the
> > TeX package. I suggest you to look at the documentation of your TeX
> > package.
>
> Alas, this won't work (I'm assuming the package from slink). Some
> critical date has 'expired'. I saw that an upload to correct this
> happened a few days ago so you might start looking for it in
> incoming if you have access or proposed-updates.
>
> An alternative (what I did when this happened to me a couple weeks ago)
> is to go to the teTeX site and get the tarball and do a /usr/local/
> install.
I am using slink.
Obtaining the new package from proposed-updates did the trick.
Thanks,
brian
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