> all format names unique, no subdir: > -TEXFORMATS = .;$TEXMF/web2c/{$engine,}// > +TEXFORMATS = .;$TEXMF/web2c I think there are users who need both $TEXMF/web2c/aleph/cont-en.fmt and $TEXMF/web2c/pdfetex/cont-en.fmt, mainly for that purpose $engine had been introduced. -- Akira Kakuto