[tex-live] kpsewhich -engine pdfetex finds format for xtex?

[Akira Kakuto]

Hi Martin,

> > kpsewhich -engine pdftex cont-en.fmt
> /home/ms/.texlive2007/texmf-var/web2c/xetex/cont-en.fmt
> 
> There is no cont-en.fmt for pdftex, but why does kpsewhich find the
> one for xetex? Of course pdftex can't read formats for xetex. :-)

TEXFORMATS = .;$TEXMF/web2c/{$engine,}//  so ...

If you use TEXFORMATS = .;$TEXMF/web2c{/$engine,}
then wrong formats may not be read.

Best regards,
Akira