[tex-live] missing format files in texlive 2007
Reinhard Kotucha
reinhard.kotucha at web.de
Sun Dec 23 01:34:29 CET 2012
On 2012-12-22 at 23:07:23 +0100, Zdenek Wagner wrote:
> 2012/12/22 Winston Smith <smith_winston_6079 at hotmail.com>:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'm trying to get texlive 2007 working on Ubuntu 9.10 (really old
> > system, I know, but for some reasons, I'm stuck to it and cannot
> > upgrade).
> >
> > I've installed the following deb files (for the lack of network
> > connectivity of said box) via dpkg -i:
> >
> > tex-common_1.20_all.deb
> > texinfo_4.13a.dfsg.1-4ubuntu1_i386.deb
> > texlive-base_2007.dfsg.2-4ubuntu1_all.deb
> > texlive-base-bin_2007.dfsg.2-7ubuntu1.1_i386.deb
> > texlive-common_2007.dfsg.2-4ubuntu1_all.deb
> > texlive-doc-base_2007.dfsg.2-2_all.deb
> >
> 1. This is not Ubuntu list, I do not know how Ubuntu packages TeX Live
> and what is supported.
>
> 2. I have TeX Live from TUG since 2007 and searching the directories
> it seems that etex is available since 2008. I do not know whether
> Ubuntu added etex support to the 2007 version.
TL 2007 provided etex already.
> > When running etex (or tex) with the following command
> >
> > $ etex txiversion.tex
> >
> > I get the result
> >
> > This is pdfTeXk, Version ....
> > kpathsea: Running mktexfmt tex.fmt
> > I can't find the format file `etex.fmt'!
> >
> > And it quits. The input file txiversion.tex just contains one line
> > "\input texinfo.tex @bye" and the texinfo.tex file is present.
> >
> > Googling around, some forums suggets to run mktexfmt to
> > re-create missing format files. But running
> >
> > $ mktexfmt --all
> >
> > or
> >
> > $ mktexfmt --missing etex.fmt
> >
> > Does not produce any format file. However, the commands complete with
> > exit code 0.
Please run
texconfig-sys init etex
instead.
Regards,
Reinhard
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