[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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