[tex-live] Texworks fail but I can compile pdf though texlive by using commands

Norbert Preining preining at logic.at
Sun Jan 6 23:29:37 CET 2013


Hi,

On So, 06 Jan 2013, Yunlong Nie wrote:
> I just updated my ubuntu to 12.10, and found the texworks didn't work any
> more. The error message is like this:
> 
> This is pdfTeX, Version 3.1415926-2.4-1.40.13 (TeX Live 2012/Debian)
> 
> restricted \write18 enabled.
> 
> (Fatal format file error; I'm stymied)

What is the output of the following commands:
	which pdftex
	kpsewhich -engine=/ pdflatex.fmt
	kpsewhich -engine=/ latex.fmt
	echo $PATH
and how is TeX Works configured, i.e., which path to use.

Norbert

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