[tex-live] tu-clash

[Norbert Preining]

> I need a latex209 format to process a "legacy" document
> and every year I have to figure out how to do it. No doubt

Add a file
	TEXMFLOCAL/web2c/fmtutil.cnf
that contains only the latex209 definition.

That is all.

> I see a latex209.fmt. Should I move it somewhere else? Can I
> remove everything else from
> 
> ~/.texlive2016/texmf-var/web2c ?

Yes. Remove. You can move the latex209 format to 
	TEXMFCONFIG/web2c/...

See the documentation of fmtutil, section ENVIRONMENT

Norbert

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