[XeTeX] "I can't find the format file `xetex.fmt'!"

[Herbert Schulz]

On Oct 8, 2005, at 5:56 PM, Stephen Moye wrote:

> It has been a long day. I just installed the latest update of  
> gwTeX, reinstalled XeTeX, and now I am confronted with this error  
> message:
>
> This is XeTeX, Version 3.141592-2.2-0.95 (Web2C 7.5.3)
> kpathsea: Running mktexfmt xetex.fmt
> fmtutil: format directory `/Users/smoye/Library/texmf/web2c' is not  
> writable.
> I can't find the format file `xetex.fmt'!
> tcsh: rm: No match.
>
> What am I doing wrong?
>
> Thanks.
>
> SGM

Howdy,

did you download the new XeTeX i-package? It should be trying to  
install in texmf.local/web2c using fmtutil-sys rather than in ~/ 
Library/texmf/web2c/. You'll also need to remove any format files in  
~/Library/texmf/web2c/.
Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
(herbs at wideopenwest.com)