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

[Stephen Moye]

On Oct 8, 2005, at 9:22 PM, Herbert Schulz wrote:

>
> 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?

Yes.

> 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/.

The only thing there is fmtutil.cnf -- do I remove that? I've already  
tried that and had to enter a password to do it. And, once again, had  
to clear the font caches.

> Good Luck,
>
> Herb Schulz
> (herbs at wideopenwest.com)
>
>
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