Thanks:
So it is up to me now:
unfortunately I can not update my cygwin installation right now
because I cannot connect my own computer to Internet:
so if you are in hurry, I suggest the (ugly) solution proposed
by Nicolas: come back to the previos cygwin.
Thanks again,
Jerome BENOIT
Felix Koop wrote:
>
> Jerome,
>
> thanks for your quick reply. I did
>
> cd /
> rm -rf /usr/share/texmf/web2c
> tar -xzf /.../tetex-XXX.tar.gz
>
> and rerun the three texconfig commands.
>
> I had to copy the *.cnf.frozen files to *.cnf, I had the error
>
> $ texconfig confall
> /usr/bin/texconfig: No $TEXMFMAIN in texmf.cnf file.
> /usr/bin/texconfig: set TEXMFCNF variable to the directory where teTeX's
> texmf.cnf file is in.
>
> before I did this. Now this part is working. Thanks again.
> I now get the same error that NOE nicolas wrote about in "latest cygwin
> DLL version + teTeX and PDF problem".
>
> PS: I copy the list, so the solution will be in the archive.
>
> Jerome Benoit wrote:
> >
> > Bonjour:
> >
> > I uess that there is a conflict between binary, executable files
> > distributed
> > in teTeX-texmf-1.0.tar.gz and those from Cygwin: try the following.
> >
> > Remove the CTAN /usr/share/texmf/web2c directory and replace it with
> > the one distributed in the Cygwin tarball
> > and then do the intruction in usr/doc/Cygwin/tetex-XXX.README
> >
> > Please let me know what you get.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > jerome BENOIT
> >
> > Felix Koop wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I have a problem setting up tetex. I got teTeX-texmf-1.0.tar.gz from
> > > CTAN. I untar-ed it in /usr/share/texmf and tried to follow the
> > > instructions in /usr/doc/Cygwin/tetex-XXX.README
> > >
> > > texconfig confall gave the following error:
> > > Error: file texmf.cnf not found in ``//share/texmf/web2c''.
> > > TEXMFMAIN ``//share/texmf'' seems to have the wrong value from a
> > > texmf.cnf file.
> > >
> > > Searching the reason brought me to the file
> > > /usr/share/texmf/web2c/texmf.cnf where some variables $SELFAUTO...
> > > seemed to be used. These variables apparently do not extend to the
> > > proper value. I fixed this problem by eliminating them. texconfig
> > > confall and rehash went smooth. But I still get an error with texconfig
> > > init:
> > >
> > > $ texconfig init
> > > Running mf to create plain base ...
> > > ! mf.pool doesn't match; tangle me again (or fix the path).
> > > Done.
> > >
> > > ! tex.pool doesn't match; tangle me again (or fix the path).
> > > Error: `tex -ini -fmt=tex -progname=tex tex.ini' failed
> > >
> > > ! tex.pool doesn't match; tangle me again (or fix the path).
> > > Error: `tex -ini -fmt=latex -progname=latex latex.ini' failed
> > >
> > > ! tex.pool doesn't match; tangle me again (or fix the path).
> > > Error: `etex -ini -efmt=etex -progname=etex *etex.ini' failed
> > >
> > > ! tex.pool doesn't match; tangle me again (or fix the path).
> > > Error: `etex -ini -efmt=elatex -progname=elatex *elatex.ini' failed
> > >
> > > ! pdftex.pool doesn't match; tangle me again (or fix the path).
> > > Error: `pdftex -ini -fmt=pdftex -progname=pdftex pdftex.ini' failed
> > >
> > > ! pdftex.pool doesn't match; tangle me again (or fix the path).
> > > Error: `pdftex -ini -fmt=pdflatex -progname=pdflatex pdflatex.ini'
> > > failed
> > >
> > > ! pdfetex.pool doesn't match; tangle me again (or fix the path).
> > > Error: `pdfetex -ini -efmt=pdfetex -progname=pdfetex *pdfetex.ini'
> > > failed
> > >
> > > ! pdfetex.pool doesn't match; tangle me again (or fix the path).
> > > Error: `pdfetex -ini -efmt=pdfelatex -progname=pdfelatex *pdfelatex.ini'
> > > failed
> > >
> > > ! omega.pool doesn't match; otangle me again (or fix the path).
> > > Error: `omega -ini -fmt=omega -progname=omega omega.ini' failed
> > >
> > > ! omega.pool doesn't match; otangle me again (or fix the path).
> > > Error: `omega -ini -fmt=lambda -progname=lambda lambda.ini' failed
> > >
> > > ###############################################################################
> > > fmtutil: Error! Not all formats have been built successfully.
> > > Visit the log files in directory
> > > /usr/share/texmf/web2c
> > > for details.
> > > ###############################################################################
> > >
> > > This is a summary of all `failed' messages:
> > > `tex -ini -fmt=tex -progname=tex tex.ini' failed
> > > `tex -ini -fmt=latex -progname=latex latex.ini' failed
> > > `etex -ini -efmt=etex -progname=etex *etex.ini' failed
> > > `etex -ini -efmt=elatex -progname=elatex *elatex.ini' failed
> > > `pdftex -ini -fmt=pdftex -progname=pdftex pdftex.ini' failed
> > > `pdftex -ini -fmt=pdflatex -progname=pdflatex pdflatex.ini' failed
> > > `pdfetex -ini -efmt=pdfetex -progname=pdfetex *pdfetex.ini' failed
> > > `pdfetex -ini -efmt=pdfelatex -progname=pdfelatex *pdfelatex.ini' failed
> > > `omega -ini -fmt=omega -progname=omega omega.ini' failed
> > > `omega -ini -fmt=lambda -progname=lambda lambda.ini' failed
> > > Running mpost to create plain mem ...
> > > ! mp.pool doesn't match; tangle me again (or fix the path).
> > > Done.
> > >
> > > Note that there are no log-files in directory /usr/share/texmf/web2c as
> > > noted above, so I don't know where to look further. Can anyone help?
> > >
> > > My config:
> > > Cygwin latest as of now, NT4 SP6a
> > >
> > > --
> > > Mit freundlichen Grüßen/Kind regards/Bien a vous
> > >
> > > Felix Koop
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > +49-(0)171-9580714
> > >
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>
> Felix Koop
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