I have exactly the same problem. This is the error I get for output: "This is TeX, Version 3.14159 (Web2C 7.2) I can't find the format file `tex.fmt'! "
The problem is texconfig is not being able to generate the .fmt files necessary (even when run in the batch mode). The first occurance of error comes up as follows: <snip> This is TeX, Version 3.14159 (Web2C 7.2) (INITEX) (/usr/lib/texmf/tex/plain/config/tex.ini ... all okay till this section Beginning to dump on file latex.fmt .. No pages of output. Transcript written on latex.log. fmtutil: `tex -ini -progname=latex latex.ini' failed. <snip> I have purged and re-installed both tetex-base and tetex-bin using dselect with no effect. Finally given up ... I am in the process of upgrading anyway from slink .... and my disks have already been mailed from US by snail-mail two days ago ! Also got the message copied below in between when running texconfig. The problem is, this scrolls past so fast that there is no time to press <return> before being presented with the interactive menu of texconfig. But could that be the reason that the ".fmt" files are not built ? If that's the case, it would surely be the strangest practice that I have seen to enforce an upgrade ! <snip> !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! You are attempting to make a LaTeX format from a source file ! That is more than one year old. ! ! If you enter <return> to scroll past this message then the format ! will be built, but please consider obtaining newer source files ! before continuing to build LaTeX. ! ! LaTeX is re-issued every 6 months, in June and December. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! LaTeX source files more than 1 year old!. l.573 ...LaTeX source files more than 1 year old!} <snip> [The above lines have been captured using script]. Interesting eh ? USM Bish On Thu, Oct 19, 2000 at 10:34:07AM -0400, Sebastian Canagaratna wrote: > Hi: > > The format files should be in the texmf/web2c subdirectory. Have > you run texconfig? > > I did sometimes get this problem running latex2e files, and I was > able to get around this by: 1. creating a link of tex in /usr/bin to > a file called latex2e and 2. in texmf/webc copying latex.fmt to > latex2e.fmt. Then use latex2e filename to run latex. > > I hope this works for you. > > Sebastian Canagaratna > Department of Chemistry > Ohio Northern University > Ada, OH 45810 > > > I have ported TeX/Latex onto my machine HP UX 10.20 > > But everytime I use tex/latex I get:- > > "I Can't find the format file 'tex.fmt'/'latex.fmt' > > > > What is wrong. Can someone help please? > > > > Thanks in advance > > Hormoz Rebati > > > > > > -- > > Hormoz Rebati BAS TETRA Engineering LMPS > > (smtp: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) (X400: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > Fax: +44 (0)1256 484561 Voice: +44 (0)1256 484401 > > Address: MOTOROLA(CGISS), Viables, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG22 4PD, UK > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > > > > > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >
