Peter Dyballa wrote: > Am 01.11.2012 um 19:56 schrieb Lars Huttar: > > >/ When I run xetex, I get the error "Fatal format file error; I'm stymied" > / > This is obvious: the > (/usr/local/texlive/20XY/texmf-var/web2c/xetex/)xetex.fmt file is not OK, > does not match the xetex binary. The way to correct the problem is to rebuild > the file. > > >/ When I try to correct the problem using fmtutil, I get the error > />/ "Infinite recursion detected, giving up!." > / > When you're using "fmtutil" instead of "fmtutil-sys", which must be run with > elevated privileges, i.e., with "sudo", you're going to build a private FMT > file. This fails, presumingly because the configuration file for the FMT > files is not OK. You can determine that file by invoking > > kpsewhich fmtutil.cnf > > and check its contents. The command > > fmtutil --catcfg > > should type the configuration file's contents as well.
Interestingly, the last two options give me different results. Maybe fmtutil --catcfg parses and processes the config, and outputs it in a somewhat different format. In any case, I have the contents. kpsewhich said fmtutil.cnf was in /usr/share/texmf/web2c/fmtutil.cnf I've posted it at http://pastebin.com/nE9P11FG > OTOH: why are you using a five years old TeX?! Is CentOS really so far behind > or is it just your set-up? > > Create the FMT files by running as root fmtutil-sys! > When you say "running as root", do you mean while logged in as root? Or just sudo? I removed /root/.texlive2007, and ran "sudo fmtutil-sys --all" The same "infinite recursion" message still appears. I've updated my post at http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/79992/fatal-format-file-error-stymied-fmtutil-infinite-recursion Thanks again for your help. Lars -------------------------------------------------- Subscriptions, Archive, and List information, etc.: http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/xetex