This is pdfTeXk, Version 3.141592-1.40.1 (Web2C 7.5.6) puzzled by the pdfTeXK name
Me too. It just started happening here as well, even though running pdftex gives only 'This is pdftex'. I'm not sure what the cause is. Meanwhile on the --passon: No luck even with the tex.rb that you sent me offlist. Here's the results in testing tree: $ TEXMFVAR=$PWD texexec --verbose --nonstopmode --passon="-file-line-error -recorder" /tmp/a.tex /tmp/2/scripts/context/ruby/texmfstart.rb:1838: warning: Insecure world writable dir /tmp, mode 041777 TeXExec | processing document '/tmp/a.tex' TeXExec | using search method 'kpsewhich' ... TeXExec | running: pdftex -progname=context -fmt=cont-en -translate-file=natural.tcx -file-line-error --8bit /tmp/a.tex \emergencyend This is pdfTeXk, Version 3.141592-1.40.0 (Web2C 7.5.6) \write18 enabled. file:line:error style messages enabled. So no -recorder option or a.fls file. Using the usual scripts gives me the same result: $ texexec --verbose --nonstopmode --passon="-file-line-error -recorder" /tmp/a.tex /usr/share/texmf/scripts/context/ruby/texmfstart.rb:1838: warning: Insecure world writable dir /tmp, mode 041777 /usr/share/texmf/scripts/context/ruby/base/system.rb:16: warning: Insecure world writable dir /tmp, mode 041777 TeXExec | processing document '/tmp/a.tex' TeXExec | using search method 'kpsewhich' ... TeXExec | running: pdftex -progname=context -fmt=cont-en -translate-file=natural.tcx -file-line-error --8bit /tmp/a.tex \emergencyend This is pdfTeXk, Version 3.141592-1.40.0 (Web2C 7.5.6) \write18 enabled. file:line:error style messages enabled. The diff doesn't have any changes that might fix --passon, so maybe the fix lives in another .rb file? $ find /usr/share/texmf/ . -name tex.rb | xargs diff -u --- /usr/share/texmf/scripts/context/ruby/base/tex.rb 2007-01-22 08:04:35.000000000 -0500 +++ ./scripts/context/ruby/base/tex.rb 2007-02-06 08:59:02.000000000 -0500 @@ -671,6 +671,7 @@ else report("unable to make format due to lack of permissions") texformatpath = '' + setvariable('error','no permissions to write') end else texformatpath = '' @@ -1103,8 +1104,10 @@ end rescue TimeoutError report("job aborted due to timeout '#{delay}'") + setvariable('error','timeout') rescue report("job aborted due to error") + setvariable('error','fatal error') else report("job finished within timeout '#{delay}'") end -Sanjoy `A nation of slaves is always prepared to applaud the clemency of their master who, in the abuse of absolute power, does not proceed to the last extremes of injustice and oppression.' (Gibbon)