Yesterday I tried to create a fresh PDF from a revised text using MkII and XeTeX (I have been using this combination for several months, because I need to use Indic fonts, which are not -- yet? -- supported in MkIV). As a trick I defined an Indic font as a mono font (\tt), so that automatically the size would be adjusted correctly in footnotes etc. To my horror, it no longer works. I stripped down my input file to one called kannada-test.tex, and still I got the bizarre error message "file kannada-test.bbl not found, waiting for bibtex", and texexec (or a process it invokes) freezes. I have never used bibtex input in these documents. Below I am including the error log. I have changed nothing in the input files besides alterations in the text to be printed (not in any commands). The only thing that has changed is that in the meantime I installed the new version of MacTeX (2014; previously I was using 2013). I removed the entire MacTeX 2014 version and installed it afresh, but this did not help either. It seems to be a Mac problem. Ubuntu (14.04) also looks for a bbl file, but simply passes over it if none is found (see attachment). I would be very grateful for suggested solutions. I was using this to prepare materials for classes (fortunately we have a recess until April right now). Robert This is XeTeX, Version 3.14159265-2.6-0.99991 (TeX Live 2014) (preloaded format=cont-en) restricted \write18 enabled. entering extended mode (./kannada-test.tex ConTeXt ver: 2013.06.07 17:34 MKII fmt: 2015.2.8 int: english/english system : cont-new.mkii loaded (/usr/local/texlive/2014/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/cont-new.mkii systems : beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.mkii ) system : cont-sys.tex loaded (/usr/local/texlive/2014/texmf-config/tex/context/user/cont-sys.tex (/usr/local/texlive/2014/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/type-siz.mkii) (/usr/local/texlive/2014/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/type-otf.mkii) (/usr/local/texlive/2014/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/type-xtx.mkii)) system : kannada-test.top loaded (./kannada-test.top) bodyfont : 12pt rm is loaded language : patterns nl->default:default->1->2:2 us->default:default->2-> 2:3 de->default:default->3->3:3 da->default:default->4->2:2 sv->default:default ->5->2:2 af->default:default->6->2:2 gb->default:default->7->2:2 fr->default:de fault->8->2:2 es->default:default->9->2:2 ca->default:default->10->2:2 it->defa ult:default->11->2:2 la->default:default->12->2:2 pt->default:default->13->2:2 ro->default:default->14->2:2 pl->default:default->15->2:2 cs->default:default-> 16->2:2 sk->default:default->17->2:2 hr->default:default->18->2:2 sl->default:d efault->19->2:2 tr->default:default->20->2:2 tk->default:default->21->1:2 lt->d efault:default->22->2:2 agr->default:default->24->2:2 fi->default:default->25-> 2:2 hu->default:default->26->2:2 ru->default:default->28->2:2 uk->default:defau lt->29->3:3 loaded specials : dvips loaded language : language en is active specials : loading definition file dpx (/usr/local/texlive/2014/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/spec-dpx.mkii specials : loading definition file fdf (/usr/local/texlive/2014/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/spec-fdf.mkii)) specials : loading definition file xet (/usr/local/texlive/2014/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/spec-xet.mkii) (./kannadamanualfonts.tex)This is XeTeX, Version 3.14159265-2.6-0.99991 (TeX Live 2014) (preloaded format=cont-en) restricted \write18 enabled. entering extended mode (./kannada-test.tex ConTeXt ver: 2013.06.07 17:34 MKII fmt: 2015.2.8 int: english/english system : cont-new.mkii loaded (/usr/local/texlive/2014/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/cont-new.mkii systems : beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.mkii ) system : cont-sys.tex loaded (/usr/local/texlive/2014/texmf-config/tex/context/user/cont-sys.tex (/usr/local/texlive/2014/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/type-siz.mkii) (/usr/local/texlive/2014/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/type-otf.mkii) (/usr/local/texlive/2014/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/type-xtx.mkii)) system : kannada-test.top loaded (./kannada-test.top) bodyfont : 12pt rm is loaded language : patterns nl->default:default->1->2:2 us->default:default->2-> 2:3 de->default:default->3->3:3 da->default:default->4->2:2 sv->default:default ->5->2:2 af->default:default->6->2:2 gb->default:default->7->2:2 fr->default:de fault->8->2:2 es->default:default->9->2:2 ca->default:default->10->2:2 it->defa ult:default->11->2:2 la->default:default->12->2:2 pt->default:default->13->2:2 ro->default:default->14->2:2 pl->default:default->15->2:2 cs->default:default-> 16->2:2 sk->default:default->17->2:2 hr->default:default->18->2:2 sl->default:d efault->19->2:2 tr->default:default->20->2:2 tk->default:default->21->1:2 lt->d efault:default->22->2:2 agr->default:default->24->2:2 fi->default:default->25-> 2:2 hu->default:default->26->2:2 ru->default:default->28->2:2 uk->default:defau lt->29->3:3 loaded specials : dvips loaded language : language en is active specials : loading definition file dpx (/usr/local/texlive/2014/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/spec-dpx.mkii specials : loading definition file fdf (/usr/local/texlive/2014/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/spec-fdf.mkii)) specials : loading definition file xet (/usr/local/texlive/2014/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/spec-xet.mkii) (./kannadamanualfonts.tex) (./kannada-test.tuo) (./kannada-test.tuo) (./kannada-test.tuo) (./kannada-test.tuo) (./kannada-test.tuo) (./kannada-test.tuo) (./kannada-test.tuo) (./kannada-test.tuo) (./kannada-test.tuo) (./kannada-test.tuo) (./kannada-test.tuo) publications : file kannada-test.bbl not found, waiting for bibtex (./kannada-test.tuo)