Strange format error with xetex engine on debian sid
Hi everyone, I'm experiencing problems with the xetex engine on debian sid. I'm using the official packages context and texlive-xetex. Maybe one of you has the same setup and has a hint... When I try to compile a simple "hello world!" document, I get the following message: This is XeTeXk, Version 3.141592-2.2-0.996-patch1 (Web2C 7.5.6) %&-line parsing enabled. ---! /var/lib/texmf/web2c/pdftex/cont-en.fmt was written by pdftex (Fatal format file error; I'm stymied) I didn't change anything to the setup made by official packages. Is there a problem with one of them? Best regards, Morgan
On Sat, Mar 15 2008, Morgan Brassel wrote:
I'm experiencing problems with the xetex engine on debian sid. I'm using the official packages context and texlive-xetex. Maybe one of you has the same setup and has a hint... When I try to compile a simple "hello world!" document, I get the following message:
This is XeTeXk, Version 3.141592-2.2-0.996-patch1 (Web2C 7.5.6) %&-line parsing enabled. ---! /var/lib/texmf/web2c/pdftex/cont-en.fmt was written by pdftex (Fatal format file error; I'm stymied)
Hello, If there is no xetex-format, then I get a similar error. So, first generate the xetex format: texexec --make --all --xetex Then, check where the format has been written (perhaps /var/lib/texmf/web2c/xetex/cont-en.fmt). Update the lsr-database: mktexlsr Check, if at least kpsewhich finds the format: kpsewhich -engine xetex cont-en.fmt It should find the same file, that you've just generated before. Then, you should be able to compile "Hello world!". Cheers, Peter -- http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/
Le Saturday 15 March 2008 17:01:41 Peter Münster, vous avez écrit :
On Sat, Mar 15 2008, Morgan Brassel wrote:
I'm experiencing problems with the xetex engine on debian sid. I'm using the official packages context and texlive-xetex. Maybe one of you has the same setup and has a hint... When I try to compile a simple "hello world!" document, I get the following message:
This is XeTeXk, Version 3.141592-2.2-0.996-patch1 (Web2C 7.5.6) %&-line parsing enabled. ---! /var/lib/texmf/web2c/pdftex/cont-en.fmt was written by pdftex (Fatal format file error; I'm stymied)
Hello,
If there is no xetex-format, then I get a similar error.
So, first generate the xetex format: texexec --make --all --xetex
Then, check where the format has been written (perhaps /var/lib/texmf/web2c/xetex/cont-en.fmt).
Update the lsr-database: mktexlsr
Check, if at least kpsewhich finds the format: kpsewhich -engine xetex cont-en.fmt
It should find the same file, that you've just generated before.
Then, you should be able to compile "Hello world!".
Cheers, Peter
Thanks, Peter. Yes the xetex format is missing whereas the pdftex one is present. I guess something is missing in the postinstall script of the context deb package. Unfortunately, I don't really know how to check it. Anyway, I ran texexec to build the format. As root, it is written to /etc/texmf/web2c/xetex/cont-en.fmt which is not very coherent with the location of the pdftex format. kpsewhich finds the format, but I'm stiil unable to compile Hello world. I now get the following error: kpathsea: Running mktextfm lmromanslant10-regular mktextfm: Running mf-nowin -progname=mf \mode:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input lmromanslant10-regular This is METAFONT, Version 2.71828 (Web2C 7.5.6) kpathsea: Running mktexmf lmromanslant10-regular ! I can't find file `lmromanslant10-regular'. <*> ...; nonstopmode; input lmromanslant10-regular Please type another input file name ! Emergency stop. <*> ...; nonstopmode; input lmromanslant10-regular Maybe I should write a debian bug report. This problem hasn't been declared yet. But I'm not sure how to do that! Morgan
On Sat, Mar 15 2008, Morgan Brassel wrote:
get the following error:
kpathsea: Running mktextfm lmromanslant10-regular mktextfm: Running mf-nowin -progname=mf \mode:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input lmromanslant10-regular This is METAFONT, Version 2.71828 (Web2C 7.5.6)
kpathsea: Running mktexmf lmromanslant10-regular ! I can't find file `lmromanslant10-regular'. <*> ...; nonstopmode; input lmromanslant10-regular
Hello Morgan, I don't know much about fonts, but I think, the latest ConTeXt requires also the latest lm-fonts, since some file-names changed some months ago. Cheers, Peter -- http://pmrb.free.fr/contact/
Le Saturday 15 March 2008 19:26:06 Peter Münster, vous avez écrit :
On Sat, Mar 15 2008, Morgan Brassel wrote:
get the following error:
kpathsea: Running mktextfm lmromanslant10-regular mktextfm: Running mf-nowin -progname=mf \mode:=ljfour; mag:=1; nonstopmode; input lmromanslant10-regular This is METAFONT, Version 2.71828 (Web2C 7.5.6)
kpathsea: Running mktexmf lmromanslant10-regular ! I can't find file `lmromanslant10-regular'. <*> ...; nonstopmode; input lmromanslant10-regular
Hello Morgan,
I don't know much about fonts, but I think, the latest ConTeXt requires also the latest lm-fonts, since some file-names changed some months ago.
Cheers, Peter
You're right, lots of names have changed since previous version. I've sent a mail to this debian bug (#469437): http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=469437 Both lmodern and texlive-xetex need to be updated. Cheers, Morgan
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