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<font size="+1"><font face="Source Sans Pro">So, took my '<font
size="+1">test machine' (Windows 7, MikteX 2.9), </font>and
tried out the latest Lua* updates (lots of updates - libs,
binaries, many things...). And, said 'updates' completely breaks
functioning system -- files not only don't compile, they y<font
size="+1">ield nasty errors with words like 'fatal' in them.
;-)<br>
<br>
<font size="+1">Consider following simpl<font size="+1">e <font
size="+1">MWE:<br>
<br>
<font size="+1">\documentclass[11pt,letterpaper]{article}<br>
<br>
\usepackage{unicode-math}<br>
\setmathfont{Asana Math}<br>
<br>
\begin{document}<br>
<br>
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing
elit. Praesent in tincidunt nulla. Donec quis laoreet
est. Aenean vitae est felis, a venenatis magna. Mauris
semper bibendum vulputate. Etiam bibendum quam ut erat
rutrum consequat.<br>
<br>
\begin{equation}<br>
\frac{dN}{dt}=rN\left(1-\frac{N}{K}\right)<br>
\end{equation}<br>
<br>
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing
elit. Morbi eget dolor ac diam interdum volutpat. Cras
luctus congue nibh, at dictum nulla iaculis quis.<br>
<br>
\end{document} <br>
<br>
When I try to compile the file (from command line, or
otherwise), I get<br>
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<font size="+1">Command Line: lualatex.exe
--shell-escape "lua-mwe.tex"<br>
Startup Folder: C:\Users\egc\Desktop\downloads\mwe
files<br>
<br>
This is LuaTeX, Version beta-0.76.0-2013062419 (rev
4627) <br>
\write18 enabled.<br>
<br>
(Fatal format file error; I'm stymied)<br>
LuaLaTeX failed to create a pdf file.<br>
For possible explanations start the command from the
Command Prompt...<br>
<br>
<br>
<font size="+1"><fyi: trying from the command
prompt yields the same message<font size="+1">></font>.
<br>
<br>
<font size="+1">So, now we'e back to figuring out
which of the 6-8 <font size="+1">'updates'
(along, <font size="+1">or together) is not
playing nice....<br>
<br>
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