[tex-live] mktexfmt -> fmtutil-user/sys

Akira Kakuto kakuto at fuk.kindai.ac.jp
Sun Jun 11 11:59:32 CEST 2017


Dear Philip,

The mktexfmt is called only if a relevant format file
is not found. If it is called, the format file is created
under
$USERPROFILE/.texlive2017/texmf-var/web2c/$engine
if the updated binary became effective.
Here $USERPROFILE is %USERPROFILE% in Windows notation.
$engine is the name of the engine such as xetex.

fmtutil-sys creates formats in the other directory:
TEXMFSYSVAR = $TEXMFROOT/texmf-var/web2c/$engine.

When you run fmtutil-sys, please erase format file in
$USERPROFILE/.texlive2017/texmf-var/web2c/$engine
since formats in
$USERPROFILE/.texlive2017/texmf-var/web2c/$engine
are prefered compared with those in
TEXMFSYSVAR = $TEXMFROOT/texmf-var/web2c/$engine.

Best,
Akira



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