[OS X TeX] Re: Pre-compiled custom formats for PDFTeX

[Patrick Gundlach]

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> If, instead, I place myformat.fmt in a convenient folder like
> library/texmf/tex/formats/myformat.fmt, pdftex apparently does not
> find the format file, defaults to plain, and chokes on the first
> "undefined control sequence."

did you try ..../texmf/web2c/ ? 

or any path that is given when you run "kpsepath fmt"?

Can't help you with the pdftex.cfg, which bothers me once in a while
as well.

Patrick
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