[OS X TeX] xelatex format not found after updating TeXLive i-package

[Philipp Mathey]

In the meantime I switched to the experimental
texlive i-package with the same result but later it was updated
and now everything works.

On 14-Dec-06, at 1:40 PM, Philipp Mathey wrote:

>
> I updated the (TUG) TeXLive i-package (not the experimental one)
> and now it seems that the xelatex format is not being created during
> configuration even though I do select it during configuration (in  
> expert mode).
> The update moved the install location to
> /usr/local/gwTeX.
>
> I tried two more times "Configure only..", without success.
> Then I switched back to the TeX i-package by reconfiguring it
> (with the xelatex format selected as well)
> and reinstalling the xetex i-package. But the same problem arises.
>
> E.g. in "Terminal" :
>
> xelatex test.tex
> This is XeTeX, Version 3.141592-2.2-0.995 (Web2C 7.5.5)
> kpathsea: Running mktexfmt xelatex.fmt
> fmtutil: format directory `/usr/local/gwTeX/texmf.local/web2c' is  
> not writable.
> I can't find the format file `xelatex.fmt'!
>
> One thing I noticed was that when the installer asks what to  
> configure,
> "format selection" and "format creation" are not checked by default.
> I checked both of them but only the "Select formats" configuration
> window opens, no "format creation" window. In the past, selecting
> the formats "xetex" and "xelatex" was enough, "format creation"
> happened in the background.
>
> How can I fix this ?
> Thanks,
>
> PM
>
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