[OS X TeX] Why does TeXShop want to re-build pdflatex format (and fail)
jfbu
jfbu at free.fr
Fri Dec 8 10:18:28 CET 2017
Hi,
I downloaded TeXShop 3.92, and I had this issue:
TeXShop reports it tried to build a the pdflatex format
and failed: it fails to find pdflatex.ini
Although I don't know the root cause, I know the
triggering circumstances: it is because I have my
TeXLive configured with an extra
/usr/local/texlive/2017/bin/x86_64-darwinmacports
repertory alongside the
/usr/local/texlive/2017/bin/x86_64-darwinlegacy
and the texbin (from my /Library/TeX/Distributions/TeXLive-2017.texdist)
was pointing to the darwingmacports.
When I reset this symlink to target the default
x86_64-darwinlegacy all is fine with TeXShop.
It seems there is something hardcoded in TeXShop 3.92
which makes it believe that format needs to be rebuild
when the texbin points to
/usr/local/texlive/2017/bin/x86_64-darwinmacports
Error console:
----START
This is pdfTeX, Version 3.14159265-2.6-1.40.18 (TeX Live 2017/MacPorts 2017_1) (preloaded format=pdflatex)
restricted \write18 enabled.
kpathsea: Running mktexfmt pdflatex.fmt
mktexfmt: mktexfmt is using the following fmtutil.cnf files (in precedence order):
mktexfmt: /usr/local/texlive/2017/texmf-dist/web2c/fmtutil.cnf
mktexfmt: mktexfmt is using the following fmtutil.cnf file for writing changes:
mktexfmt: /Users/JOHNDOE/Library/texlive/2017/texmf-config/web2c/fmtutil.cnf
mktexfmt [INFO]: writing formats under /Users/JOHNDOE/Library/texlive/2017/texmf-var/web2c
mktexfmt [INFO]: --- remaking pdflatex with pdftex
mktexfmt: running `pdftex -ini -jobname=pdflatex -progname=pdflatex -translate-file=cp227.tcx *pdflatex.ini' ...
warning: Could not open char translation file `cp227.tcx'.
This is pdfTeX, Version 3.14159265-2.6-1.40.18 (TeX Live 2017/MacPorts 2017_1) (INITEX)
restricted \write18 enabled.
entering extended mode
! I can't find file `pdflatex.ini'.
<*> *pdflatex.ini
(Press Enter to retry, or Control-D to exit)
Please type another input file name:
! Emergency stop.
<*> *pdflatex.ini
No pages of output.
Transcript written on pdflatex.log.
mktexfmt [ERROR]: running `pdftex -ini -jobname=pdflatex -progname=pdflatex -translate-file=cp227.tcx *pdflatex.ini >&2 </dev/null' return status 1
mktexfmt [ERROR]: return error due to options --strict
mktexfmt [INFO]: Disabled formats: 2
mktexfmt [INFO]: Not selected formats: 20
mktexfmt [INFO]: Failed to build: 1 (pdftex/pdflatex)
mktexfmt [INFO]: Total formats: 23
mktexfmt [INFO]: exiting with status 1
I can't find the format file `pdflatex.fmt'!
----STOP
Additional info:
I see in the preferences
kpsetool -w -n latex tex
and if I try manually
$ kpsetool -w -n latex tex pdflatex.ini
/usr/local/texlive/2017/texmf-dist/tex/latex/latexconfig/pdflatex.ini
it appears ok.
Notice also that the above seems to try to create the
format in my $HOME, if it had succeeded it could have
caused problem when I later update TeXLive and the formats
are recreated system-wise.
Best,
Jean-François
----------- Please Consult the Following Before Posting -----------
TeX FAQ: http://www.tex.ac.uk/faq
List Reminders and Etiquette: https://www.esm.psu.edu/~gray/tex/
List Archives: http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.comp.tex.macosx
https://email.esm.psu.edu/pipermail/macosx-tex/
TeX on Mac OS X Website: http://mactex-wiki.tug.org/
List Info: https://email.esm.psu.edu/mailman/listinfo/macosx-tex
More information about the macostex-archives
mailing list