[pdftex] Might this be a bug?

[Ulrich Dirr]

Karl-Heinz Zimmer wrote:
> I tried this TeX sample with pdftex
> 
> - ------------------------------------------------------------
> \pdffontexpand\font 20 20 5 autoexpand
> \pdfadjustspacing 2
> 
> Lore ipsum ...
> \bye
> - ------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Got a strange result:
> 
>     This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.11b-2.1 (Web2C 7.5.2)
>      (/var/lib/texmf/web2c/cp8bit.tcx)
>     (Fatal format file error; I'm stymied)
> 
> Do I have a defective installation or might this be a bug in
> pft(e)tex? 
> 
> Should I try to debug it, or is there a URL where I could learn how
> to fix my installation? 

You should use the version of pdftex which supports this feature: the
new beta 1.20. Read the anouncement by Han The Thanh dated 2004/05/11.

Ulrich