Fatal format file error; I'm stymied
guravage@nlr.nl
guravage@nlr.nl
Wed, 23 Jun 1999 23:25:34 +0200
Hello,
I've run into a problem after installing the TeX Live 4 CD. After reading the
TeX Live TUGboat article, I moved my older Tex Live 3 directories:
/opt/TeX(TEXDIR) and /var/TeX(TEXMFLOCAL) out of the way. I then followed the
installation instructions installing all the collections and setting the
install level to ALL. The installation completed normally but LaTeX fails
immediately upon invocation with the message: "Fatal format file error; I'm
stymied." Well I am too. I suspect this is configuration problem that can
easily be set right, but I haven't a clue. Can you please offer a word of
advice.
Cheers,
Michael Guravage
P.S. Here is a log of what happened.
===================> TeX Live installation procedure <==================
===> Note: Letters/digits in <angle brackets> indicate menu items <===
Current collections setup: total size (including systems): 170996 kB
==============================================================================
name selection size
<1> bibtex [recommended] 8294 kB
<2> doc [recommended] 24943 kB
<3> dvips [recommended] 552 kB
<4> etex [recommended] 1382 kB
Current collections setup: total size (including systems): 336317 kB
==============================================================================
name selection size
<1> bibtex [all] 8857 kB
<2> doc [all] 45207 kB
Current collections setup: total size (including systems): 336317 kB
==============================================================================
name selection size
<1> bibtex [all] 8857 kB
<2> doc [all] 45207 kB
===================> TeX Live installation procedure <==================
===> Note: Letters/digits in <angle brackets> indicate menu items <===
===================> TeX Live installation procedure <==================
===> Note: Letters/digits in <angle brackets> indicate menu items <===
===================> TeX Live installation procedure <==================
===> Note: Letters/digits in <angle brackets> indicate menu items <===
===> for commands or configurable options <===
TeX Live can be used on multiple systems
as a separate subdirectory is used for each
installed binary package in /opt/TeX/bin.
Preparing list of files to be copied.
For selected collections:
BiBTeX support (Basic)
BiBTeX support (Recommended)
BiBTeX support (Other)
General documentation (Basic)
General documentation (Recommended)
General documentation (Other)
dvips support (Basic)
dvips support (Recommended)
dvips support (Other)
eTeX (Recommended)
Fonts (Basic)
Fonts (Recommended)
Fonts (Other)
Extra formats (Recommended)
Extra formats (Other)
Generic styles (Recommended)
Generic styles (Other)
Picture macros (Recommended)
Picture macros (Other)
Language support (Basic)
Language support (Recommended)
Language support (Other)
LaTeX styles (Basic)
LaTeX styles (Recommended)
LaTeX styles (Other)
MetaPost support (Basic)
MetaPost support (Recommended)
Omega (Recommended)
pdfTeX (Recommended)
Plain TeX styles (Basic)
Plain TeX styles (Recommended)
Plain TeX styles (Other)
TeX Live basics (Basic)
TeX Live basics (Recommended)
For selected systems:
Intel x86 with GNU/Linux
Now copying selected files, from the lists in /tmp/.tmp_inst.1321...
Copy files listed in bibtex1
Copy files listed in bibtex2
Copy files listed in bibtex3
Copy files listed in doc1
Copy files listed in doc2
Copy files listed in doc3
Copy files listed in dvips1
Copy files listed in dvips2
Copy files listed in dvips3
Copy files listed in etex2
Copy files listed in fonts1
Copy files listed in fonts2
Copy files listed in fonts3
Copy files listed in formats2
Copy files listed in formats3
Copy files listed in generic2
Copy files listed in generic3
Copy files listed in graphics2
Copy files listed in graphics3
Copy files listed in i386-linux
Copy files listed in lang1
Copy files listed in lang2
Copy files listed in lang3
Copy files listed in latex1
Copy files listed in latex2
Copy files listed in latex3
Copy files listed in metapost1
Copy files listed in metapost2
Copy files listed in omega2
Copy files listed in pdftex2
Copy files listed in plain1
Copy files listed in plain2
Copy files listed in plain3
Copy files listed in texlive1
Copy files listed in texlive2
Done copying.
Fixing permissions in /opt/TeX... Done fixing permissions.
Setting up directories for automatic font creation... Done setting up
directories.
Unsetting VARTEXMF in texmf.cnf... Done unsetting vartexmf.
Set local tree /var/TeX in /opt/TeX/texmf/web2c/texmf.cnf... Done fixing
texmf.cnf
Testing for /opt/TeX/bin/i386-linux/texconfig....
I will now create the filename database,
add /opt/TeX/bin/i386-linux to your PATH, and run
texconfig init
to initialize your system and create local copies of
format files. The log of this will be placed in
/opt/TeX/texconfig.log
You should make sure that /opt/TeX/bin/i386-linux
is added to your PATH for future sessions.
clean fmtutil.cnf in /opt/TeX/texmf/web2c... Done fixing fmtutil.cnf
fmtutil: `tex -ini -fmt=latex -progname=latex latex.ini' failed.
ln: /opt/TeX/bin/i386-linux/latex: File exists
ln: /opt/TeX/bin/i386-linux/hugetex: File exists
ln: /opt/TeX/bin/i386-linux/hugelatex: File exists
ln: /opt/TeX/bin/i386-linux/texinfo: File exists
ln: /opt/TeX/bin/i386-linux/jadetex: File exists
ln: /opt/TeX/bin/i386-linux/pdflatex: File exists
ln: /opt/TeX/bin/i386-linux/pdfjadetex: File exists
ln: /opt/TeX/bin/i386-linux/pdftexinfo: File exists
ln: /opt/TeX/bin/i386-linux/pdfelatex: File exists
ln: /opt/TeX/bin/i386-linux/cont-de: File exists
ln: /opt/TeX/bin/i386-linux/cont-en: File exists
ln: /opt/TeX/bin/i386-linux/cont-nl: File exists
ln: /opt/TeX/bin/i386-linux/elatex: File exists
ln: /opt/TeX/bin/i386-linux/lambda: File exists
ln: /opt/TeX/bin/i386-linux/csplain: File exists
ln: /opt/TeX/bin/i386-linux/cslatex: File exists
ln: /opt/TeX/bin/i386-linux/pdfcsplain: File exists
ln: /opt/TeX/bin/i386-linux/pdfcslatex: File exists
ln: /opt/TeX/bin/i386-linux/frlatex: File exists
ln: /opt/TeX/bin/i386-linux/mex: File exists
ln: /opt/TeX/bin/i386-linux/pdfmex: File exists
ln: /opt/TeX/bin/i386-linux/platex: File exists
mktexlsr: Updating /var/TeX/ls-R...
mktexlsr: Updating /opt/TeX/texmf/ls-R...
mktexlsr: Done.
Welcome to the TeX Live system!
The TUG Web site (http://www.tug.org/tex-live.html)
will contain any updates and corrections to this system.
Here's /opt/TeX/texconfig.log:
mktexlsr: Updating /opt/TeX/texmf/ls-R...
mktexlsr: Done.
This is TeX, Version 3.14159 (Web2C 7.3) (INITEX)
(/opt/TeX/texmf/tex/plain/config/tex.ini
(/opt/TeX/texmf/tex/plain/base/plain.tex Preloading the plain format: codes,
registers, parameters, fonts, more fonts, macros, math definitions,
output routines, hyphenation (/opt/TeX/texmf/tex/generic/hyphen/hyphen.tex)) )
Beginning to dump on file tex.fmt
(format=tex 1999.6.23)
1987 strings of total length 27719
4986 memory locations dumped; current usage is 110&4873
925 multiletter control sequences
\font\nullfont=nullfont
\font\tenrm=cmr10
\font\preloaded=cmr9
\font\preloaded=cmr8
\font\sevenrm=cmr7
\font\preloaded=cmr6
\font\fiverm=cmr5
\font\teni=cmmi10
\font\preloaded=cmmi9
\font\preloaded=cmmi8
\font\seveni=cmmi7
\font\preloaded=cmmi6
\font\fivei=cmmi5
\font\tensy=cmsy10
\font\preloaded=cmsy9
\font\preloaded=cmsy8
\font\sevensy=cmsy7
\font\preloaded=cmsy6
\font\fivesy=cmsy5
\font\tenex=cmex10
\font\preloaded=cmss10
\font\preloaded=cmssq8
\font\preloaded=cmssi10
\font\preloaded=cmssqi8
\font\tenbf=cmbx10
\font\preloaded=cmbx9
\font\preloaded=cmbx8
\font\sevenbf=cmbx7
\font\preloaded=cmbx6
\font\fivebf=cmbx5
\font\tentt=cmtt10
\font\preloaded=cmtt9
\font\preloaded=cmtt8
\font\preloaded=cmsltt10
\font\tensl=cmsl10
\font\preloaded=cmsl9
\font\preloaded=cmsl8
\font\tenit=cmti10
\font\preloaded=cmti9
\font\preloaded=cmti8
\font\preloaded=cmti7
\font\preloaded=cmu10
\font\preloaded=cmmib10
\font\preloaded=cmbsy10
\font\preloaded=cmcsc10
\font\preloaded=cmssbx10
\font\preloaded=cmdunh10
\font\preloaded=cmr7 at 14.51799pt
\font\preloaded=cmtt10 at 14.4pt
\font\preloaded=cmssbx10 at 14.4pt
\font\preloaded=manfnt
14787 words of font info for 50 preloaded fonts
14 hyphenation exceptions
Hyphenation trie of length 6075 has 181 ops out of 1501
181 for language 0
No pages of output.
Transcript written on tex.log.
This is TeX, Version 3.14159 (Web2C 7.3) (INITEX)
(/opt/TeX/texmf/tex/latex/config/latex.ini
(/opt/TeX/texmf/tex/latex/base/latex.ltx
(/opt/TeX/texmf/tex/latex/base/texsys.cfg)
./texsys.aux found
\@currdir set to: ./.
Assuming \openin and \input
have the same search path.
Defining UNIX/DOS style filename parser.
catcodes, registers, compatibility for TeX 2, parameters,
LaTeX2e <1998/12/01>
hacks, control, par, spacing, files, font encodings, lengths,
====================================
Local config file fonttext.cfg used
====================================
(/opt/TeX/texmf/tex/latex/config/fonttext.cfg
(/opt/TeX/texmf/tex/latex/base/fonttext.ltx
=== Don't modify this file, use a .cfg file instead ===
(/opt/TeX/texmf/tex/latex/base/omlenc.def)
(/opt/TeX/texmf/tex/latex/base/t1enc.def)
(/opt/TeX/texmf/tex/latex/base/ot1enc.def)
(/opt/TeX/texmf/tex/latex/base/omsenc.def)
(/opt/TeX/texmf/tex/latex/base/t1cmr.fd)
(/opt/TeX/texmf/tex/latex/base/ot1cmr.fd)
(/opt/TeX/texmf/tex/latex/base/ot1cmss.fd)
(/opt/TeX/texmf/tex/latex/base/ot1cmtt.fd)))
(/opt/TeX/texmf/tex/latex/base/fontmath.ltx
=== Don't modify this file, use a .cfg file instead ===
(/opt/TeX/texmf/tex/latex/base/omlcmm.fd)
(/opt/TeX/texmf/tex/latex/base/omscmsy.fd)
(/opt/TeX/texmf/tex/latex/base/omxcmex.fd)
(/opt/TeX/texmf/tex/latex/base/ucmr.fd))
(/opt/TeX/texmf/tex/latex/base/preload.ltx) page nos., x-ref, environments,
center, verbatim, math definitions, boxes, title, sectioning, contents,
floats, footnotes, index, bibliography, output,
===========================================
Local configuration file hyphen.cfg used
===========================================
(/opt/TeX/texmf/tex/generic/babel/hyphen.cfg
(/opt/TeX/texmf/tex/generic/hyphen/ushyph1.tex)
! I can't find file `frhyphen.tex'.
<to be read again>
\relax
l.270 \repeat
Please type another input file name:
! Emergency stop.
<to be read again>
\relax
l.270 \repeat
No pages of output.
Transcript written on latex.log.
Running mf to create plain base ...
This is METAFONT, Version 2.7182 (Web2C 7.3) (INIMF)
(/opt/TeX/texmf/metafont/base/mf.mf (/opt/TeX/texmf/metafont/base/plain.mf
Preloading the plain base, version 2.71: preliminaries,
basic constants and mathematical macros,
macros for converting from device-independent units to pixels,
macros and tables for various modes of operation,
macros for drawing and filling,
macros for proof labels and rules,
macros for character and font administration,
and a few last-minute items.) (/opt/TeX/texmf/metafont/misc/modes.mf) )
Beginning to dump on file mf.base
(base=mf 1999.6.23)
2154 strings of total length 28845
11491 memory locations dumped; current usage is 3524&7621
969 symbolic tokens
Transcript written on mf.log.
Done.
Running mpost to create plain mem ...
This is MetaPost, Version 0.641 (Web2C 7.3) (INIMP)
(/opt/TeX/texmf/metapost/base/mpost.mp (/opt/TeX/texmf/metapost/base/plain.mp
Preloading the plain mem file, version 0.63) )
Beginning to dump on file mpost.mem
(mem=mpost 1999.6.23)
at most 1421 strings of total length 23595
3296 memory locations dumped; current usage is 977&2225
477 symbolic tokens
Transcript written on mpost.log.
Done.
> which latex
/opt/TeX/bin/i386-linux/latex
> latex polya.tex
This is TeX, Version 3.14159 (Web2C 7.3)
(Fatal format file error; I'm stymied)
--
Michael A. Guravage Email: guravage@nlr.nl
National Aerospace Laboratory Phone: +31 (0)20 511 3695
P.O. Box 90502, 1006 BM, Fax: +31 (0)20 511 3210
Amsterdam, The Netherlands URL: <http://www.nlr.nl>