[tex-live] "I can't find the format file `latex.fmt'!"

le chapelain germain lechapelaing at yahoo.fr
Thu Jul 28 18:26:12 CEST 2005


Hi !

Thx for help..
Unfortunately none of those work.

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C:\TeX>mktexfmt latex
###############################################################################
mktexfmt: Error! Not all formats have been built
successfully.
Visit the log files in directory
  c:\TeX/web2c
for details.
###############################################################################

This is a summary of all `failed' messages and
warnings:
c:/TeX/texmf/web2c/fmtutil.cnf: ini file latex.ini not
found

C:\TeX>pdfetex -ini   -jobname=latex -progname=latex
-translate-file=cp227.tcx *
latex.ini
This is pdfeTeXk, Version 3.141592-1.20a-2.2 (Web2c
7.5.3) (INITEX)
 %&-line parsing enabled.
 (c:/TeX/texmf/web2c/cp227.tcx)
output format initialized to DVI
entering extended mode
! I can't find file `latex.ini'.
<*> *latex.ini

Please type another input file name:

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--- Karl Berry <karl at freefriends.org> a écrit :

> Greetings Germain,
> 
>     I can't find the format file `latex.fmt'!
> 
> I am no expert on Windows, but since no one else has
> replied --
> try running
>   mktexfmt latex
> or 
>   fmtutil latex
> and hopefully it will be able to create it and put
> it in the right.
> 
> Although the .fmt's are supposed to be created on
> the fly as you need
> them, it seems that is not working for some reason.
> 
> Ultimately I believe there needs to be a file
> latex.fmt in your
> texmf/web2c directory, under wherever you installed
> TL.  Perhaps
> c:\tex\texmf\web2c\latex.fmt judging from your
> prompt. If all else
> fails, you might be able to create it by hand:
>   cd c:\wherever
>   pdfetex -ini   -jobname=latex -progname=latex
> -translate-file=cp227.tcx *latex.ini
> 
> Hope this helps,
> karl
> 


-- 
Germain
http://german.free.fr


	

	
		
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