[tex-live] babel - problem

[Jonathan Kew]

Hi Joanna,

On 11 Sep 2008, at 2:45 PM, Joanna Ryćko wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I installed TL08 today under Win XP and I'm experiencing a big (for
> me) problem with the babel package. Everytime, I compile a file (with
> pdflatex), which loads the babel package (with any language-option) I
> get the following error:
>
> (c:/Programme/texlive/2008/texmf-dist/tex/generic/babel/babel.sty
> Package: babel 2008/07/06 v3.8l The Babel package
>
> (c:/Programme/texlive/2008/texmf-dist/tex/generic/babel/ngermanb.ldf
> Language: ngermanb 2008/07/06 v2.6n new German support from the  
> babel system
>
> (c:/Programme/texlive/2008/texmf-dist/tex/generic/babel/babel.def
> File: babel.def 2008/07/06 v3.8l Babel common definitions
>
> ! Undefined control sequence.
> \main at language ...bbl at main@language \bbl at patterns
>                                                  {\languagename }
> l.131 \main at language{english}

Try rebuilding the pdflatex format file (fmtutil --byfmt pdflatex).

Jonathan