[tex-live] problem with platex.ini on this morning texlive update

[Reinhard Kotucha]

On 2011-05-07 at 11:51:34 +0200, Heiko Oberdiek wrote:

 > On Sat, May 07, 2011 at 10:31:11AM +0200, Le TeXnicien de surface wrote:
 > 
 > > This is a summary of all `failed' messages:
 > > `ptex -ini  -jobname=platex -progname=platex *platex.ini' failed
 > > 
 > > some lines above it is written that
 > > 
 > > This is pTeXk, Version 3.1415926-p3.1.11 (utf8.euc) (TeX Live 2010) (INITEX)
 > >  restricted \write18 enabled.
 > > ! I can't find file `*platex.ini'.
 > > <*> *platex.ini
 > 
 > Apparently "ptex" does not support e-TeX, therefore the syntax
 > with the starting star is not recognized and "ptex" looks for
 > "*platex.ini" instead of "platex.ini".
 >   I don't know, where the star comes from. In the
 > updated fmtutil.cnf of TL I don't see it (perhaps its alaready
 > fixed):
 > | # from ptex:
 > | ptex ptex - ptex.ini
 > | platex ptex language.ptx platex.ini
 > Or do you use a different fmtutil.cnf from somewhere else?

I've seen this message yesterday too but it disappeared today.
There was a ptex update last night.  Might take a few hours until it's
available from all mirrors.

Regards,
  Reinhard

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