[tex-live] Undocumented change in fmtutil --enablefmt/--disablefmt

[Zdenek Wagner]

2015-06-16 13:10 GMT+02:00 Ken Brown <kbrow1i at gmail.com>:
> In TL2014, the commands 'fmtutil-sys --enablefmt cont-en' and 'fmtutil-sys
> --disablefmt cont-en' would enable/disable both cont-en formats (one with
> engine pdftex, the other with engine xetex).
>
> This has changed in TL2015:
>
> $ fmtutil-sys --enablefmt cont-en
> fmtutil: fmtutil is using the following fmtutil.cnf files (in precedence
> order):
> fmtutil:   /usr/local/texlive/2015/texmf-config/web2c/fmtutil.cnf
> fmtutil:   /usr/local/texlive/2015/texmf-dist/web2c/fmtutil.cnf
> fmtutil: fmtutil is using the following fmtutil.cnf file for writing
> changes:
> fmtutil:   /usr/local/texlive/2015/texmf-config/web2c/fmtutil.cnf
> fmtutil [WARNING]: More engines given for format cont-en.
> fmtutil [WARNING]: Please specify one of the engines: xetex pdftex
> fmtutil [WARNING]: No changes done.
>
> Neither the error message nor the fmtutil help text explains *how* to
> specify the engine (by using the syntax "format/engine").  I suggest adding
> this information.  In the case of the help text, you should probably mention
> both
>
>   --enablefmt FORMATNAME
>
> and
>
>   --enablefmt FORMATNAME/ENGINENAME
>
> and say that the second form is mandatory if FORMATNAME occurs in
> fmtutil.cnf with more than one engine.
>
I have not tried but it may be the same with pdfcsplain, we have
formats for three engines but the formats share the same name:

$ find /usr/local/texlive/2015/ -name pdfcsplain.fmt
/usr/local/texlive/2015/texmf-var/web2c/luatex/pdfcsplain.fmt
/usr/local/texlive/2015/texmf-var/web2c/pdftex/pdfcsplain.fmt
/usr/local/texlive/2015/texmf-var/web2c/xetex/pdfcsplain.fmt


> Ken

Zdeněk Wagner
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