Format file differences (was: Re: pdflatex does not work on win after todays update but does on linux)

[Andreas Hirsch]

Hi Jonathan,

Jonathan Fine schrieb am 15.06.2021 um 13:07:

> Is it a documented feature, that "pdftex --ini" creates a fmt file that
> works cross-platform? If so, then we have a bug in pdftex (and perhaps
> opportunities for improvement elsewhere).

On a multiplatform installation all format-files are stored under 
/texmf-var/web2c without any further directories for different OS

This intends, that the format-files HAVE TO BE OS-independend

Best,
Andreas