[XeTeX] I can't find the format file `xetex.xfmt'!

[Alan Curtis]

On Dec 11, 2004, at 8:47 PM, Alan Curtis wrote:

> After updating iInstaller and TeX, I installed XeTeX and when I ran
>
> xetex XeTeX-notes.tex
>
> I got this error.
>
> This is XeTeX, Version 3.14159-2.1-0.88 (Web2C 7.5.2)
> kpathsea: Running mktexfmt xetex.xfmt
> fmtutil: no info for format `xetex'.
> I can't find the format file `xetex.xfmt'!
>
>

I meant also to say that I have read the FAQ entry, looked at the 
install log and could not find any clue as to what the problem could 
be.

Alan