[XeTeX] Re: Odd errors with xelatex -- more info and failures

[Stephen Moye]

> On Oct 16, 2004, at 8:06 AM, Stephen Moye wrote:
>
>> I get these errors when I try to use xelatex:
>>
>> ?
>> ! Emergency stop.
>> l.573 ...LaTeX source files more than 1 year old!}
>>
>> No pages of output.
>> Transcript written on xelatex.log.' instead of a filename.
>> I can't find the format file `xelatex.xfmt'!
>>
>> I could not find xelatex.xfmt so re-ran the installer. This is from 
>> the i-installer:
>>
>> !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>> ! You are attempting to make a LaTeX format from a source file
>> ! That is more than one year old.
>> !
>> ! If you enter <return> to scroll past this message then the format
>> ! will be built, but please consider obtaining newer source files
>> ! before continuing to build LaTeX.
>> !
>> ! LaTeX is re-issued every 6 months, in June and December.
>> !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>
>> ! LaTeX source files more than 1 year old!.
>> l.573 ...LaTeX source files more than 1 year old!}
>>
>> ?
>> ! Emergency stop.
>> l.573 ...LaTeX source files more than 1 year old!}
>>
>> No pages of output.
>> Transcript written on xelatex.log.
>> ### xetex.configure: Rebuilding the local tree TeX search index 
>> (again). Please wait....
>> ### xetex.configure: Finished.
>>
>>
>> I'm afraid this is more than a little over my head -- what is the 
>> next step?
>>
>> Stephen Moye


I have tried to disable hyphenation files, reinstall tex and xetex. All 
to no avail. Here is the complete log from i-installer when I install 
xetex:


> This is XeTeXk, Version 3.14159-2.1-0.88 (Web2C 7.5.2) (INITEX)  16 
> OCT 2004 18:00
> entering extended mode
>  %&-line parsing enabled.
> ***xelatex.ini
> (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/xetex/xelatex.ini
> (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/xetex/xplain.tex)
> (/Users/admin/Library/texmf/tex/plain/LaTeX support/LaTeX2e 
> Sources/latex.ltx
> (/Users/admin/Library/texmf/tex/plain/LaTeX support/LaTeX2e 
> Sources/texsys.cfg)
> \openout15 = `texsys.aux'.
>
> ./texsys.aux found
>
>
> \@currdir set to: ./.
>
>
> Assuming \openin and \input
> have the same search path.
>
>
> Defining UNIX/DOS style filename parser.
>
> catcodes, registers,
> \maxdimen=\dimen10
> \hideskip=\skip10
> \p@=\dimen11
> \z@=\dimen12
> \z at skip=\skip11
> \voidb at x=\box10
>  compatibility for TeX 2,  parameters,
> \normalbaselineskip=\skip12
> \normallineskip=\skip13
> \normallineskiplimit=\dimen13
> \interfootnotelinepenalty=\count23
> \strutbox=\box11
>
>
> !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> ! You are attempting to make a LaTeX format from a source file
> ! That is more than one year old.
> !
> ! If you enter <return> to scroll past this message then the format
> ! will be built, but please consider obtaining newer source files
> ! before continuing to build LaTeX.
> !
> ! LaTeX is re-issued every 6 months, in June and December.
> !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> ! LaTeX source files more than 1 year old!.
> l.573 ...LaTeX source files more than 1 year old!}
>
> ?
> ! Emergency stop.
> l.573 ...LaTeX source files more than 1 year old!}
>
> To avoid this error message, obtain new LaTeX sources.
>
> No pages of output.

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Help! ;>}

Stephen Moye
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