[XeTeX] xelatex.fmt not found after update

Stefano Franchi s.franchi at auckland.ac.nz
Wed Oct 19 21:50:18 CEST 2005


On Oct 19, 2005, at 12:20 PM, Jonathan Kew wrote:
> Ah, I see the problem: you still have old stuff (specifically, an old 
> xdv2pdf) in /sw/bin, and that's being found rather than the up-to-date 
> version installed in /usr/local/teTeX/bin/....
>
> Do "rm /sw/bin/xdv2pdf" (with "sudo" if necessary, I don't know what 
> permissions Fink sets) and I predict that your new XeTeX will 
> magically begin to work. :)
>

You are right--it works like magic now.

Thanks,

Stefano



> Yes, this highlights the fact that during the time XeTeX has been 
> evolving, I have not always maintained interoperability between the 
> various components from different releases. So don't mix and match; it 
> leads to trouble. (I know, you didn't intend to! This is a general 
> note for anyone following the case.)
>



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