gentlemen, The file /usr/share/texmf-tetex/bibtex/bib/ams/amsxport-options.bib is badly formed. The author has forgotten that bibtex does not support a comment character. As a result, any latex file which uses this bibliography fails.
after investigating the reported problem, we have determined that the version of amsrefs included in tetex is probably old -- this option is obsolete in version 2. the current release, dating from 2004, is present on ctan and also available from the ams web page http://www.ams.org/tex/amsrefs.html please upgrade. Barbara Beeton Technical Support American Mathematical Society Phone: 800-321-4AMS (321-4267) or 401-455-4080 Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]