On Fri, 24 Nov 2023, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > The issue disappears if I remove my glyphtounicode.tex file and > do "apt install --reinstall texlive-base".
sudo fmtutil-sys -all would also do it. > If I understand correctly, /var/lib/texmf/web2c/pdftex/pdflatex.fmt is > generated by fmtutil, but its man page does not say that $TEXINPUTS is > used. Because, as you were told already, this is an inherent and historic TeX variable. And because you decided to break your system by setting up env vars as root, without knowing their impact. That is a guaranteed recipe for shooting yourself. Best regards Norbert -- PREINING Norbert https://www.preining.info Mercari Inc. + IFMGA Guide + TU Wien + TeX Live GPG: 0x860CDC13 fp: F7D8 A928 26E3 16A1 9FA0 ACF0 6CAC A448 860C DC13