[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Howard hollered, > > > > > hawkinsttyp0:ch_1.scarcity>latex scarcity.tex > > > This is TeX, Version 3.14159 (Web2C 7.2) > > > I can't find the format file `latex.fmt'! > > > I had a similar problem with jadetex in the past, when a similar file was > > not created upon installation of the .deb package. > > > It worked after I " manually" invoked the postinstall script for the app. > > The *.fmt files were then created. > > > > Try the same thing for " TeX" If it works, you may want to inform the > > package maintainer. > > Thanks. I tried this, but no joy. What's *really* bothering me is > that i used find on /usr on a working machine and can't find the > offending file anywhere . . .
Well, I can't help with how to generate it but on my potato system: % locate latex.fmt /var/lib/texmf/web2c/latex.fmt It is not associated with a package, ie., dpkg -S latex.fmt doesn't show a package, so it must be generated by a post install script. Gary
