Maybe this will help... $ locate latex.fmt /var/lib/texmf/web2c/latex.fmt /var/lib/texmf/web2c/pdflatex.fmt $ dpkg -S latex.fmt dpkg: *latex.fmt* not found $ grep latex.fmt /var/lib/dpkg/status
$ grep latex.fmt /var/lib/dpkg/info/* /var/lib/dpkg/info/tetex-base.postrm: rm -rf ... /var/lib/texmf/web2c/latex.fmt ... If running (as root) "/var/lib/dpkg/info/tetex-base.postint" doesn't create the file, try running "texhash". - Bruce -- On Tue, 11 Jan 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I don't think I've ever seen this before. Having replaced the dying > hard disk, I've done a clean install of slink. The ability to use > latex seems to come and go (mostly go), and I've given the tetex files > a purge/reinstall cycle, but still no luck. > > The output is > > 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've used find on a working machine, and this file doesn't seem to > exist anyway. > > I was briefly able to make the system work through lyx, but now I get > the output (from a postscript preview) of: > > This is dvips(k) 5.82 Copyright 1998 Radical Eye Software (www.radicaleye.com) > dvips: ! DVI file can't be opened. > > I assume that this is something very simple, but I'm stumped. > > Rick > > > > > -- > Prof. Richard E. Hawkins, Esq. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (319) 266-7114 http://eyry.econ.iastate.edu/hawk > These opinions will not be those of UNI until it pays my retainer. > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > later, Bruce
