[XeTeX] Re: "I can't find the format file `xetex.fmt'!"

[Herbert Schulz]

On Oct 9, 2005, at 6:41 AM, Jonathan Kew wrote:

>
> I don't think you should need the --cnffile /usr/local/...etc...  
> argument; fmtutil-sys should normally be working with the  
> configuration file found under teTeX/share/texmf.local/.
>
> I'd suggest:
>     sudo fmtutil-sys --enablefmt xetex
>     sudo fmtutil-sys --byfmt xetex
> and see if that builds it properly. Likewise for xelatex.
>
> If that isn't adequate, try reinstalling xetex from the latest  
> package *after* having removed the ~/Library/texmf residue from the  
> older installer, which I think can confuse it.
>
> I'll try to make the xetex installation scripts more robust, as  
> we're starting to get a better understanding of the kinds of issues  
> that come up.
>
> JK
>

Howdy,

Thank you for forcing me to do a

fmtutil-sys --help

since the man page doesn't mention the --enablefmt command! I was  
hoping there was a fmtutil(-sys) equivalent to updmap(-sys) --enable  
and, lo and behold, there is.

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
(herbs at wideopenwest.com)