> all format names unique, no subdir:
> -TEXFORMATS = .;$TEXMF/web2c/{$engine,}//
> +TEXFORMATS = .;$TEXMF/web2c
I think there are users who need both
$TEXMF/web2c/aleph/cont-en.fmt and
$TEXMF/web2c/pdfetex/cont-en.fmt,
mainly for that purpose $engine had been introduced.
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Akira Kakuto