[tex-live] kpsewhich -engine pdfetex finds format for xtex?
Akira Kakuto
kakuto at fsci.fuk.kindai.ac.jp
Thu Nov 29 15:55:57 CET 2007
Hi Martin,
> > kpsewhich -engine pdftex cont-en.fmt
> /home/ms/.texlive2007/texmf-var/web2c/xetex/cont-en.fmt
>
> There is no cont-en.fmt for pdftex, but why does kpsewhich find the
> one for xetex? Of course pdftex can't read formats for xetex. :-)
TEXFORMATS = .;$TEXMF/web2c/{$engine,}// so ...
If you use TEXFORMATS = .;$TEXMF/web2c{/$engine,}
then wrong formats may not be read.
Best regards,
Akira
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