X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-3.1 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,KHOP_THREADED,SPF_HELO_PASS,T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com From: Achim Gratz Subject: Re: latex error: latex.fmt doesn't match pdftex.pool Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 21:53:47 +0200 Lines: 21 Message-ID: <87pq7uw4dw.fsf@Rainer.invalid> References: <5005B39B DOT 502 AT ucar DOT edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.1 (gnu/linux) X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Keith Lindsay writes: > When I attempt to run latex on a simple .tex file (attached), I get > the following error message: > > $ latex polynom.tex > This is pdfTeX, Version 3.1415926-2.4-1.40.13 (TeX Live 2012/Cygwin) > restricted \write18 enabled. > ---! /var/lib/texmf/web2c/pdftex/latex.fmt doesn't match pdftex.pool > (Fatal format file error; I'm stymied) My crystal ball tells me that most likely pdftex.exe is no longer a link to latex.exe... Regards, Achim. -- +<[Q+ Matrix-12 WAVE#46+305 Neuron microQkb Andromeda XTk Blofeld]>+ Samples for the Waldorf Blofeld: http://Synth.Stromeko.net/Downloads.html#BlofeldSamplesExtra -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple