Bonjour, the file `latex.fmt' is specific to your operating system.
MikTeX runs well under DOS: it is a good idea to use the cygwin tetex package if you want to tex under cygwin. In view to use the texmf tree distributed by MikTeX try (and modify if necessary): 1] install the cygwin tetex package; 2] move the /usr/share/texmf directory to /usr/share/texmf.original [ mv /usr/share/texmf /usr/share/texmf.original ] 3] link the MikTeX texmf directory to /usr/share/texmf [ ln -s /foo/MikTeX/texmf /usr/share/texmf ] 4] and link the original web2c directory: [ ln -s /usr/share/texmf.original/web2c /usr/share/texmf/web2c ] 5] check that the *.cnf file in the directory /usr/share/texmf/web2c are unfrozen (read the cygwin documentation for more information); 6] run mktexlsr Now it should work: Let know what happens. Good texing, Jerome Javier J. wrote: > PhD. Hoenicka, and list > > I want to set up cygwin on Windows 2000. Trying to > follow M. Hoenicka's excellent tutorial > (http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/hoenicka_markus/ntsgml.html) > up to chapter 7, my question is how could i profit > MikTeX and use its texmf tree? > > I have got a problem when i run latex > > ~# latex textest.tex > This is TeX, Version 3.14159 (Web2C 7.3.3) > I can't find the format file `latex.fmt' > > Let me say that my MikTeX works well on Windows. > Sorry, but I'm a novice. > > Regards, > Javier > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience > http://launch.yahoo.com > > -- > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > > -- Jerome BENOIT, Ph.D. [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/