On Fri, Dec 24, 1999 at 08:46:56AM -0800, Pann McCuaig wrote: > On Fri, Dec 24, 1999 at 09:59, Paul Huygen wrote: > > Brian Lavender <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Here is the error I get: > > > [..] > > > I can't find the format file `latex.fmt'! > > > > > > Is there supposed to be a latex.fmt somewhere on my system? > > > > > Yes, there is. You can generate one using either a program "initex" or to > > run TeX in a special way. Usually latex.fmt comes with the TeX > > distribution or it is generated on the fly during the installation of the > > TeX package. I suggest you to look at the documentation of your TeX > > package. > > Alas, this won't work (I'm assuming the package from slink). Some > critical date has 'expired'. I saw that an upload to correct this > happened a few days ago so you might start looking for it in > incoming if you have access or proposed-updates. > > An alternative (what I did when this happened to me a couple weeks ago) > is to go to the teTeX site and get the tarball and do a /usr/local/ > install.
I am using slink. Obtaining the new package from proposed-updates did the trick. Thanks, brian -- Brian Lavender http://www.brie.com/brian/
