Howard hollered, > > hawkinsttyp0:ch_1.scarcity>latex scarcity.tex > > This is TeX, Version 3.14159 (Web2C 7.2) > > I can't find the format file `latex.fmt'!
> I had a similar problem with jadetex in the past, when a similar file was not > created upon installation of the .deb package. > It worked after I " manually" invoked the postinstall script for the app. > The *.fmt files were then created. > > Try the same thing for " TeX" If it works, you may want to inform the package > maintainer. Thanks. I tried this, but no joy. What's *really* bothering me is that i used find on /usr on a working machine and can't find the offending file anywhere . . . rick -- Prof. Richard E. Hawkins, Esq. [EMAIL PROTECTED] (319) 266-7114 http://eyry.econ.iastate.edu/hawk These opinions will not be those of UNI until it pays my retainer.