On Fr, 09 Nov 2007, Felipe Figueiredo wrote: > I just issued a dpkg --reconfigure and got this error: > > Running mktexlsr. This may take some time... done. > Building format(s) --all. > This may take some time... > fmtutil-sys failed. Output has been stored in > /tmp/fmtutil.lVP22854
This is as COMPLETELY different bug, please file it as another one, it has NOTHING to do with xdvi.bin symlinks!!! > ** Attachment added: "fmtutil.lVP22854" > http://launchpadlibrarian.net/10321411/fmtutil.lVP22854 That is very strange, and I have never seen this: fmtutil: running `pdftex -ini -jobname=amstex -progname=amstex -translate-file =cp227.tcx *amstex.ini' ... This is pdfTeXk, Version 3.141592-1.40.3 (Web2C 7.5.6) (INITEX) %&-line parsing enabled. (/usr/share/texmf-texlive/web2c/cp227.tcx) entering extended mode (/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/amstex/config/amstex.ini (/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/plain/base/plain.tex Preloading the plain format: codes, registers, parameters, fonts, more fonts, macros, math definitions, output routines, hyphenation (/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/generic/hyphen/hyphen.tex)) (/usr/bin/amstex ! Text line contains an invalid character. l.1 ^^? [EMAIL PROTECTED]@[EMAIL PROTECTED]@[EMAIL PROTECTED]@[EMAIL PROTECTED]@[EMAIL PROTECTED]@[EMAIL PROTECTED]@[EMAIL PROTECTED]@PÇ^^D^... ? the fmtutil/pdftex tries to input /usr/bin/amstex rubbish As long as ubuntu does not switch to use reportbug this is completely useless to debug. Best wishes Norbert ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Norbert Preining <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Vienna University of Technology Debian Developer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Debian TeX Group gpg DSA: 0x09C5B094 fp: 14DF 2E6C 0307 BE6D AD76 A9C0 D2BF 4AA3 09C5 B094 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KETTERING (n.) The marks left on your bottom or thighs after sunbathing on a wickerwork chair. --- Douglas Adams, The Meaning of Liff -- [gutsy] xdvi.bin symlink not installed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/156628 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs