2011/10/19 Arthur Reutenauer <arthur.reutena...@normalesup.org>:
>> Hm. I don't understand how this can be a general usable work-around.
>> What actually is the "appropriate" directory here? Do you have a
>> newer/local version of latex.ltx in this directory?
>
> Actually, if you look at a latex.ltx that has that check (the one from
> stock TeX Live 2011 still has code for the "expiry date", for example),
> you can see that all LaTeX does is to issue an \errmessage, which you
> can simply ignore when running xetex -ini in interactive mode; the
> format will still be built. However, fmtutil aborts by default on
> error, if memory serves. Hence, it may be that Chris did actually see
> the error and simply typed Enter; or maybe it's something else, but
> clearly there's more to it than the two-line instructions he sent.
>
Or you can make file "xelatex.my" containing
\batchmode
\input xelatex.ini
Then create the format from this file.
> For the record, the relevant bits from the LaTeX kernel are:
>
> \edef\fmtversion{2011/06/27}
> \iffalse
> \def\reserved@a#1/#2/#3\@nil{%
> \count@\year
> \advance\count@-#1\relax
> \multiply\count@ by 12\relax
> \advance\count@\month
> \advance\count@-#2\relax}
> \expandafter\reserved@a\fmtversion\@nil
> \ifnum\count@>65
> \typeout{^^J%
> !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!^^J%
> ! You are attempting to make a LaTeX format from a source file^^J%
> ! That is more than five years old.^^J%
> !^^J%
> ! If you enter <return> to scroll past this message then the
> format^^J%
> ! will be built, but please consider obtaining newer source files^^J%
> ! before continuing to build LaTeX.^^J%
> !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!^^J%
> }
> \errhelp{To avoid this error message, obtain new LaTeX sources.}
> \errmessage{LaTeX source files more than 5 years old!}
> \fi
> \let\reserved@a\relax
> \fi
>
> As you can see, the check is surrounded by \iffalse ... \fi and is
> hence never actually run.
>
> Arthur
>
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