Running on x86_64 Opensuse 11.0RC1 I cannot get pdflatex to run xenakis:~/BOENN/composition/papers/trunk/asp 113> pdflatex anton.tex This is pdfTeX, Version 3.141592-1.40.3 (Web2C 7.5.6) kpathsea: Running mktexfmt pdflatex.fmt fmtutil: format directory `/var/lib/texmf/web2c' is not writable. I can't find the format file `pdflatex.fmt'! xenakis:~/BOENN/composition/papers/trunk/asp 113> I tried running the same as root in case it needed to create fonts from metafont xenakis:/bigdisk/jpff/BOENN/composition/papers/trunk/asp # pdflatex anton This is pdfTeX, Version 3.141592-1.40.3 (Web2C 7.5.6) kpathsea: Running mktexfmt pdflatex.fmt fmtutil: running `pdftex -ini -jobname=pdflatex -progname=pdflatex -translate-file=cp227.tcx *pdflatex.ini' ... warning: Could not open char translation file `cp227.tcx'. This is pdfTeX, Version 3.141592-1.40.3 (Web2C 7.5.6) (INITEX) entering extended mode (/usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/latexconfig/pdflatex.ini ! I can't find file `pdftexconfig.tex'. l.2 \input pdftexconfig.tex Please type another input file name: ! Emergency stop. l.2 \input pdftexconfig.tex No pages of output. Transcript written on pdflatex.log. warning: Could not open char translation file `cp227.tcx'. Error: `pdftex -ini -jobname=pdflatex -progname=pdflatex -translate-file=cp227.tcx *pdflatex.ini' failed ############################################################################### fmtutil: Error! Not all formats have been built successfully. Visit the log files in directory /var/lib/texmf/web2c for details. ############################################################################### This is a summary of all `failed' messages and warnings: `pdftex -ini -jobname=pdflatex -progname=pdflatex -translate-file=cp227.tcx *pdflatex.ini' failed warning: kpathsea: mktexfmt output `This is pdfTeX, Version 3.141592-1.40.3 (Web2C 7.5.6) (INITEX) entering extended mode (/usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/latexconfig/pdflatex.ini ! I can't find file `pdftexconfig.tex'. l.2 \input pdftexconfig.tex Please type another input file name: ! Emergency stop. l.2 \input pdftexconfig.tex No pages of output. Transcript written on pdflatex.log.' instead of a filename. I can't find the format file `pdflatex.fmt'! xenakis:/bigdisk/jpff/BOENN/composition/papers/trunk/asp # Is this a bug or have I failed to load some package As ever this is running X with fvwm; no KDE, no GNOME ==John ff --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org