Comment # 12 on bug 1046277 from Aldo Bonfiglioli

 fmtutil-sys --refresh | grep 'fmtutil \[' 2>&1 | tee fmtutil.log

gives the following on the screen:

hp712:/home/abonfi/LaTeX/SFB/Renato/Paciorri_Bonfiglioli_paper # cd
hp712:~ #   fmtutil-sys --refresh | grep 'fmtutil \[' 2>&1 | tee fmtutil.log
Use of uninitialized value $ENV{"batchmode"} in string eq at /usr/bin/fmtutil
line 652.
Use of uninitialized value $ENV{"batchmode"} in string eq at /usr/bin/fmtutil
line 652.
Use of uninitialized value $ENV{"batchmode"} in string eq at /usr/bin/fmtutil
line 652.
Use of uninitialized value $ENV{"batchmode"} in string eq at /usr/bin/fmtutil
line 652.
Use of uninitialized value $ENV{"batchmode"} in string eq at /usr/bin/fmtutil
line 652.
Use of uninitialized value $ENV{"batchmode"} in string eq at /usr/bin/fmtutil
line 652.
Use of uninitialized value $ENV{"batchmode"} in string eq at /usr/bin/fmtutil
line 652.
Use of uninitialized value $ENV{"batchmode"} in string eq at /usr/bin/fmtutil
line 652.
Use of uninitialized value $ENV{"batchmode"} in string eq at /usr/bin/fmtutil
line 652.
Use of uninitialized value $ENV{"batchmode"} in string eq at /usr/bin/fmtutil
line 652.
Use of uninitialized value $ENV{"batchmode"} in string eq at /usr/bin/fmtutil
line 652.
Use of uninitialized value $ENV{"batchmode"} in string eq at /usr/bin/fmtutil
line 652.
Use of uninitialized value $ENV{"batchmode"} in string eq at /usr/bin/fmtutil
line 652.
Use of uninitialized value $ENV{"batchmode"} in string eq at /usr/bin/fmtutil
line 652.
Use of uninitialized value $ENV{"batchmode"} in string eq at /usr/bin/fmtutil
line 652.
Use of uninitialized value $ENV{"batchmode"} in string eq at /usr/bin/fmtutil
line 652.
Use of uninitialized value $ENV{"batchmode"} in string eq at /usr/bin/fmtutil
line 652.
Use of uninitialized value $ENV{"batchmode"} in string eq at /usr/bin/fmtutil
line 652.
Use of uninitialized value $ENV{"batchmode"} in string eq at /usr/bin/fmtutil
line 652.
Use of uninitialized value $ENV{"batchmode"} in string eq at /usr/bin/fmtutil
line 652.
Use of uninitialized value $ENV{"batchmode"} in string eq at /usr/bin/fmtutil
line 652.
Use of uninitialized value $ENV{"batchmode"} in string eq at /usr/bin/fmtutil
line 652.
Use of uninitialized value $ENV{"batchmode"} in string eq at /usr/bin/fmtutil
line 652.
Use of uninitialized value $ENV{"batchmode"} in string eq at /usr/bin/fmtutil
line 652.
Use of uninitialized value $ENV{"batchmode"} in string eq at /usr/bin/fmtutil
line 652.
Use of uninitialized value $ENV{"batchmode"} in string eq at /usr/bin/fmtutil
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Use of uninitialized value $ENV{"batchmode"} in string eq at /usr/bin/fmtutil
line 652.
Use of uninitialized value $ENV{"batchmode"} in string eq at /usr/bin/fmtutil
line 652.
Use of uninitialized value $ENV{"batchmode"} in string eq at /usr/bin/fmtutil
line 652.
Use of uninitialized value $ENV{"batchmode"} in string eq at /usr/bin/fmtutil
line 652.
Use of uninitialized value $ENV{"batchmode"} in string eq at /usr/bin/fmtutil
line 652.
Use of uninitialized value $ENV{"batchmode"} in string eq at /usr/bin/fmtutil
line 652.
Use of uninitialized value $ENV{"batchmode"} in string eq at /usr/bin/fmtutil
line 652.
fmtutil [INFO]: writing formats under /var/lib/texmf/web2c
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking pdftex with pdftex
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking ptex with ptex
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking eptex with eptex
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking tex with tex
fmtutil [INFO]: /var/lib/texmf/web2c/tex/tex.fmt installed.
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking euptex with euptex
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking luajittex with luajittex
fmtutil [INFO]: /var/lib/texmf/web2c/luajittex/luajittex.fmt installed.
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking xetex with xetex
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking aleph with aleph
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking luatex with luatex
fmtutil [INFO]: /var/lib/texmf/web2c/luatex/luatex.fmt installed.
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking uptex with uptex
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking cont-it with pdftex
fmtutil [INFO]: /var/lib/texmf/web2c/pdftex/cont-it.fmt installed.
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking pdfetex with pdftex
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking cont-ro with pdftex
fmtutil [INFO]: /var/lib/texmf/web2c/pdftex/cont-ro.fmt installed.
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking lollipop with tex
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking pdfcslatex with pdftex
fmtutil [INFO]: /var/lib/texmf/web2c/pdftex/pdfcslatex.fmt installed.
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking latex with pdftex
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking pdfcsplain with luatex
fmtutil [INFO]: /var/lib/texmf/web2c/luatex/pdfcsplain.fmt installed.
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking pdfcsplain with xetex
fmtutil [INFO]: /var/lib/texmf/web2c/xetex/pdfcsplain.fmt installed.
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking pdfcsplain with pdftex
fmtutil [INFO]: /var/lib/texmf/web2c/pdftex/pdfcsplain.fmt installed.
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking lualatex with luatex
fmtutil [INFO]: /var/lib/texmf/web2c/luatex/lualatex.fmt installed.
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking csplain with pdftex
fmtutil [INFO]: /var/lib/texmf/web2c/pdftex/csplain.fmt installed.
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking jadetex with pdftex
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking xelatex with xetex
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking cont-de with pdftex
fmtutil [INFO]: /var/lib/texmf/web2c/pdftex/cont-de.fmt installed.
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking cont-en with xetex
fmtutil [INFO]: /var/lib/texmf/web2c/xetex/cont-en.fmt installed.
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking cont-en with pdftex
fmtutil [INFO]: /var/lib/texmf/web2c/pdftex/cont-en.fmt installed.
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking mllatex with pdftex
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking dviluatex with luatex
fmtutil [INFO]: /var/lib/texmf/web2c/luatex/dviluatex.fmt installed.
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking pdflatex with pdftex
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking dvilualatex with luatex
fmtutil [INFO]: /var/lib/texmf/web2c/luatex/dvilualatex.fmt installed.
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking pdfxmltex with pdftex
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking etex with pdftex
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking luajitlatex with luajittex
fmtutil [INFO]: /var/lib/texmf/web2c/luajittex/luajitlatex.fmt installed.
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking texsis with pdftex
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking platex with eptex
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking mflua with mflua-nowin
fmtutil [INFO]: /var/lib/texmf/web2c/metafont/mflua.base installed.
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking xmltex with pdftex
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking cont-nl with pdftex
fmtutil [INFO]: /var/lib/texmf/web2c/pdftex/cont-nl.fmt installed.
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking utf8mex with pdftex
fmtutil [INFO]: /var/lib/texmf/web2c/pdftex/utf8mex.fmt installed.
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking lamed with aleph
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking amstex with pdftex
fmtutil [INFO]: /var/lib/texmf/web2c/pdftex/amstex.fmt installed.
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking cslatex with pdftex
fmtutil [INFO]: /var/lib/texmf/web2c/pdftex/cslatex.fmt installed.
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking uplatex with euptex
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking pdfjadetex with pdftex
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking eplain with pdftex
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking cont-fr with pdftex
fmtutil [INFO]: /var/lib/texmf/web2c/pdftex/cont-fr.fmt installed.
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking mex with pdftex
fmtutil [INFO]: /var/lib/texmf/web2c/pdftex/mex.fmt installed.
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking mltex with pdftex
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking pdfmex with pdftex
fmtutil [INFO]: /var/libUse of uninitialized value $ENV{"batchmode"} in string
eq at /usr/bin/fmtutil line 652.
Use of uninitialized value $ENV{"batchmode"} in string eq at /usr/bin/fmtutil
line 652.
fmtutil [ERROR]: running `pdftex -ini   -jobname=pdftex -progname=pdftex
-translate-file=cp227.tcx *pdfetex.ini </dev/null' return status 1
fmtutil [ERROR]: return error due to options --strict
fmtutil [ERROR]: running `xetex -ini   -jobname=xetex -progname=xetex -etex
xetex.ini </dev/null' return status 1
fmtutil [ERROR]: return error due to options --strict
fmtutil [ERROR]: running `pdftex -ini   -jobname=pdfetex -progname=pdfetex
-translate-file=cp227.tcx *pdfetex.ini </dev/null' return status 1
fmtutil [ERROR]: return error due to options --strict
fmtutil [ERROR]: running `pdftex -ini   -jobname=latex -progname=latex
-translate-file=cp227.tcx *latex.ini </dev/null' return status 1
fmtutil [ERROR]: return error due to options --strict
fmtutil [ERROR]: running `xetex -ini   -jobname=xelatex -progname=xelatex -etex
xelatex.ini </dev/null' return status 1
fmtutil [ERROR]: return error due to options --strict
fmtutil [ERROR]: running `pdftex -ini   -jobname=mllatex -progname=mllatex
-translate-file=cp227.tcx -mltex *mllatex.ini </dev/null' return status 1
fmtutil [ERROR]: return error due to options --strict
fmtutil [ERROR]: running `pdftex -ini   -jobname=pdflatex -progname=pdflatex
-translate-file=cp227.tcx *pdflatex.ini </dev/null' return status 1
fmtutil [ERROR]: return error due to options --strict
fmtutil [ERROR]: running `pdftex -ini   -jobname=etex -progname=etex
-translate-file=cp227.tcx *etex.ini </dev/null' return status 1
fmtutil [ERROR]: return error due to options --strict
/texmf/web2c/pdftex/pdfmex.fmt installed.
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking mptopdf with pdftex
fmtutil [INFO]: /var/lib/texmf/web2c/pdftex/mptopdf.fmt installed.
fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking mf with mf-nowin
fmtutil [INFO]: /var/lib/texmf/web2c/metafont/mf.base installed.
fmtutil [INFO]: Successfully rebuilt formats: 27
fmtutil [INFO]: Not available formats: 16
fmtutil [INFO]: Failed to build: 8 (pdftex/pdftex xetex/xetex pdftex/pdfetex
pdftex/latex xetex/xelatex pdftex/mllatex pdftex/pdflatex pdftex/etex)
fmtutil [INFO]: Total formats: 51
fmtutil [INFO]: exiting with status 8