Re: Re: Installation problem

[Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl>]

Patrick Gundlach wrote:

> <>here is my solution:
>
> in texexec.ini change
>
> set TeXFormatFlag to &
>
> into:
> set TeXFormatFlag to
>
> (empty)
>
>
> and run texexec like:
>
> texexec --tex=pdfetex file.tex
>
>
> this is because texexec checks
>
> if ( $TeXFormatFlag eq "" ) {
> if ($TeXProgram =~ /(etex|pdfetex)/) {
> $TeXFormatFlag = "-efmt=" ; # >=2004 -fmt=
> } elsif ($TeXProgram =~ /(eomega)/) {
> $TeXFormatFlag = "-eoft=" ; # >=2004 obsolete
> } elsif ($TeXProgram =~ /(aleph)/) {
> $TeXFormatFlag = "-fmt=" ;
> } else {
> $TeXFormatFlag = "-fmt=" ;
> }
> }


indeed, the texexec.rme file is changed accordingly; i needed that 
change because & is giving to much problems in nested calls; also, next 
year there will be changes again because from now on web2c formats will 
be fmt, like

  web2c/pdfetex/cont-en.fmt

instead of

  web2c/cont-en.efmt

(currently both -efmt and -fmt are handled by the latest pdfetex) ; i 
didn't check miktex yet

> <>and $TeXProgram is not set to $TeXExecutable (why the two different 
> vars?)

dunno, must have a look

Hans