gwTeX: FatalError : Your format does not match the base files!

gwTeX: FatalError : Your format does not match the base files!

[Matthias Weber]

Dear all,

I have tried updating ConTeXt with the result that any ConTeXt  
document results in the above
error message :(

I have re-installed everything (I hope - deleted teTeX from /usr/ 
local/, and the ipackages folder
from the home directory, then re-installed everything using  
iinstaller) to no avail.
I tried both the ConTeXt beta and the stable version.

Any ideas what's wrong?
Full log file is below.

Thanks,

Matthias


TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005

fixing engine variable : pdfetex
             executable : pdfetex
                 format : cont-en
              inputfile : Untitled
                 output : pdftex
              interface : en
           current mode : none
                TeX run : 1

This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.30.4-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.5)
(/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/natural.tcx)
entering extended mode
(./Untitled.tex

ConTeXt  ver: 2006.06.14 20:42  fmt: 2006.6.15  int: english  mes:  
english

language        : language en is active
<protectionstate 0>
system          : cont-new loaded
(/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex

FatalError      : Your format does not match the base files!

FormatVersion   : 2006.06.14 20:42
FilesVersion    : 2006.09.13 23:47


            return code : 0
               run time : 1 seconds
   sorting and checking : running texutil

TeXUtil 9.0.1 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1992-2006
                 action : processing commands, lists and registers
                 option : sorting IJ under Y
                 option : converting high ASCII values
                  error : empty input file Untitled

                 remark : 'texutil' is now part of 'texexec'
                warning : use 'texmfstart texutil' instead

         total run time : 1 seconds

                warning : use 'texmfstart texexec' instead

Re: gwTeX: FatalError : Your format does not match the base files!

[Alan Bowen]

On Sep 14, 2006, at 11:27 AM, Matthias Weber wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> I have tried updating ConTeXt with the result that any ConTeXt
> document results in the above
> error message :(
>
> I have re-installed everything (I hope - deleted teTeX from /usr/
> local/, and the ipackages folder
> from the home directory, then re-installed everything using
> iinstaller) to no avail.
> I tried both the ConTeXt beta and the stable version.
>
> Any ideas what's wrong?
> Full log file is below.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Matthias
>
>
> TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005
>
> fixing engine variable : pdfetex
>              executable : pdfetex
>                  format : cont-en
>               inputfile : Untitled
>                  output : pdftex
>               interface : en
>            current mode : none
>                 TeX run : 1
>
> This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.30.4-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.5)
> (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/natural.tcx)
> entering extended mode
> (./Untitled.tex
>
> ConTeXt  ver: 2006.06.14 20:42  fmt: 2006.6.15  int: english  mes:
> english
>
> language        : language en is active
> <protectionstate 0>
> system          : cont-new loaded
> (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex
>
> FatalError      : Your format does not match the base files!
>
> FormatVersion   : 2006.06.14 20:42
> FilesVersion    : 2006.09.13 23:47
>
>
>             return code : 0
>                run time : 1 seconds
>    sorting and checking : running texutil
>
> TeXUtil 9.0.1 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1992-2006
>                  action : processing commands, lists and registers
>                  option : sorting IJ under Y
>                  option : converting high ASCII values
>                   error : empty input file Untitled
>
>                  remark : 'texutil' is now part of 'texexec'
>                 warning : use 'texmfstart texutil' instead
>
>          total run time : 1 seconds
>
>                 warning : use 'texmfstart texexec' instead
>

Matthias—

Check the dates of the files cont-en.fmt and cont-nl.fmt in your
/texmf.local/web2C and
/texmf.local/web2C/pdfetex directories.

My guess is that the ones in the former were created in June than the
ones in the latter were created in September. If this is right,
copy the September files from /texmf.local/web2C/pdfetex to / 
texmf.local/web2C.

That worked for me and I hope that it does for you too.

Alan

Re: gwTeX: FatalError : Your format does not match the base files!

[Matthias Weber]

Hi Alan,

that's not it, but:
-- the files in /texmf.local/web2C are from September
-- I do not have a pdfetex subdirectory in /texmf.local/web2C
I can't locate any other copies of the files on my machine, either...

Matthias




On Sep 14, 2006, at 12:08 PM, Alan Bowen wrote:

> On Sep 14, 2006, at 11:27 AM, Matthias Weber wrote:
>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> I have tried updating ConTeXt with the result that any ConTeXt
>> document results in the above
>> error message :(
>>
>> I have re-installed everything (I hope - deleted teTeX from /usr/
>> local/, and the ipackages folder
>> from the home directory, then re-installed everything using
>> iinstaller) to no avail.
>> I tried both the ConTeXt beta and the stable version.
>>
>> Any ideas what's wrong?
>> Full log file is below.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Matthias
>>
>>
>> TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005
>>
>> fixing engine variable : pdfetex
>>              executable : pdfetex
>>                  format : cont-en
>>               inputfile : Untitled
>>                  output : pdftex
>>               interface : en
>>            current mode : none
>>                 TeX run : 1
>>
>> This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.30.4-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.5)
>> (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/natural.tcx)
>> entering extended mode
>> (./Untitled.tex
>>
>> ConTeXt  ver: 2006.06.14 20:42  fmt: 2006.6.15  int: english  mes:
>> english
>>
>> language        : language en is active
>> <protectionstate 0>
>> system          : cont-new loaded
>> (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex
>>
>> FatalError      : Your format does not match the base files!
>>
>> FormatVersion   : 2006.06.14 20:42
>> FilesVersion    : 2006.09.13 23:47
>>
>>
>>             return code : 0
>>                run time : 1 seconds
>>    sorting and checking : running texutil
>>
>> TeXUtil 9.0.1 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1992-2006
>>                  action : processing commands, lists and registers
>>                  option : sorting IJ under Y
>>                  option : converting high ASCII values
>>                   error : empty input file Untitled
>>
>>                  remark : 'texutil' is now part of 'texexec'
>>                 warning : use 'texmfstart texutil' instead
>>
>>          total run time : 1 seconds
>>
>>                 warning : use 'texmfstart texexec' instead
>>
>
> Matthias—
>
> Check the dates of the files cont-en.fmt and cont-nl.fmt in your
> /texmf.local/web2C and
> /texmf.local/web2C/pdfetex directories.
>
> My guess is that the ones in the former were created in June than the
> ones in the latter were created in September. If this is right,
> copy the September files from /texmf.local/web2C/pdfetex to /
> texmf.local/web2C.
>
> That worked for me and I hope that it does for you too.
>
> Alan
>
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Re: gwTeX: FatalError : Your format does not match the base files!

[Thomas A. Schmitz]

What is the output of

kpsewhere cont-en.fmt?

Thomas

On Sep 15, 2006, at 5:21 PM, Matthias Weber wrote:

> Hi Alan,
>
> that's not it, but:
> -- the files in /texmf.local/web2C are from September
> -- I do not have a pdfetex subdirectory in /texmf.local/web2C
> I can't locate any other copies of the files on my machine, either...
>
> Matthias
>

Re: gwTeX: FatalError : Your format does not match the base files!

[Matthias Weber]

/Users/matthias/Library/texmf/web2c/cont-en.fmt
/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/cont-en.fmt

On Sep 15, 2006, at 11:46 AM, Thomas A. Schmitz wrote:

> What is the output of
>
> kpsewhere cont-en.fmt?
>
> Thomas
>
> On Sep 15, 2006, at 5:21 PM, Matthias Weber wrote:
>
>> Hi Alan,
>>
>> that's not it, but:
>> -- the files in /texmf.local/web2C are from September
>> -- I do not have a pdfetex subdirectory in /texmf.local/web2C
>> I can't locate any other copies of the files on my machine, either...
>>
>> Matthias
>>
>
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Re: gwTeX: FatalError : Your format does not match the base files!

[Alan Bowen]

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On Sep 15, 2006, at 11:21 AM, Matthias Weber wrote:

>
> On Sep 14, 2006, at 12:08 PM, Alan Bowen wrote:
>
>> On Sep 14, 2006, at 11:27 AM, Matthias Weber wrote:
>>
>>> Dear all,
>>>
>>> I have tried updating ConTeXt with the result that any ConTeXt
>>> document results in the above
>>> error message :(
>>>
>>> I have re-installed everything (I hope - deleted teTeX from /usr/
>>> local/, and the ipackages folder
>>> from the home directory, then re-installed everything using
>>> iinstaller) to no avail.
>>> I tried both the ConTeXt beta and the stable version.
>>>
>>> Any ideas what's wrong?
>>> Full log file is below.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Matthias
>>>
>>> TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005
>>>
>>> fixing engine variable : pdfetex
>>>              executable : pdfetex
>>>                  format : cont-en
>>>               inputfile : Untitled
>>>                  output : pdftex
>>>               interface : en
>>>            current mode : none
>>>                 TeX run : 1
>>>
>>> This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.30.4-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.5)
>>> (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/natural.tcx)
>>> entering extended mode
>>> (./Untitled.tex
>>>
>>> ConTeXt  ver: 2006.06.14 20:42  fmt: 2006.6.15  int: english  mes:
>>> english
>>>
>>> language        : language en is active
>>> <protectionstate 0>
>>> system          : cont-new loaded
>>> (/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex
>>>
>>> FatalError      : Your format does not match the base files!
>>>
>>> FormatVersion   : 2006.06.14 20:42
>>> FilesVersion    : 2006.09.13 23:47
>>>
>>>
>>>             return code : 0
>>>                run time : 1 seconds
>>>    sorting and checking : running texutil
>>>
>>> TeXUtil 9.0.1 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1992-2006
>>>                  action : processing commands, lists and registers
>>>                  option : sorting IJ under Y
>>>                  option : converting high ASCII values
>>>                   error : empty input file Untitled
>>>
>>>                  remark : 'texutil' is now part of 'texexec'
>>>                 warning : use 'texmfstart texutil' instead
>>>
>>>          total run time : 1 seconds
>>>
>>>                 warning : use 'texmfstart texexec' instead
>>>
>>
>> Matthias—
>>
>> Check the dates of the files cont-en.fmt and cont-nl.fmt in your
>> /texmf.local/web2C and
>> /texmf.local/web2C/pdfetex directories.
>>
>> My guess is that the ones in the former were created in June than the
>> ones in the latter were created in September. If this is right,
>> copy the September files from /texmf.local/web2C/pdfetex to /
>> texmf.local/web2C.
>>
>> That worked for me and I hope that it does for you too.
>>
>> Alan
>
> Hi Alan,
>
> that's not it, but:
> -- the files in /texmf.local/web2C are from September
> -- I do not have a pdfetex subdirectory in /texmf.local/web2C
> I can't locate any other copies of the files on my machine, either...
>
> Matthias


Rats! Are there other cont-en.fmt and cont-nl.fmt files on your machine?

Run
kpsewhich cont-en.fmt
and let me know what you get back offlist.

By the way, what installation for TeX/ConTeXt are you using and how  
did you do it? Did you run
texmfstart texexec --make --all
or (if you do not have the texmfstart stub working)
texexec --make --all
during or after installing ConTeXt? (You may have to begin these  
commands with sudo.)

Alan



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Re: gwTeX: FatalError : Your format does not match the base files!

[Alan Bowen]

Unless you have a good reason for keeping it, try removing the web2c  
directory from your /Users/matthias/Library/texmf/ and then  
rebuilding the format files.

There has been much on the list about what people want in their ~/ 
texmf. Still, I find it much simpler to use it only for stuff that is  
mine and not part of the ConTeXT distribution.

Alan

On Sep 15, 2006, at 11:51 AM, Matthias Weber wrote:

> /Users/matthias/Library/texmf/web2c/cont-en.fmt
> /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/cont-en.fmt
>
> On Sep 15, 2006, at 11:46 AM, Thomas A. Schmitz wrote:
>
>> What is the output of
>>
>> kpsewhere cont-en.fmt?
>>
>> Thomas
>>
>> On Sep 15, 2006, at 5:21 PM, Matthias Weber wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Alan,
>>>
>>> that's not it, but:
>>> -- the files in /texmf.local/web2C are from September
>>> -- I do not have a pdfetex subdirectory in /texmf.local/web2C
>>> I can't locate any other copies of the files on my machine,  
>>> either...
>>>
>>> Matthias
>>>
>>
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Re: gwTeX: FatalError : Your format does not match the base files!

[Thomas A. Schmitz]

On Sep 15, 2006, at 5:51 PM, Matthias Weber wrote:
>>> I can't locate any other copies of the files on my machine,  
>>> either...

> /Users/matthias/Library/texmf/web2c/cont-en.fmt
> /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/cont-en.fmt
>

Then you haven't looked very carefully. There are two, one in your  
private texmf tree, most probably unwanted. To get things going  
again, follow these commands:

1. rm -r /Users/matthias/Library/texmf/web2c

2. sudo su

3. rm /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/cont-en.fmt

4. texexec --make --all

At this point, try and see if your installation works again. If it  
doesn't, you can either edit texmf.cnf or do this:

5. ln -s /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/pdfetex/cont- 
en.fmt /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/cont-en.fmt

6. ln -s /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/pdfetex/cont- 
nl.fmt /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/cont-nl.fmt

7. texhash

5. and 6. have to go into one line; you probably can't copy them from  
this mail. That should place the format in the right subdirectory. The

Re: gwTeX: FatalError : Your format does not match the base files!

[Matthias Weber]

Thanks for the detailed instructions.

After step 4, I get the log file below - I then proceeded with step 5  
an 6. Step 6 gave me an error msg saying the file
exists, so I proceeded, and now it seems I am having a working  
ConTeXt installation.


Thanks again!

Matthias



TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005

fixing engine variable : pdfetex
             executable : pdfetex
                 format : cont-en
              inputfile : Untitled
                 output : pdftex
              interface : en
           current mode : none
                TeX run : 1

This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.30.4-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.5)
(/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/natural.tcx)
kpathsea: Running mktexfmt cont-en.fmt
fmtutil: format directory `/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c'  
is not writable.
Sorry, I can't find the format `cont-en.fmt'; will try `context.fmt'.
kpathsea: Running mktexfmt context.fmt
fmtutil: format directory `/usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c'  
is not writable.
I can't find the format file `context.fmt'!

            return code : 256
               run time : 1 seconds

         total run time : 2 seconds

                warning : use 'texmfstart texexec' instead





On Sep 15, 2006, at 12:31 PM, Thomas A. Schmitz wrote:

>
> On Sep 15, 2006, at 5:51 PM, Matthias Weber wrote:
>>>> I can't locate any other copies of the files on my machine,
>>>> either...
>
>> /Users/matthias/Library/texmf/web2c/cont-en.fmt
>> /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/cont-en.fmt
>>
>
> Then you haven't looked very carefully. There are two, one in your
> private texmf tree, most probably unwanted. To get things going
> again, follow these commands:
>
> 1. rm -r /Users/matthias/Library/texmf/web2c
>
> 2. sudo su
>
> 3. rm /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/cont-en.fmt
>
> 4. texexec --make --all
>
> At this point, try and see if your installation works again. If it
> doesn't, you can either edit texmf.cnf or do this:
>
> 5. ln -s /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/pdfetex/cont-
> en.fmt /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/cont-en.fmt
>
> 6. ln -s /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/pdfetex/cont-
> nl.fmt /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf.local/web2c/cont-nl.fmt
>
> 7. texhash
>
> 5. and 6. have to go into one line; you probably can't copy them from
> this mail. That should place the format in the right subdirectory. The
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