[OS X TeX] Why does TeXShop want to re-build pdflatex format (and fail)

[jfbu]

Hi again,

Le 08/12/2017 à 10:18, jfbu a écrit :
> Hi,
> 
> I downloaded TeXShop 3.92, and I had this issue:
> 
> TeXShop reports it tried to build a the pdflatex format
> and failed: it fails to find pdflatex.ini
> 
> Although I don't know the root cause, I know the
> triggering circumstances: it is because I have my
> TeXLive configured with an extra
> 
> /usr/local/texlive/2017/bin/x86_64-darwinmacports
> 
> repertory alongside the
> 
> /usr/local/texlive/2017/bin/x86_64-darwinlegacy
> 
> and the texbin (from my  /Library/TeX/Distributions/TeXLive-2017.texdist)
> 
> was pointing to the darwingmacports.
> 
> When I reset this symlink to target the default
> x86_64-darwinlegacy all is fine with TeXShop.
> 
> It seems there is something hardcoded in TeXShop 3.92
> which makes it believe that format needs to be rebuild
> when the texbin points to
> 
> /usr/local/texlive/2017/bin/x86_64-darwinmacports
> 
> Error console:
> 
> ----START
> This is pdfTeX, Version 3.14159265-2.6-1.40.18 (TeX Live 2017/MacPorts 2017_1) (preloaded format=pdflatex)
>   restricted \write18 enabled.
> 
> kpathsea: Running mktexfmt pdflatex.fmt
> mktexfmt: mktexfmt is using the following fmtutil.cnf files (in precedence order):
> mktexfmt:   /usr/local/texlive/2017/texmf-dist/web2c/fmtutil.cnf
> mktexfmt: mktexfmt is using the following fmtutil.cnf file for writing changes:
> mktexfmt:   /Users/JOHNDOE/Library/texlive/2017/texmf-config/web2c/fmtutil.cnf
> mktexfmt [INFO]: writing formats under /Users/JOHNDOE/Library/texlive/2017/texmf-var/web2c
> mktexfmt [INFO]: --- remaking pdflatex with pdftex
> mktexfmt: 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 3.14159265-2.6-1.40.18 (TeX Live 2017/MacPorts 2017_1) (INITEX)
>   restricted \write18 enabled.
> entering extended mode
> ! I can't find file `pdflatex.ini'.
> <*> *pdflatex.ini
> (Press Enter to retry, or Control-D to exit)
> Please type another input file name:
> ! Emergency stop.
> <*> *pdflatex.ini
> No pages of output.
> Transcript written on pdflatex.log.
> mktexfmt [ERROR]: running `pdftex -ini   -jobname=pdflatex -progname=pdflatex -translate-file=cp227.tcx *pdflatex.ini >&2 </dev/null' return status 1
> mktexfmt [ERROR]: return error due to options --strict
> mktexfmt [INFO]: Disabled formats: 2
> mktexfmt [INFO]: Not selected formats: 20
> mktexfmt [INFO]: Failed to build: 1 (pdftex/pdflatex)
> mktexfmt [INFO]: Total formats: 23
> mktexfmt [INFO]: exiting with status 1
> I can't find the format file `pdflatex.fmt'!
> ----STOP
> 
> Additional info:
> 
> I see in the preferences
> 
> kpsetool -w -n latex tex
> 
> and if I try manually
> 
> $ kpsetool -w -n latex tex pdflatex.ini
> /usr/local/texlive/2017/texmf-dist/tex/latex/latexconfig/pdflatex.ini
> 
> it appears ok.
> 
> Notice also that the above seems to try to create the
> format in my $HOME, if it had succeeded it could have
> caused problem when I later update TeXLive and the formats
> are recreated system-wise.
> 

Forgot to say I am on Mavericks.

If I try

$ mktexfmt pdflatex.fmt

it succeeds to create the format in my $HOME/Library/texlive/2017/texmf-var/web2c/pdftex/

start of log

This is pdfTeX, Version 3.14159265-2.6-1.40.18 (TeX Live 2017/MacPorts 2017_1) (INITEX)  8 DEC 2017 10:35

showing there is no specific issue with the MacPorts pdftex binary
being used.

Also

$ fmtutil-sys --byfmt pdflatex

succeeds under these circumstances. And I did

$ fmtutil-sys --refresh

with success too

Best,


Jean-François