I can't find the format file `xelatex.fmt'!

[Ken Brown]

On 9/30/2013 8:24 PM, kuaf wrote:
> Hi list,
>
> I've installed below package via 'setup-x86.exe':
>
> texlive                      20130529-1
> texlive-collection-basic     20130529-1
> texlive-collection-xetex     20130529-1
> texlive-collection-xetex-doc 20130529-1
>
> Run '$ xelatex vimhelp-a4.tex', I get below message:
>
> This is XeTeX, Version 3.1415926-2.5-0.9999.3 (TeX Live 2013/Cygwin)
>   restricted \write18 enabled.
>
> kpathsea: Running mktexfmt xelatex.fmt
> I can't find the format file `xelatex.fmt'!
>
> Google the issue, recreate 'xelatex.fmt' via 'fmtutil-sys --all'.
> Search the log output, I see below key lines:
>
>    93 fmtutil: /var/lib/texmf/web2c/luatex/luatex.fmt installed.
>   184 fmtutil: /var/lib/texmf/web2c/luatex/dviluatex.fmt installed.
>   699 fmtutil: /var/lib/texmf/web2c/pdftex/pdftex.fmt installed.
> 1192 fmtutil: /var/lib/texmf/web2c/pdftex/etex.fmt installed.
> 1687 fmtutil: /var/lib/texmf/web2c/pdftex/pdfetex.fmt installed.
> 1757 fmtutil: /var/lib/texmf/web2c/tex/tex.fmt installed.
> 2199 fmtutil: /var/lib/texmf/web2c/xetex/xetex.fmt installed.

Have you installed texlive-collection-latex?

Ken

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