Re: [MiKTeX] latest update flawed?

[Olli J. M. <oll...@ko...>]

P=E9tiard Fran=E7ois kirjoitti:
> Daniel Royer a =E9crit le 30/01/2007 09:45 :
>> P=E9tiard Fran=E7ois wrote:
>>> Olli J. Marttila a =E9crit le 24/01/2007 12:13 :
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>>>> The same with me: WinXP SP2.
>>>> While compiling everything seems to go without problems,=20
>>>> until the last line of log tells:
>>>> "Fatal format file error; I*m stymied".
>>>>
>>>>    =20
>>> Do you have updated formats (Start|Programs|MiKTeX 2.5|Settings then =

>>> click on "Update formats").
>>>
>>> F. P=E9tiard
>>>
>>>  =20
>> Yes. "Updating formats failed". And here is what I got:
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> The problem is clearly in your file f8hyph.tex which is in
> C:\localtexmf\TEX\LATEX\MY\
> at the line 992.
> Downloading that file from CTAN, I've seen than, at the line 992, there=
=20
> is the character ASCII 26 (decimal). I think the problem is here.
> Open f8hyph.tex in your editor and remove the line 992.
> Then update formats.
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> F. P=E9tiard
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>> ______________________________________________________________________=
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>> Creating the pdflatex format file...
>> Running pdfetex...
>> This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.30.6-2.2 (MiKTeX 2.5) (INITEX)
>>
>> entering extended mode
>>
>> ("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.5\tex\latex\config\pdflatex.ini"
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>> ("C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\MiKTeX\2.5\tex\=
generic\c
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>> onfig\pdftexconfig.tex")
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>> ("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.5\tex\latex\base\latex.ltx"
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>> ("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.5\tex\latex\00miktex\texsys.cfg")
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>> ./texsys.aux found
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>> \@currdir set to: ./.
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>> Assuming \openin and \input
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>> have the same search path.
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>> Defining UNIX/DOS style filename parser.
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>> catcodes, registers, compatibility for TeX 2,  parameters,
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>> LaTeX2e <2005/12/01>
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>> hacks, control, par, spacing, files, font encodings, lengths,
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>> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
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>> Local config file fonttext.cfg used
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>> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
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>> ("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.5\tex\latex\00miktex\fonttext.cfg"
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>> ("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.5\tex\latex\base\fonttext.ltx"
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>> =3D=3D=3D Don't modify this file, use a .cfg file instead =3D=3D=3D
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>> ("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.5\tex\latex\base\omlenc.def")
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>> ("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.5\tex\latex\base\t1enc.def")
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>> ("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.5\tex\latex\base\ot1enc.def")
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>> ("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.5\tex\latex\base\omsenc.def")
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>> ("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.5\tex\latex\base\t1cmr.fd")
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>> ("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.5\tex\latex\base\ot1cmr.fd")
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>> ("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.5\tex\latex\base\ot1cmss.fd")
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>> ("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.5\tex\latex\base\ot1cmtt.fd")))
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>> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
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>> Local config file fontmath.cfg used
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>> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
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>> ("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.5\tex\latex\00miktex\fontmath.cfg"
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>> ("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.5\tex\latex\base\fontmath.ltx"
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>> =3D=3D=3D Don't modify this file, use a .cfg file instead =3D=3D=3D
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>>
>>
>> ("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.5\tex\latex\base\omlcmm.fd")
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>> ("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.5\tex\latex\base\omscmsy.fd")
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>> ("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.5\tex\latex\base\omxcmex.fd")
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>> ("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.5\tex\latex\base\ucmr.fd")))
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>> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
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>> Local config file preload.cfg used
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>> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
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>> ("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.5\tex\latex\base\preload.cfg"
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>> ("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.5\tex\latex\base\preload.ltx")) page nos.,=
 x-ref,
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>> environments, center, verbatim, math definitions, boxes, title, sectio=
ning,
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>> contents, floats, footnotes, index, bibliography, output,
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>> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
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>> Local configuration file hyphen.cfg used
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>> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
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>> ("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.5\tex\generic\babel\hyphen.cfg"
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>> ("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.5\tex\generic\hyphen\hyphen.tex")
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>> (C:\localtexmf\TEX\LATEX\MY\f8hyph.tex
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>> f8hyph.tex french hyphenation patterns. dc/ec 8bits encoding (V1.7)
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>>
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>> ! LaTeX Error: Missing \begin{document}.
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>> See the LaTeX manual or LaTeX Companion for explanation.
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>> Type  H <return>  for immediate help.
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>> l.992 =1A
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>> No pages of output.
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>> Transcript written on pdflatex.log.
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>> makefmt: pdfetex failed on pdflatex.ini.
>> initexmf.EXE: The operation failed for some reason.
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>> ________________________________________________
>>
>> Daniel
>>
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>> _____________________________________
>> Daniel Royer
>> University of Geneva
>> daniel at royer dot ch
>>
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Thanks for your message. I, for my part, am not using=20
f8hyph.tex but fi8hyph.tex. With a clean reinstallation -=20
during which I choose fi8hyph.tex to be installed for=20
Finnish hyphenation - whereafter everything behaved without=20
problems.

Your

Olli J. Marttila
a very, very long time user of TeX