Re: [MiKTeX] Problem while updating

[José C. S. <jcs...@fc...>]

On 30-08-2009 12:28, Ulrike Fischer wrote:

>> I tried to update MiKTeX on a machine and, at the end of the process, a
>> windows appeared that said:
> 
>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> The operation could not be completed for the following reason:
> 
>> The operation failed for some reason.
> 
>> Details: C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.7\miktex\bin\initexmf.exe
>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
>> Not a very useful information, as you can see. The final lines of the
>> .log file were:
> 
>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> C:/Documents and Settings/All Users/Application 
>> Data/MiKTeX/2.7/fontconfig/cache: cleaning cache directory
>> C:/Documents and Settings/All Users/Application 
>> Data/MiKTeX/2.7/fontconfig/cache: invalid cache file: 
>> c5e02f8146d1c3fbf00196b745f43580-x86.cache-2
>> C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.7\miktex\bin\fc-cache.EXE: failed
>> C:/Program Files/MiKTeX 2.7/fonts/type1/arkandis: failed to write cache
>> C:/Program Files/MiKTeX 2.7/fonts/type1/vntex/arevvn: failed to write cache
>> C:/Program Files/MiKTeX 2.7/fonts/opentype/arkandis: failed to write cache
>> mkfntmap.EXE: The operation failed for some reason.
>> initexmf.exe: The operation failed for some reason.
> 
>> Error: The operation failed for some reason.
>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
>> Any ideas?
> 
> fc-cache fails sometimes. Don't care if you don't use xetex.

I don't.

> If you
> use xetex try fc-cache on the command line. Sensible options are -f,
> -r and -v (use fc-cache --help for a list). If it fails I would at
> first remove this invalid cache file mentioned in the log.

Please note that the .log file also says that running mkfntmap.exe and
initexmf.exe also failed. Shouldn't I worry about _that_?

Best regards,

Jose Carlos Santos