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- From: mike@ravel.udel.edu (Michael James Porter)
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- Subject: Formats and VM/XA TeX
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- Date: 28 Jul 92 18:26:13 GMT
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- We have a TeX tape dated 3/22/91 for VM/XA. I ftped a new copy of TeX
- (3.141), and made what appeared to be the only needed changes to the
- change files. However, TeX will no longer read a LaTeX format file
- (lplain.fmt). It will read a plain.fmt file though. I'm certain I
- regenerated the fmts after I installed the new TeX. I checked the
- differences between initex.cms-chan and tex.cms-chan, and saw only
- expected differences.
-
- The error I get when loading the format is the
- '(Fatal format file error; I'm stymied)' messages.
-
- 'BigTeX' will read all the various format files created with 'BIniTeX'.
-
- Anyone have any thoughts or suggestions?
-
- Mike
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