Re: please do a "make doc-clean; make clean"

[Carl Sorensen]

On 12/30/09 3:20 PM, "Graham Percival" <address@hidden> wrote:

> On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 01:52:56PM -0700, Carl Sorensen wrote:
>> 
>> This is METAFONT, Version 2.71828 (Web2C 7.5.6)
>> kpathsea: Running mktexfmt mf.base
>> tcfmgr: config file `tcfmgr.map' (usually in $TEXMFMAIN/texconfig) not
>> found.
>> fmtutil: config file `fmtutil.cnf' not found.
>> I can't find the base file `mf.base'!
>> make[1]: *** [out/feta11.log] Error 1
>> make: *** [all] Error 2
>> 
>> cd to /, and doing
>> 
>> find . -name feta11.log
> 
> Well, you want to find fmtutil.cnf or mf.base, not feta11.log.
> 

fmutil.cnf is in /opt/local/share/texmf/web2c

mf.base is not found.



> Three things come to mind:
> 1)  you don't have the right texlive installation  (unlikely,
> since you've built it before)

I'm in the process of reinstalling texlive with macports.

Still the same results.

> 2)  this build method needs extra configuration to point to the
> right texlive installation


> 3)  important system files are disappearing because your HD is
> dying.  Back up immediately.

I'me backed up on two different backup systems, so I think I'm OK with
backups.

Thanks for the help,

Carl