Bug#264799: tetex-base: latex fails due to permission problems

[Hilmar Preusse <hille42@web.de>]

On 10.08.04 Toni Mueller (support@oeko.net) wrote:

Hi,

> Package: tetex-base
> Version: 2.0.2a-2
> Severity: important
> 
> $ latex test.tex 
> This is e-TeX, Version 3.14159-2.1 (Web2C 7.4.5)
> kpathsea: Running mktexfmt latex.efmt
> running `tex -ini   -jobname=latex -progname=latex latex.ini' ...
> This is TeX, Version 3.14159 (Web2C 7.4.5) (INITEX)
> (/usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/config/latex.ini
> (/usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/base/latex.ltx
> (/usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/config/texsys.cfg)
<snip>
>   220 for language 4
>   235 for language 3
>   207 for language 2
>   88 for language 1
>   181 for language 0
> No pages of output.
> Transcript written on latex.log.
> rm: cannot remove `/var/lib/texmf/web2c/latex.log': Permission denied
> mv: inter-device move failed: `latex.log' to
> `/var/lib/texmf/web2c/latex.log'; unable to remove target: Permission
> denied
> rm: cannot remove `/var/lib/texmf/web2c/latex.fmt': Permission denied
> mv: inter-device move failed: `latex.fmt' to
> `/var/lib/texmf/web2c/latex.fmt'; unable to remove target: Permission
> denied
> /usr/share/texmf/web2c/mktexupd: /var/lib/texmf/ls-R unwritable.
> I can't find the format file `latex.efmt'!
> 
I'm afraid you're barking at the wrong tree. Have a look at #263840.
Is it that what you observe?

Regards,
  H. 
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