missing backup directory

[Haines Brown]

On Mon, Nov 08, 2021 at 06:03:25PM +0900, Norbert Preining wrote:
> >   $ fmtutil-sys --byfmt latex
> >   fmtutil: fmtutil is using the following fmtutil.cnf files (in precedence order):
> >   fmtutil: fmtutil is using the following fmtutil.cnf file for writing changes:

  $ fmtutil-sys --byfmt latex
  fmtutil: fmtutil is using the following fmtutil.cnf files (in precedence order):
  fmtutil: fmtutil is using the following fmtutil.cnf file for writing changes:
  fmtutil:   /usr/local/texlive/2021/texmf-config/web2c/fmtutil.cnf
  fmtutil [INFO]: writing formats under /usr/local/texlive/2021/texmf-var/web2c
  fmtutil [INFO]: Did not find entry for byfmt=latex skipped
  fmtutil [INFO]: total formats: 0
  fmtutil [INFO]: exiting with status 0

 
> Can you do
> 	mktexlsr /usr/local/texlive/2021/texmf-dist/
> and then run the above fmtutil-sys call again?
> And if it works, 
> 	fmtutil-sys -all

Did all this and it seemt to have fixed the problem. At least I can 
run pdflatex on sample2e.tex and to get a PDF.

I thank you for your help. Muc apprecoated/

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Haines Brown