Re: [gentoo-user] plainTeX instead of LaTeX

[meino.cramer@gmx.de]

Arttu V. <arttuv69@gmail.com> [09-06-28 13:52]:
> On 6/28/09, meino.cramer@gmx.de <meino.cramer@gmx.de> wrote:
> > Arttu V. <arttuv69@gmail.com> [09-06-28 13:27]:
> >> man tex
> >>
> >> "When called as virtex  it will  use  the  plain format."
> >>
> >> Not sure if this is what is called "plainTeX", I've only used LaTeX.
> >
> > Yes, it is...
> > tetex leaves the names of the executables untouched...
> >
> > Ok, here is what I got:
> >
> > /home/mccramer>virtex texfile.tex
> > This is TeXk, Version 3.1415926 (Web2C 7.5.7)
> >  %&-line parsing enabled.
> >
> > kpathsea: Running mktexfmt plain.fmt
> > I can't find the format file `plain.fmt'!
> 
> Could they be hidden in the USE=""extra" as Debian seems to have
> something similar sounding in such a package:
> 
> http://packages.debian.org/fi/lenny/texlive-formats-extra
> 
> "texsis -- Plain TeX macros for Physicists."
> 
> Unfortunately I have USE="-extra" as they caused some trouble on
> Gentoo and I didn't really need them at that moment.
> 
> -- 
> Arttu V.

LaTeX macros (as LaTeX is nothing else than macros) are based on
plaintex macros. So I am very...hrrrm...astonished, that it seems,
the installation wants to format my TeX file in LaTeX manner and
seems not to know anything about plain tex.



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