Re: kpsewhich unable to find fmtutil.cnf

> in /usr/share/texmf/web2c/ (in my debian installation). Is this new location 
> in /var/lib/texmf/web2c/  due to the 3.0 version of teTex ?

Don't ask me, ask debian people.

> As far as I understand, fmtutil.cnf is to specify the different formats 
> available (or to build). So can you be a little more explicit (to me) when 
> saying that: "That does not matter (because it is using the wrong format)."

I was speaking of kpathsea search formats, which is different from what
you are talking about.

    $ kpsewhich --help
    ...
    Recognized format names and their suffixes:
    gf: gf
    pk: pk
    bitmap font:
    tfm: .tfm
    ...

> And would it be sufficient to replace the line that I found in the makefile, 
> namely
> 
> REALFMTUTILCNF=$(shell kpsewhich fmtutil.cnf             | ${BSR} | ${EB})
> 
> with
> 
> REALFMTUTILCNF=$(shell kpsewhich -format=web2c files' -progname=kpsewhich 
> fmtutil.cnf             | ${BSR} | ${EB})

With proper quoting (-format='web2c files'), this would be ok, I think.

> Or would you better advise me to contact the author before doing anything ?

I'd say: change it in Makefile *and* report it upstream.

Thomas