GNU bug report logs - #71849
pdflatex.fmt error using pandoc/pdflatex

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From: Antero Mejr <mail <at> antr.me>
To: bug-guix <at> gnu.org
Cc: rekado <at> elephly.net, andreas <at> enge.fr
Subject: pdflatex.fmt error using pandoc/pdflatex
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2024 03:54:57 +0000

When using pandoc to export markdown to PDF, the following error occurs:

```
kpathsea: Running mktexfmt pdflatex.fmt
mktexfmt: No such file or directory

kpathsea: Running mktexfmt pdflatex.fmt
mktexfmt: No such file or directory
Error producing PDF.
This is pdfTeX, Version 3.141592653-2.6-1.40.25 (TeX Live 2023/GNU Guix) (preloaded format=pdflatex)
 restricted \write18 enabled.
I can't find the format file `pdflatex.fmt'!
```

It appears that the texlive packages were refactored lately, so it is
difficult to tell what packages are needed. Currently the following
packages are installed:

texlive-base
texlive-bin
texlive-scripts
texlive-latex-base

Also I think the pandoc package should propagate the packages it needs
to build PDFs.

Message #8 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado <at> elephly.net>
To: Antero Mejr <mail <at> antr.me>
Cc: andreas <at> enge.fr, bug-guix <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: pdflatex.fmt error using pandoc/pdflatex
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2024 09:00:29 +0200

Antero Mejr <mail <at> antr.me> writes:

> When using pandoc to export markdown to PDF, the following error
> occurs: [...]

Could you please show us what command you used?  It's hard to work on
this when we can't easily reproduce the problem.

-- 
Ricardo

Message #11 received at 71849 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Antero Mejr <mail <at> antr.me>
To: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado <at> elephly.net>
Cc: andreas <at> enge.fr, 71849 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: pdflatex.fmt error using pandoc/pdflatex
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2024 15:07:17 +0000

Ricardo Wurmus <rekado <at> elephly.net> writes:

> Antero Mejr <mail <at> antr.me> writes:
>
>> When using pandoc to export markdown to PDF, the following error
>> occurs: [...]
>
> Could you please show us what command you used?  It's hard to work on
> this when we can't easily reproduce the problem.

The command was:
```
pandoc -f markdown -t pdf -o out.pdf in.md
```

Any markdown file should reproduce the issue.

Message #14 received at 71849 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Nicolas Goaziou <mail <at> nicolasgoaziou.fr>
To: Antero Mejr <mail <at> antr.me>
Cc: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado <at> elephly.net>, andreas <at> enge.fr, 71849 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#71849: pdflatex.fmt error using pandoc/pdflatex
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2024 17:30:11 +0200

Hello,

Antero Mejr <mail <at> antr.me> writes:

> Ricardo Wurmus <rekado <at> elephly.net> writes:
>
>> Antero Mejr <mail <at> antr.me> writes:
>>
>>> When using pandoc to export markdown to PDF, the following error
>>> occurs: [...]
>>
>> Could you please show us what command you used?  It's hard to work on
>> this when we can't easily reproduce the problem.
>
> The command was:
> ```
> pandoc -f markdown -t pdf -o out.pdf in.md
> ```
>
> Any markdown file should reproduce the issue.

FWIW, I can export the following "in.md" Markdown file:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
# Titre de niveau 1
## Titre de niveau 2
### Titre de niveau 3

**Texte en gras**

*Texte en italique*

~~Texte barré~~

> Texte cité

- Liste à puces
- Avec plusieurs éléments

1. Liste numérotée
2. Avec plusieurs éléments

`Code en ligne`
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

using the command:

  guix shell --pure pandoc texlive-collection-latexrecommended texlive-ulem -- pandoc -f markdown -t pdf -o out.pdf in.md

Regards,
-- 
Nicolas Goaziou

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