Upgraded TeXLive; pdflatex throws an error

[Rich Shepard]

On Sat, 16 Mar 2024, Paul Rubin wrote:

> I'd never heard of ptex before. Uncle Google says it's used to publish in
> Japanese. I take it that's what you are trying to do?

Paul,

No, I write in English. For some reason the fresh installation of
TeXLive2024 and attempted update of fmtutil failed. This makes no sense to
me. Last March the fresh installation of TeXLive2023 worked flawlessly.

> This is way deeper in the TeX weeds than I've ever burrowed. Maybe someone
> familiar with the intersection of LaTeX and Japanese can help.

Or just LaTeX and TeXLive. That's my plan.

Many thanks,

Rich