Using a macro makes pdfetex quits and exits with bad status

[Christopher Dimech]

> Sent: Friday, June 25, 2021 at 8:54 AM
> From: "Gavin Smith" <gavinsmith0123@gmail.com>
> To: "Christopher Dimech" <dimech@gmx.com>
> Cc: help-texinfo@gnu.org
> Subject: Re: Using a macro makes pdfetex quits and exits with bad status
>
> I don't appreciate your comparing me with other posters to this list; it's
> tiring and means I have less patience for responding to your queries.  The
> other posters have tried to help you and you should be grateful.
> 
> Comments below.
> 
> On Thu, Jun 24, 2021 at 10:05:24PM +0200, Christopher Dimech wrote:
> > 
> > Let't try again
> > 
> > This is what I have done
> > 
> >  2001  cd /home/hagbard/Admir/source/texinfo
> >  2002  ls
> >  2003  rm configure
> >  2004  ./autogen.sh
> > 
> >  2000  cd /home/hagbard/Admir/build/texinfo
> >  2001  ../../source/texinfo/configure
> >  2002  make
> >  2003  sudo make install
> > 
> > Then I did
> > 
> > sudo make TEXMF=/usr/local/share/texmf install-tex
> 
> This looks all correct.
> 
> > Here is the consequence
> > 
> > sudo make TEXMF=/usr/local/share/texmf install-tex
> > cd doc && make TEXMF=/usr/local/share/texmf install-tex
> > make[1]: Entering directory '/home/hagbard/Admir/build/texinfo/doc'
> > test -n "/usr/local/share/texmf" || (echo "TEXMF must be set." >&2; exit 1)
> > /bin/bash /home/hagbard/Admir/source/texinfo/build-aux/install-sh -d 
> > /usr/local/share/texmf/tex/texinfo /usr/local/share/texmf/tex/generic/epsf
> > /usr/bin/install -c -m 644 ../../../source/texinfo/doc/texinfo.tex 
> > /usr/local/share/texmf/tex/texinfo/texinfo.tex
> > /usr/bin/install -c -m 644 ../../../source/texinfo/doc/texinfo-ja.tex 
> > /usr/local/share/texmf/tex/texinfo/texinfo-ja.tex
> > /usr/bin/install -c -m 644 ../../../source/texinfo/doc/epsf.tex 
> > /usr/local/share/texmf/tex/generic/epsf/epsf.tex
> > for f in txi-ca.tex txi-cs.tex txi-de.tex txi-en.tex txi-es.tex txi-fi.tex 
> > txi-fr.tex txi-hu.tex txi-is.tex txi-it.tex txi-ja.tex txi-nb.tex 
> > txi-nl.tex txi-nn.tex txi-pl.tex txi-pt.tex txi-ru.tex txi-sr.tex 
> > txi-tr.tex txi-uk.tex; do \
> >   /usr/bin/install -c -m 644 ../../../source/texinfo/doc/$f 
> > /usr/local/share/texmf/tex/texinfo/$f; done
> > make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/hagbard/Admir/build/texinfo/doc'
> > 
> > Finally I run texi2pdf,
> > 
> > hagbard@fuckup:
> > + ~/01cuneus/tdr/06ch
> > texi2pdf 06a-amcoh.texi
> > /usr/local/bin/texi2dvi: texinfo.tex appears to be broken.
> > This may be due to the environment variable TEX set to something
> > other than (plain) tex, a corrupt texinfo.tex file, or
> > to tex itself simply not working.
> > This is pdfTeX, Version 3.14159265-2.6-1.40.18 (TeX Live 2017/Debian) 
> > (preloaded format=etex)
> >  restricted \write18 enabled.
> > entering extended mode
> > (./txiversion.tex
> > ! I can't find file `texinfo.tex'.
> > l.1 \input texinfo.tex
> >                        @bye
> > (Press Enter to retry, or Control-D to exit)
> > Please type another input file name:
> > ! Emergency stop.
> > l.1 \input texinfo.tex
> >                        @bye
> > No pages of output.
> > Transcript written on txiversion.log.
> > /usr/local/bin/texi2dvi: quitting.
> 
> The first thing I would do is run
> 
> pdfetex 06a-amcoh.texi
>
> and see if the same error occurs.   

Error Occurs

hagbard@fuckup:
+ ~/01cuneus/tdr/06ch
pdfetex 06a-amcoh.texi
This is pdfTeX, Version 3.14159265-2.6-1.40.18 (TeX Live 2017/Debian) 
(preloaded format=pdfetex)
 restricted \write18 enabled.
entering extended mode
(./06a-amcoh.texi
! I can't find file `texinfo'.
l.2 \input texinfo
                  
(Press Enter to retry, or Control-D to exit)
Please type another input file name: q
(/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/tools/q.tex File ignored



> If it does, you need to investigate
> TeX's search list for files.  You could try running
> 
> export TEXINPUTS=/usr/local/share/texmf:$TEXINPUTS
> 
> and running pdfetex again.  See Info node "(kpathsea)Path sources".

Still a problem after running pdfetex again.

hagbard@fuckup:
+ ~/01cuneus/tdr/06ch
export TEXINPUTS=/usr/local/share/texmf:$TEXINPUTS

hagbard@fuckup:
+ ~/01cuneus/tdr/06ch
pdfetex 06a-amcoh.texi
This is pdfTeX, Version 3.14159265-2.6-1.40.18 (TeX Live 2017/Debian) 
(preloaded format=pdfetex)
 restricted \write18 enabled.
entering extended mode
(./06a-amcoh.texi
! I can't find file `texinfo'.
l.2 \input texinfo
                  
(Press Enter to retry, or Control-D to exit)
Please type another input file name: q
(/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/tools/q.tex File ignored



 
> Apparently you can also run
> 
> KPATHSEA_DEBUG=32 pdfetex 06a-amcoh.texi
> 
> to get more information on where files are sought.

hagbard@fuckup:
+ ~/01cuneus/tdr/06ch
KPATHSEA_DEBUG=32 pdfetex 06a-amcoh.texi
kdebug:start search(file=texmf.cnf, must_exist=1, find_all=1, 
path=/etc/texmf/web2c:/usr/local/share/texmf/web2c:/usr/share/texmf/web2c:/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/web2c://share/texmf/web2c).
kdebug:start search(files=[ls-r ls-R], must_exist=1, find_all=1, 
path=/usr/local/share/texmf:/var/lib/texmf:/usr/share/texmf:/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist).
kdebug:search([ls-r ls-R]) => /var/lib/texmf/ls-R /usr/share/texmf/ls-R 
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/ls-R
kdebug:start search(file=aliases, must_exist=1, find_all=1, 
path=/usr/local/share/texmf:/var/lib/texmf:/usr/share/texmf:/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist).
kdebug:search(aliases) =>
kdebug:kpse_find_file: searching for 06a-amcoh.texi of type tex (from TEXINPUTS 
environment variable)
kdebug:start search(files=[06a-amcoh.texi.tex 06a-amcoh.texi], must_exist=0, 
find_all=0, 
path=/usr/local/share/texmf:/usr/local/share/texmf:.:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-config/tex/plain//:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-var/tex/plain//:/home/hagbard/texmf/tex/plain//:!!/usr/local/share/texmf/tex/plain//:/etc/texmf/tex/plain//:!!/var/lib/texmf/tex/plain//:!!/usr/share/texmf/tex/plain//:!!/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/plain//:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-config/tex/generic//:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-var/tex/generic//:/home/hagbard/texmf/tex/generic//:!!/usr/local/share/texmf/tex/generic//:/etc/texmf/tex/generic//:!!/var/lib/texmf/tex/generic//:!!/usr/share/texmf/tex/generic//:!!/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/generic//:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-config/tex///:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-var/tex///:/home/hagbard/texmf/tex///:!!/usr/local/share/texmf/tex///:/etc/texmf/tex///:!!/var/lib/texmf/tex///:!!/usr/share/texmf/tex///:!!/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex///).
kdebug:search([06a-amcoh.texi.tex 06a-amcoh.texi]) => ./06a-amcoh.texi
This is pdfTeX, Version 3.14159265-2.6-1.40.18 (TeX Live 2017/Debian) 
(preloaded format=pdfetex)
 restricted \write18 enabled.
kdebug:kpse_find_file: searching for pdfetex.fmt of type fmt (from texmf.cnf)
kdebug:start search(files=[pdfetex.fmt], must_exist=0, find_all=0, 
path=.:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-config/web2c/pdftex:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-var/web2c/pdftex:/home/hagbard/texmf/web2c/pdftex:!!/usr/local/share/texmf/web2c/pdftex:/etc/texmf/web2c/pdftex:!!/var/lib/texmf/web2c/pdftex:!!/usr/share/texmf/web2c/pdftex:!!/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/web2c/pdftex:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-config/web2c:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-var/web2c:/home/hagbard/texmf/web2c:!!/usr/local/share/texmf/web2c:/etc/texmf/web2c:!!/var/lib/texmf/web2c:!!/usr/share/texmf/web2c:!!/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/web2c).
kdebug:db:match(/var/lib/texmf/web2c/pdftex/pdfetex.fmt,/var/lib/texmf/web2c/pdftex)
 = 1
kdebug:search([pdfetex.fmt]) => /var/lib/texmf/web2c/pdftex/pdfetex.fmt
entering extended mode
kdebug:kpse_find_file: searching for 06a-amcoh.texi of type tex (from TEXINPUTS 
environment variable)
kdebug:start search(files=[06a-amcoh.texi.tex 06a-amcoh.texi], must_exist=0, 
find_all=0, 
path=/usr/local/share/texmf:/usr/local/share/texmf:.:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-config/tex/plain//:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-var/tex/plain//:/home/hagbard/texmf/tex/plain//:!!/usr/local/share/texmf/tex/plain//:/etc/texmf/tex/plain//:!!/var/lib/texmf/tex/plain//:!!/usr/share/texmf/tex/plain//:!!/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/plain//:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-config/tex/generic//:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-var/tex/generic//:/home/hagbard/texmf/tex/generic//:!!/usr/local/share/texmf/tex/generic//:/etc/texmf/tex/generic//:!!/var/lib/texmf/tex/generic//:!!/usr/share/texmf/tex/generic//:!!/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/generic//:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-config/tex///:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-var/tex///:/home/hagbard/texmf/tex///:!!/usr/local/share/texmf/tex///:/etc/texmf/tex///:!!/var/lib/texmf/tex///:!!/usr/share/texmf/tex///:!!/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex///).
kdebug:search([06a-amcoh.texi.tex 06a-amcoh.texi]) => ./06a-amcoh.texi
(./06a-amcoh.texikdebug:kpse_find_file: searching for texinfo of type tex (from 
TEXINPUTS environment variable)
kdebug:start search(files=[texinfo.tex texinfo], must_exist=0, find_all=0, 
path=/usr/local/share/texmf:/usr/local/share/texmf:.:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-config/tex/plain//:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-var/tex/plain//:/home/hagbard/texmf/tex/plain//:!!/usr/local/share/texmf/tex/plain//:/etc/texmf/tex/plain//:!!/var/lib/texmf/tex/plain//:!!/usr/share/texmf/tex/plain//:!!/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/plain//:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-config/tex/generic//:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-var/tex/generic//:/home/hagbard/texmf/tex/generic//:!!/usr/local/share/texmf/tex/generic//:/etc/texmf/tex/generic//:!!/var/lib/texmf/tex/generic//:!!/usr/share/texmf/tex/generic//:!!/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/generic//:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-config/tex///:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-var/tex///:/home/hagbard/texmf/tex///:!!/usr/local/share/texmf/tex///:/etc/texmf/tex///:!!/var/lib/texmf/tex///:!!/usr/share/texmf/tex///:!!/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex///).
kdebug:search([texinfo.tex texinfo]) =>
kdebug:start search(files=[texinfo], must_exist=1, find_all=0, 
path=/usr/local/share/texmf:/usr/local/share/texmf:.:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-config/tex/plain//:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-var/tex/plain//:/home/hagbard/texmf/tex/plain//:!!/usr/local/share/texmf/tex/plain//:/etc/texmf/tex/plain//:!!/var/lib/texmf/tex/plain//:!!/usr/share/texmf/tex/plain//:!!/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/plain//:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-config/tex/generic//:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-var/tex/generic//:/home/hagbard/texmf/tex/generic//:!!/usr/local/share/texmf/tex/generic//:/etc/texmf/tex/generic//:!!/var/lib/texmf/tex/generic//:!!/usr/share/texmf/tex/generic//:!!/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/generic//:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-config/tex///:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-var/tex///:/home/hagbard/texmf/tex///:!!/usr/local/share/texmf/tex///:/etc/texmf/tex///:!!/var/lib/texmf/tex///:!!/usr/share/texmf/tex///:!!/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex///).
kdebug:search([texinfo]) =>

! I can't find file `texinfo'.
l.2 \input texinfo
                  
(Press Enter to retry, or Control-D to exit)
Please type another input file name: q
kdebug:kpse_find_file: searching for q of type tex (from TEXINPUTS environment 
variable)
kdebug:start search(files=[q.tex q], must_exist=0, find_all=0, 
path=/usr/local/share/texmf:/usr/local/share/texmf:.:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-config/tex/plain//:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-var/tex/plain//:/home/hagbard/texmf/tex/plain//:!!/usr/local/share/texmf/tex/plain//:/etc/texmf/tex/plain//:!!/var/lib/texmf/tex/plain//:!!/usr/share/texmf/tex/plain//:!!/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/plain//:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-config/tex/generic//:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-var/tex/generic//:/home/hagbard/texmf/tex/generic//:!!/usr/local/share/texmf/tex/generic//:/etc/texmf/tex/generic//:!!/var/lib/texmf/tex/generic//:!!/usr/share/texmf/tex/generic//:!!/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/generic//:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-config/tex///:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-var/tex///:/home/hagbard/texmf/tex///:!!/usr/local/share/texmf/tex///:/etc/texmf/tex///:!!/var/lib/texmf/tex///:!!/usr/share/texmf/tex///:!!/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex///).
kdebug:db:match(/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/tools/q.tex,/var/lib/texmf/tex/plain//)
 = 0
kdebug:db:match(/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/tools/q.tex,/usr/share/texmf/tex/plain//)
 = 0
kdebug:db:match(/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/tools/q.tex,/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/plain//)
 = 0
kdebug:db:match(/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/tools/q.tex,/var/lib/texmf/tex/generic//)
 = 0
kdebug:db:match(/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/tools/q.tex,/usr/share/texmf/tex/generic//)
 = 0
kdebug:db:match(/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/tools/q.tex,/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/generic//)
 = 0
kdebug:db:match(/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/tools/q.tex,/var/lib/texmf/tex///)
 = 0
kdebug:db:match(/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/tools/q.tex,/usr/share/texmf/tex///)
 = 0
kdebug:db:match(/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/tools/q.tex,/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex///)
 = 1
kdebug:search([q.tex q]) => /usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/tools/q.tex
(/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/tools/q.tex File ignored
kdebug:kpse_find_file: searching for cmr10.vf of type vf (from texmf.cnf)
kdebug:start search(files=[cmr10.vf], must_exist=0, find_all=0, 
path=.:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-config/fonts/vf//:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-var/fonts/vf//:/home/hagbard/texmf/fonts/vf//:!!/usr/local/share/texmf/fonts/vf//:/etc/texmf/fonts/vf//:!!/var/lib/texmf/fonts/vf//:!!/usr/share/texmf/fonts/vf//:!!/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/vf//).
kdebug:search([cmr10.vf]) =>
kdebug:kpse_find_file: searching for pdftex.map of type map (from texmf.cnf)
kdebug:start search(files=[pdftex.map], must_exist=0, find_all=0, 
path=.:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-config/fonts/map/pdfetex//:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-var/fonts/map/pdfetex//:/home/hagbard/texmf/fonts/map/pdfetex//:!!/usr/local/share/texmf/fonts/map/pdfetex//:/etc/texmf/fonts/map/pdfetex//:!!/var/lib/texmf/fonts/map/pdfetex//:!!/usr/share/texmf/fonts/map/pdfetex//:!!/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/map/pdfetex//:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-config/fonts/map/pdftex//:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-var/fonts/map/pdftex//:/home/hagbard/texmf/fonts/map/pdftex//:!!/usr/local/share/texmf/fonts/map/pdftex//:/etc/texmf/fonts/map/pdftex//:!!/var/lib/texmf/fonts/map/pdftex//:!!/usr/share/texmf/fonts/map/pdftex//:!!/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/map/pdftex//:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-config/fonts/map/dvips//:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-var/fonts/map/dvips//:/home/hagbard/texmf/fonts/map/dvips//:!!/usr/local/share/texmf/fonts/map/dvips//:/etc/texmf/fonts/map/dvips//:!!/var/lib/texmf/fonts/map/dvips//:!!/usr/share/texmf/fonts/map/dvips//:!!/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/map/dvips//:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-config/fonts/map///:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-var/fonts/map///:/home/hagbard/texmf/fonts/map///:!!/usr/local/share/texmf/fonts/map///:/etc/texmf/fonts/map///:!!/var/lib/texmf/fonts/map///:!!/usr/share/texmf/fonts/map///:!!/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/map///).
kdebug:db:match(/var/lib/texmf/fonts/map/pdftex/updmap/pdftex.map,/var/lib/texmf/fonts/map/pdfetex//)
 = 0
kdebug:db:match(/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/map/pdftex/updmap/pdftex.map,/var/lib/texmf/fonts/map/pdfetex//)
 = 0
kdebug:db:match(/var/lib/texmf/fonts/map/pdftex/updmap/pdftex.map,/usr/share/texmf/fonts/map/pdfetex//)
 = 0
kdebug:db:match(/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/map/pdftex/updmap/pdftex.map,/usr/share/texmf/fonts/map/pdfetex//)
 = 0
kdebug:db:match(/var/lib/texmf/fonts/map/pdftex/updmap/pdftex.map,/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/map/pdfetex//)
 = 0
kdebug:db:match(/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/map/pdftex/updmap/pdftex.map,/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/map/pdfetex//)
 = 0
kdebug:db:match(/var/lib/texmf/fonts/map/pdftex/updmap/pdftex.map,/var/lib/texmf/fonts/map/pdftex//)
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kdebug:kpse_find_file: searching for cmr5.vf of type vf (from texmf.cnf)
kdebug:start search(files=[cmr5.vf], must_exist=0, find_all=0, 
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kdebug:search([cmr5.vf]) =>
kdebug:kpse_find_file: searching for cmmi7.vf of type vf (from texmf.cnf)
kdebug:start search(files=[cmmi7.vf], must_exist=0, find_all=0, 
path=.:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-config/fonts/vf//:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-var/fonts/vf//:/home/hagbard/texmf/fonts/vf//:!!/usr/local/share/texmf/fonts/vf//:/etc/texmf/fonts/vf//:!!/var/lib/texmf/fonts/vf//:!!/usr/share/texmf/fonts/vf//:!!/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/vf//).
kdebug:search([cmmi7.vf]) =>
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kdebug:search([cmsy5.vf]) =>
kdebug:kpse_find_file: searching for cmmi5.vf of type vf (from texmf.cnf)
kdebug:start search(files=[cmmi5.vf], must_exist=0, find_all=0, 
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kdebug:search([cmmi5.vf]) =>
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kdebug:search([cmr7.vf]) =>
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kdebug:search([cmmi10.vf]) =>
kdebug:kpse_find_file: searching for cmsy7.vf of type vf (from texmf.cnf)
kdebug:start search(files=[cmsy7.vf], must_exist=0, find_all=0, 
path=.:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-config/fonts/vf//:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-var/fonts/vf//:/home/hagbard/texmf/fonts/vf//:!!/usr/local/share/texmf/fonts/vf//:/etc/texmf/fonts/vf//:!!/var/lib/texmf/fonts/vf//:!!/usr/share/texmf/fonts/vf//:!!/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/vf//).
kdebug:search([cmsy7.vf]) =>
kdebug:kpse_find_file: searching for cmsy10.vf of type vf (from texmf.cnf)
kdebug:start search(files=[cmsy10.vf], must_exist=0, find_all=0, 
path=.:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-config/fonts/vf//:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-var/fonts/vf//:/home/hagbard/texmf/fonts/vf//:!!/usr/local/share/texmf/fonts/vf//:/etc/texmf/fonts/vf//:!!/var/lib/texmf/fonts/vf//:!!/usr/share/texmf/fonts/vf//:!!/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/vf//).
kdebug:search([cmsy10.vf]) =>
kdebug:kpse_find_file: searching for cmex10.vf of type vf (from texmf.cnf)
kdebug:start search(files=[cmex10.vf], must_exist=0, find_all=0, 
path=.:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-config/fonts/vf//:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-var/fonts/vf//:/home/hagbard/texmf/fonts/vf//:!!/usr/local/share/texmf/fonts/vf//:/etc/texmf/fonts/vf//:!!/var/lib/texmf/fonts/vf//:!!/usr/share/texmf/fonts/vf//:!!/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/vf//).
kdebug:search([cmex10.vf]) =>
kdebug:kpse_find_file: searching for cmbx10.vf of type vf (from texmf.cnf)
kdebug:start search(files=[cmbx10.vf], must_exist=0, find_all=0, 
path=.:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-config/fonts/vf//:/home/hagbard/.texlive2017/texmf-var/fonts/vf//:/home/hagbard/texmf/fonts/vf//:!!/usr/local/share/texmf/fonts/vf//:/etc/texmf/fonts/vf//:!!/var/lib/texmf/fonts/vf//:!!/usr/share/texmf/fonts/vf//:!!/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/vf//).
kdebug:search([cmbx10.vf]) =>



 
> I am not very familiar with how TeX looks for files but another thing
> to look into is whether an "ls-R" file is up to date.  Look at the contents
> of /usr/local/share/texmf/ls-R file if it exists and check that texinfo.tex
> is listed there.

They are not

hagbard@fuckup:
+ ~/01cuneus/tdr/06ch
ls /usr/local/share/texmf/ls-R
ls: cannot access '/usr/local/share/texmf/ls-R': No such file or directory

hagbard@fuckup:
+ ~/01cuneus/tdr/06ch
ls /usr/local/share/texmf/
tex

hagbard@fuckup:
+ ~/01cuneus/tdr/06ch