[VTeX] VTeX and utf-8

[Bernhard Walle]

Hello,

VTeX distribution contains a utf8.def. However, utf-8 doesn't work here.
Any ideas (beside of using latin1)? Thanks!


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**@latex test.tex
% FORMAT="latex.fmt"
% HYPHEN="latex.hft"
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INCDIR="/usr/local/vtex/texmf/vtex/config/;/usr/local/vtex/texmf/fonts/map/vtex;/usr/local/vtex/texmf/tex/latex/+;/usr/local/vtex/texmf/tex/generic/+"
entering extended mode
(/home/bwalle/test.tex
Verifying format fonts..............
LaTeX2e <2003/12/01>
Format installation driver: latex.fid 2003/11/19
(/usr/local/vtex/texmf/tex/latex/koma-script/scrartcl.cls
Document Class: scrartcl 2004/09/16 v2.9t LaTeX2e KOMA document class
(/usr/local/vtex/texmf/tex/latex/koma-script/scrlfile.sty
Package scrlfile, 2004/09/16 v2.9t LaTeX2e KOMA package
                  Copyright (C) Markus Kohm

) (/usr/local/vtex/texmf/tex/latex/base/size11.clo)
(/usr/local/vtex/texmf/tex/latex/koma-script/typearea.sty
Package typearea, 2004/09/16 v2.9t LaTeX2e KOMA package
                  Copyright (C) Frank Neukam, 1992-1994
                  Copyright (C) Markus Kohm, 1994-2002

)) (/usr/local/vtex/texmf/tex/generic/babel/babel.sty
(/usr/local/vtex/texmf/tex/generic/babel/babel.def
(/usr/local/vtex/texmf/tex/generic/babel/switch.def))
(/usr/local/vtex/texmf/tex/generic/babel/ngermanb.ldf))
(/usr/local/vtex/texmf/tex/latex/base/inputenc.sty
(/usr/local/vtex/texmf/tex/latex/base/utf8.def))
(/usr/local/vtex/texmf/tex/latex/base/fontenc.sty
(/usr/local/vtex/texmf/tex/latex/base/t1enc.def)) (/home/bwalle/test.aux)

! Package inputenc Error: Unicode char \u8:ä not set up for use with LaTeX.

See the inputenc package documentation for explanation.
Type  H <return>  for immediate help.
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Initializing GeX...
Loading vtex.pro profile.
GeX initialization completed.] (/home/bwalle/test.aux) )
(see the transcript file for additional information)
...Processing fonts...
*** Font 16:ecrm1095
...Processing images
Output written on test.pdf (1 page, 3491 bytes).
Transcript written on test.log.
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\documentclass{scrartcl}
\usepackage[ngerman]{babel}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\begin{document}

Täst

\end{document}
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[~] $ hex -w 8 test.tex
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0038  65 70 61 63  6b 61 67 65  epac kage
0040  5b 75 74 66  38 5d 7b 69  [utf 8]{i
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0050  0a 5c 75 73  65 70 61 63  .\us epac
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0070  7b 64 6f 63  75 6d 65 6e  {doc umen
0078  74 7d 0a 0a  54 c3 a4 73  t}.. T..s
0080  74 0a 0a 5c  65 6e 64 7b  t..\ end{
0088  64 6f 63 75  6d 65 6e 74  docu ment
0090  7d 0a 0a                  }..
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Regards,
Bernhard

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