Re: what provides tex metafont mf.base file?

["Pouya D. Tafti" <p%san-serriffe.org@localhost>]

On 19 May 2010 20:49, Jeremy C. Reed <reed%reedmedia.net@localhost> wrote:
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> The line added to missfont.log is:
>
> mktextfm ecbx0800
>
> So what creates or provides the mf.base file?
>
> Maybe I am missing a package?
>
> I see the wip/texlive-texmf-base provides my needed ecbx0800.mf Âbut I
> think I don't need that since it should be created as needed.
>

On my machine, running "mktextfmt ecbx0800" at the command line
generates mf.base under ~/.texlive-2009/metafont/.  ecbx0800.mf is
provided by font/tex-ec, but running mktextfm ecbx0800 as non-root
failed for me (don't know if that matters since ecbx0800.tfm is
already installed by font/tex-ec under
/usr/pkg/share/texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/jknappen/ec/.  After running
mktextfm ecbx0800 as root I now have a second, different copy
under/var/lib/texmf/fonts/tfm/jknappen/ec/ as well.)

Pouya