Re: what provides tex metafont mf.base file?

[Min Sik Kim <minskim%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

On May 19, 2010, at 4:20 PM, Jeremy C. Reed wrote:
> 
>> If you want to use pk fonts, make $VARBASE/lib/texmf/fonts 
>> world-writable.  The following command will do that for you:
>> 
>>  # texconfig font rw
> 
> Well I tried that:
> 
> $ sudo texconfig font rw
> texconfig: modifying permissions in `/var/lib/texmf/fonts' ...
> texconfig: all permissions set.
> 
> But still have same problem...
> 
> kpathsea: Running mktexpk --mfmode / --bdpi 600 --mag 1+0/600 --dpi 600 
> ecbx0800
> mktexpk: Mismatched mode ljfour and resolution 600; ignoring mode.
> mktexpk: Running mf-nowin -progname=mf \mode:=ljfour; mag:=1+0/600; 
> nonstopmode; input ecbx0800
> This is METAFONT, Version 2.718281 (Web2C 7.5.7)
> I can't find the base file `mf.base'!
> grep: ecbx0800.log: No such file or directory
> mktexpk: `mf-nowin -progname=mf \mode:=ljfour; mag:=1+0/600; 
> nonstopmode; input ecbx0800' failed to make ecbx0800.600pk.
> kpathsea: Appending font creation commands to missfont.log.
> 
> 
> pdflatex fails at end with:
> 
> !pdfTeX error: pdflatex (file ecbx0800): Font ecbx0800 at 600 not found
> ==> Fatal error occurred, no output PDF file produced!
> 
> For now as a workaround, I am using \footnotesize instead of 
> \scriptsize.

If you run "mktexpk ..." manually, did you see the same error?  For me, it 
successfully created fonts under $VARBASE/lib/texmf/fonts/pk.  I'm using 
kpathsea-5.0.0nb3 and web2c-2009.

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Min Sik Kim