Re: what provides tex metafont mf.base file?

["Jeremy C. Reed" <reed%reedmedia.net@localhost>]

On Wed, 19 May 2010, Min Sik Kim wrote:

> > 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.

Yes, same problem.

I have:

kpathsea-5.0.0nb2
web2c-7.5.7nb5

I may update these and try again.