pdftex 1.20a and map files

pdftex 1.20a and map files

[Christopher Creutzig]

Salvete,

  I tried upgrading to pdfTeX 1.20a on my powerbook.  I built the 
binaries successfully and placed them and their pool files into some 
temporary location and I was able to build ConTeXt formats. 
Unfortunately, pdftex.map was not found, generated files have just lots 
of empty pages.

  I did try "sudo texmfstart textools --fixtexmftrees", but that did not 
move pdftex.map from its place in dvips/config.  I tried to follow the 
NEWS file in the pdftex distribution, but that only lists two 
non-existant URLs at tug.org to find information.  The list archive of 
tex-live seems to have moved and to be inaccessible to non-subscribers. 
  Not wanting yet another mailing list, I just don't have access to this 
vital piece of information, which imho should be listed right in the 
NEWS file.

  Where is pdftex.map and the likes supposed to be for 1.20a?

regards,
	Christopher Creutzig

Re: pdftex 1.20a and map files

[Hans Hagen]

Christopher Creutzig wrote:

> Salvete,
> 
>  I tried upgrading to pdfTeX 1.20a on my powerbook.  I built the 
> binaries successfully and placed them and their pool files into some 
> temporary location and I was able to build ConTeXt formats. 
> Unfortunately, pdftex.map was not found, generated files have just lots 
> of empty pages.
> 
>  I did try "sudo texmfstart textools --fixtexmftrees", but that did not 
> move pdftex.map from its place in dvips/config.  I tried to follow the 
> NEWS file in the pdftex distribution, but that only lists two 
> non-existant URLs at tug.org to find information.  The list archive of 
> tex-live seems to have moved and to be inaccessible to non-subscribers. 
>  Not wanting yet another mailing list, I just don't have access to this 
> vital piece of information, which imho should be listed right in the 
> NEWS file.

textools --fixtexmftrees c:\tex\texmf-local [--force]

and alike will fix the tree (map files are now under /fonts/map) and you 
need to change the texmf.cnf file accordingly

TEXPSHEADERS  = 
.;$TEXMF/{fonts/{enc,map,type1,truetype},dvips,pdftex,tex}//;$TEXMF/{etex,tex,pdftex,dvips,fonts/type1}//
TEXFONTMAPS   = 
.;$TEXMF/{fonts/map//,fontname};$TEXMF/{pdftex,dvips}/config;$TEXMF/{pdftex,dvips}//

TEXCONFIG         = .;$TEXMF/{fonts/map,dvips,pdftex,dvipdfmx,dvipdfm}//
PDFTEXCONFIG      = .;$TEXMF/pdftex/{$progname,}//
DVIPDFMINPUTS     = .;$TEXMF/{fonts/map,dvips,pdftex,dvipdfmx,dvipdfm}//



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Re: pdftex 1.20a and map files

[Christopher Creutzig]

Hans Hagen wrote:
> textools --fixtexmftrees c:\tex\texmf-local [--force]
> 
> and alike will fix the tree (map files are now under /fonts/map) and you 

  Thanks for the info, fixtexmftrees forgot some files (such as pdftex.map).

> need to change the texmf.cnf file accordingly

  In your list, one entry is missing:

ENCFONTS = .;$TEXMF/fonts/enc//

  I still think this information should be listed in the NEWS file of 
pdftex -- you are one of the fine guys one should ask for things like 
these, right?

  As an aside, a surprising observation: When using a cont-en.efmt 
generated with pdftex 1.20a, but a 1.10b binary (user error, true), 
ConTeXt still worked, just “forgot” to actually include metapost 
graphics.  (Metapost was called, though.)

regards,
	Christopher Creutzig