Bug#357983: tetex-bin: mktexmf can't write new .mf files

[Florent Rougon <f.rougon@free.fr>]

Didier Verna <didier@lrde.epita.fr> wrote:

>         Severity "grave" is justified because the sudden change of write
> permissions on the /var/cache/fonts directory makes the tetex system unusable
> as soon as a new font description has to be generated.

I see.

>         Adding people to the users group _manually_ is indeed a workaround. To
> me the real bug is that either this should be done automatically

Adding users to a group grants them privileges. As a consequence, there
is *no way* this can be done without the consent of the admin.

> or, like I said in the other message, people should be warned _big
> time_ that they're gonna have to do it by hand.

Well, let's wait for Frank's opinion on a NEWS.Debian note.

>         But still, I'm not opposed to this change ;-)

OK.

-- 
Florent