Bug#213310: tetex-base: the dvips database should not be in /etc
On 28.11.03 Atsuhito Kohda (kohda@pm.tokushima-u.ac.jp) wrote:
> From: Hilmar Preusse <hille42@web.de>
> Subject: Bug#213310: tetex-base: the dvips database should not be in /etc
> Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2003 21:31:36 +0100
Hi,
> > > # Perhaps packages which get effect will be very few.
> > >
> > Does anybody of us has a clue, how many there are (and even
> > better: which packages will be affected)? Atsuhito, if my idea is
> > implemented: will you file bugs against all the affected
> > packages?
>
> Of course I'll do so as far as possible. However anyone can file a
> bug ;)
>
Sure. Unfortunately I don't have the bandwith to download every
package to check if it uses postscript fonts and if it calls updmap
in the postinstall-Skript. Sorry!
> Further please note that affected packages will be font packages
> but I have almost no interest in extra TeX fonts, i.e. I'm
> satisfied with only basic CM fonts (including Bluesky fonts) at
> present (mainly because I'm a Japanese) so I'm afraid I might
> overlook many affected packages.
>
Well the only thing to do is to check the postin-script, if it calls
updmap. The job is not hard but time-consuming....
Hilmar
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