Bug#293179: tetex-bin: got dvips running, but ps2pdf fails

[Hilmar Preusse <hille42@web.de>]

On 01.02.05 jack@scriptserver.homeunix.net (jack@scriptserver.homeunix.net) wrote:

Hi,

> So I compared the strace of both and found that the line concerning
> pcrr8 fonts is slightly different:
> diff /var/lib/texmf/dvips/config/pdftex.map
> /var/lib/texmf/dvips/base/psfonts.map | grep pcrr
> 
> So I patched the psfonts.map file and changed the line:
> ----
> pcrr8rn Courier " .85 ExtendFont TeXBase1Encoding ReEncodeFont " <8r.enc
> ----
> to
> ---
> pcrr8rn " .85 ExtendFont TeXBase1Encoding ReEncodeFont " <8r.enc <ucrr8a.pfb
> ---
> 
> And it worked !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> 
"Multiple exclamation marks are a clear sign of an insane mind."
(Terry Prattched). SCNR!!

As these files are generated it is not a good idea to patch them.
Rather use the source files for them, which should be
misc/pcrr8rn.map.

Regards,
  Hilmar
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