Re: ConTeXt installtion and Debian

[Norbert Preining <preining@logic.at>]

On Die, 24 Okt 2006, Ralf Stubner wrote:
> > > TEXFONTMAPS = .;$TEXMF/{fonts/map,}/{$progname,pdftex,dvips,}//
> > >
> > > IMO it would be best if we would go back to this path. Note that it does
> > > include the old path TEXMF/dvips. It also includes most of the specific
> > > things Taco mentioned.
> > 
> > I agree.  The only question is: Do we want to change this *now*, when
> > tex-common might enter sarge?
> 
> I don't know if double slashes in the middle of the path or three or
> four slashes at the end can confuse kpselib, but one can avoide them
> with
> 
> TEXFONTMAPS = .;$TEXMF{/fonts/map,}{/$progname,/pdftex,/dvips,}//
> 
> > teTeX 3.0 only has
> > 
> > TEXFONTMAPS = .;$TEXMF/fonts/map//
> > 
> > so it seems the comment in our 55Fonts.cnf is from TeXlive?
> 
> Strange, I thought I has seen that in teTeX, too. But even TeX Live 2005
> has a slightly simpler TEXFONTMAPS:
> 
> % font name map files.  This isn't just fonts/map// because ConTeXt
> % wants support for having files with the same name in the different
> % subdirs.  Maybe if the programs ever get unified to accepting the same
> % map file syntax the definition can be simplified again.
> TEXFONTMAPS = .;$TEXMF/fonts/map/{$progname,pdftex,dvips,}//
> 
> > Well, anyway, I think the result of this investigation is that we can
> > change it right now and get more, not less paths, but less cutter in the
> > kpsewhich output.
> 
> ACK. I don't think it warrants a new upload, though. 

So what be the path we want to choose? I have submitted to svn
something which uses
	 TEXFONTMAPS = .;$TEXMF/{fonts/map,}/{$progname,pdftex,dvips,}//
but I would be happy with
	TEXFONTMAPS = .;$TEXMF/fonts/map/{$progname,pdftex,dvips,}//
too

Any comments what we actually choose?

And after this, I am FOR an upload after a final check of the
dh_installtex changes and the man page.

Best wishes

Norbert

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Dr. Norbert Preining <preining@logic.at>                    Università di Siena
Debian Developer <preining@debian.org>                         Debian TeX Group
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