Re: The mfw binary

[Frank Küster <frank@debian.org>]

Julian Gilbey <jdg@debian.org> wrote:

> In tetex-bin, there are three metafont binaries:
>
> mfw        compiled with X support
> mf-nowin   compiled with no X support
> mf         symlink to mfw
>
> In texlive-base-bin, there are only:
>
> mf         compiled with X support
> mf-nowin   compiled with no X support
>
> Why the discrepancy?

I guess this is just historic, no real reasons.  "Forgotten".

> The mf symlink could be turned into an alternative were we ever to
> separate out the X Windows parts of the TeX system.

I agree.  I think it's best if you file that as a wishlist bug, so that
we won't forget.

Regards, Frank
-- 
Dr. Frank Küster
Single Molecule Spectroscopy, Protein Folding @ Inst. f. Biochemie, Univ. Zürich
Debian Developer (teTeX/TeXLive)