Bug#397717: lmodern: install failed with error message warning: directory /usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1 does not exist

[daniel bosold <devogon@gmail.com>]

Package: lmodern
Version: 1.00-3
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable


installing lmodern fails with a twice repeated message of directory '/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1' does not exist. the package attempts once more to install but fails.

I have removed and attempted to reinstall to no effect. I have the latest X packages (unstable) and have read the message at http://lists.debian.org/debian-tex-maint/2006/10/msg00972.html but changing 'set -e' to 'set -ex' at /var/lib/dpkg/info/lmodern.postinst  had no effect.

I also checked configuration of fontconfig as well as xorg.conf.


-- System Information:
Debian Release: 4.0
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.17-1-686
Locale: LANG=en_IE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_IE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)

Versions of packages lmodern depends on:
ii  defoma                        0.11.10    Debian Font Manager -- automatic f
ii  tex-common                    0.38       Common infrastructure for using an
ii  xfonts-utils                  1:1.0.1-1  X Window System font utility progr

lmodern recommends no packages.

-- no debconf information