Bug#507652: texlive: does not print math symbols

["Nikolaos S. Papaspyrou" <nickie@softlab.ntua.gr>]

On Sun, Feb 08, 2009 at 04:04:11PM +0100, Mojca Miklavec wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 1:47 PM, Paul Menzel wrote:
> >
> > To recap this is the problem. All files are attached.
> >
> > 1. xelatex is used to produce the pdf.
> > 2. pdflatex works.
> > 3. The following warning is displayed every time.
> >
> > ** WARNING ** This .map file looks like a dvips format fontmap file.
> > ** WARNING ** -- Current input buffer is: bchb8r CharterBT-Bold
> > "TeXBase1Encoding ReEncodeFont" <8r.enc <bchb8a.pfb
> > ** WARNING ** -- Reading fontmap file stopped at: file="pdftex.map",
> > line=6.
> 
> XeTeX should *not* read pdftex.map. I have no idea why it does that.
> Please try to ask on the XeTeX mailing list and explain why you are
> asking (people will tend to reply "please update").
> 
> You need to fix that before trying to do anything else.

It seems that the problem is resolved by editing

   /etc/texmf/dvipdfm/dvipdfmx.cfg

commenting the line "f pdftex.map"
and uncommenting "f dvipdfm.map"

I'm far from an expert in xetex, so I don't know if this is the
appropriate solution or if it causes other problems.

Best regards,
Nikos.

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