Bug#598351: texlive-latex-base: Error when using lmodern fonts together with T1 fontenc
On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 13:02 +0200, Hilmar Preusse wrote:
> On 28.09.10 Eugen Dedu (Eugen.Dedu@pu-pm.univ-fcomte.fr) wrote:
[...]
> > Oh, I see, it's ec package in texlive-latex-recommended. But why
> > does that .tex example file need ec?!
> >
> Because you're using the lmodern fonts, which use (IIRC) the metrics
> from the EC fonts.
>
> Ralf, is this correct?
No, the lmodern fonts come with their own set of TFM files. At the
moment I cannot reproduce the issue, since I don't have the time to
prepare a system without texlive-latex-recommended. However, I am
wondering if the supplied example is really minimal, ie, is babel with
option french required?
cheerio
ralf
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