Bug#598351: texlive-latex-base: Error when using lmodern fonts together with T1 fontenc

[Eugen Dedu <Eugen.Dedu@pu-pm.univ-fcomte.fr>]

On 30/09/10 00:11, Ralf Stubner wrote:
> 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?

babel with French is not required.  If you remove it (and the .aux), the 
error still appears.  (I added it because without babel I would not have 
used it; French babel strongly recommends it.)

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Eugen