Martin Costabel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

[snip]

> If one leaves the fonts directory as it is and doesn't run type1inst at 
> all, the problem goes away, too. The files "fonts.scale" and "fonts.dir" 
> are already there, and I don't know if the additional file "Fontmap" is 
> needed by anything. The type1inst script celebrates its 5th birthday 
> next week, and it would be highly surprising if it were still up to its 
> task. Maybe it should be sent to its well-deserved retirement.

Here's my source of information about fonts:

  http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Font-HOWTO/x346.html

It has a "last modified" date in 2002, so it is presumably fairly accurate.

[snip]

> So there are 3 possibilities to fix this package (and I think it needs 
> to be fixed; not having it is harmful to Fink). I would prefer No 2:
> 
> 1. Take the whole fonts part out of the package and don't let it Provide 
> ghostscript-fonts any more
> 
> 2. Leave the symlink for the fonts directory as it is, but don't run 
> type1inst
> 
> 3. Run type1inst as before, but then clean the Fontmap file by removing 
> the Hershey *.gsf lines.
> 

In light of the apparent continued need for Fontmap (which is not in
Wierda's distribution), I've chosen #1.

  -- Dave



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