> a directory listed in $TEXMF doesn't have the '!!' prefix > it should be skipped by 'mktexlsr' (unless when it's
Well, the meaning of !! is different. To get what you want, you have to set TEXMFDBS in a way that excludes your $HOMETEXMF, e.g. TEXMFDBS = {!!$TEXMFLOCAL,!!$TEXMFMAIN,!!$TEXMFDIST};$VARTEXFONTS Thomas