[tex-live] Re: context / directory structure
Thomas Esser
te at dbs.uni-hannover.de
Thu May 6 19:57:40 CEST 2004
> >If the map files don't use specific pdftex related features, they should go
> >to $fontroot/fonts/map/dvips/<package>.
>
> hm, so then the tds documentation should contain a table which specifies
> the differences between the three engines (i must admit that i never looked
> into what dvips really needs as a minimum)
The document does not define file formats in that detail.
> with me but then should be made official and described in a separate
> document, or an appendix to the tds document. (psmap would then be a better
> name)
It will be official as soon as the new tds document is released to
the public.
> % generic map file, suitable for dvips and pdftex
That's not a bad idea.
> ok, so 'no font name' means pdftex; i can build that into texfont, sure
Right.
> >Just forget about subpath. There is just texmf/fonts/map//.
>
> so in a way we're lucky that 'dvips' precedes 'pdftex' in sorting but i'm
Forget about directory sorting. Files within texmf/fonts/map have to
have unique names. That's what tds requires.
> trouble. So maybe a subpath {,dvips,pdftex,dvipdfmx} makes sense after all.
No, not in my opinion.
Thomas
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