[OS X TeX] Font problem?

Aaron Jackson jackson at msrce.howard.edu
Wed Jun 8 18:30:55 CEST 2005


On Jun 8, 2005, at 12:15 PM, François G. Schmitt wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have installed TeXShop 1.40 on a system 10.3.9 and have the 
> following problem.
>
> Everything used to work fine, but recently I had to reinstal the 
> system, and then I reinstalled TeXShop and  all the indicated files. 
> And now it refuses to work, for an unknown reason. The problem does 
> not seem to be linked to TeXShop since IteXMac gives the same result: 
> the problem seems to be with TeTeX or with fonts.

How did you install tex?  You seem to be missing the cmextra fonts, but 
I think they are part of the base install.

Aaron

> At the end of the compilation of my file I obtain the following 
> output, repeated several times before an almost blank pdf file is 
> generated:
> ------------------------------
> kpathsea: Running mktexpk --mfmode / --bdpi 600 --mag 1+0/600 --dpi 
> 600 cmex10
> /usr/local/teTeX/bin/powerpc-apple-darwin-current/mktexpk: line 1: 
> basename: command not found
> mktexpk: /var/tmp/texfonts/pk/ljfour/public/cm/ already exists.
> /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/web2c/mktexupd: Missing argument(s).
> /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/web2c/mktexupd: line 1: basename: command 
> not found
> Try ` --help' for more information.
> warning: kpathsea: mktexpk output 
> `/var/tmp/texfonts/pk/ljfour/public/cm/' instead of a filename.
> kpathsea: Appending font creation commands to missfont.log.
>  )
> (see the transcript file for additional information)
> Warning: /usr/local/teTeX/bin/powerpc-apple-darwin-current/pdflatex 
> (file cmex1
> 0): kpathsea: Running mktexpk --mfmode / --bdpi 600 --mag 1+57/600 
> --dpi 657 cmmi10
> /usr/local/teTeX/bin/powerpc-apple-darwin-current/mktexpk: line 1: 
> basename: command not found
> mktexpk: /var/tmp/texfonts/pk/ljfour/public/cm/ already exists.
> /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/web2c/mktexupd: Missing argument(s).
> /usr/local/teTeX/share/texmf/web2c/mktexupd: line 1: basename: command 
> not found
> Try ` --help' for more information.
> warning: kpathsea: mktexpk output 
> `/var/tmp/texfonts/pk/ljfour/public/cm/' instead of a filename.
> Font cmex10 at 600 not found
> ------------------------------
> Thanks for any info to help fix this problem.
> Francois Schmitt
>
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