[OS X TeX] Re: [XeTeX] Re: "I can't find the format file `xetex.fmt'!"

[Peter Dyballa]

Am 10.10.2005 um 01:03 schrieb Gerben Wierda:

>> And it's needed that all non-sys scripts are invoked à la 'sudo -H -u 
>> <the user> <util> <arguments>' that the user is able to clean 
>> i-Installer's remains easily afterwards.
>
> I did not understand this sentence.
>

Since the files and directories created in the ~/Library/texmf tree are 
owned by root the user can't remove them easily. The install scripts 
therefore should run the non-sys utilities in a non-system-wide 
installation with sudo -H -u $realname <the utility + args> to make the 
utlities' output owned by the user and not root.

~/Library/texmf/fonts/map/*/fontinst is a good place for MAP files: 
updmap-sys finds them there!

And yes: the precise removal of updmap files finds my approval!

--
Greetings

   Pete

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