[tex-live] updmap(-sys) not working as expected

[Norbert Preining]

On So, 11 Okt 2009, Gregor Zimmermann wrote:
> After using 'updmap' instead of 'updmap-sys' it worked. Shouldn't it be
> the other way around?

You probably have already once created user specific files in 
	~/.texlive2009/texmf-var
which is TEXMFVAR by calling updmap.

The call to updmap-sys changed the files in 
	c:/texlive/2009/texmf-var
which is TEXMFSYSVAR.

TEXMFVAR takes precedence of TEXMFSYSVAR, so your local user files
in
	~/.texlive2009/texmf-var
will win.

If you use once updmap, you have to continue using it.

Oterwise, remove
	~/.texlive2009

On Windows
	~
is
	%USERPROFILE%/

This is known and documented behaviour since teTeX 3.0 or even earlier,
so about 10 years.

Best wishes

Norbert

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