[tlbuild] Custom-built xdvipdfmx cannot find pdftex.map on a basic-scheme TDS

[Paul Vojta]

I too build my own custom texlive installation, with my own quirky settings.

When I run KPATHSEA_DEBUG=32 xdvipdfmx -o example.pdf example.xdv
the output relevant to kanjix.map is:

   kdebug:kpse_find_file: searching for kanjix.map of type map (from texmf.cnf)
   kdebug:start generic search(files=[kanjix.map], must_exist=0, find_all=0, path=.:/home/vojta/texmf/fonts/map/dvipdfmx//:!!/usr/local/texmf/fonts/map/dvipdfmx//:/home/vojta/texmf/fonts/map/pdftex//:!!/usr/local/texmf/fonts/map/pdftex//:/home/vojta/texmf/fonts/map/dvips//:!!/usr/local/texmf/fonts/map/dvips//:/home/vojta/texmf/fonts/map///:!!/usr/local/texmf/fonts/map///)
   kdebug:  dir_list_search_list(files=[kanjix.map], find_all=0, casefold=no)
   kdebug:  dir_list_search_list(files=[kanjix.map], find_all=0, casefold=yes)
   kdebug:   casefold_readable_file(kanjix.map) in . => (nil)
   kdebug:db:match(/usr/local/texmf/fonts/map/dvipdfmx/updmap/kanjix.map,/usr/local/texmf/fonts/map/dvipdfmx//) = 1
   kdebug:returning from generic search([kanjix.map]) => /usr/local/texmf/fonts/map/dvipdfmx/updmap/kanjix.map

The search path it's using looks like it's coming from TEXFONTMAPS in texmf.cnf.

Paul Vojta


On Wed, Nov 11, 2020 at 04:50:45PM +0100, Vadim Kantorov wrote:
> I built custom xetex and xdvipdfmx (texlive.sh) into "./build" and
> installed a basic-scheme TexLive distro into "./texlive" with
> install-tl (latex.sh). My machine does not have a system-wide TexLive
> installation.
> 
> Compiling (bug.sh) a dummy tex file produces warnings from xdvipdfmx:
> xdvipdfmx:warning: Couldn't open font map file "pdftex.map".
> xdvipdfmx:warning: Couldn't open font map file "kanjix.map".
> 
> I am using "./texlive/texmf-dist/web2c/texmf.cnf" as my CNF file.
> 
> It seems that the */updmap/*.map files
> ("./texlive/texmf-var/fonts/map/pdftex/updmap/pdftex.map" and
> "./texlive/texmf-var/fonts/map/dvipdfmx/updmap/kanjix.map") are not
> referred to by this CNF file and thus are not found by xdvipdfmx or
> kpsewhich.
> 
> I would be very grateful if you could advise if this is my error or a
> TexLive installer issue.
> 
> A full repro of all installation scripts (texlive.sh, latex.sh,
> bug.sh) and error messages:
> https://gist.github.com/vadimkantorov/cb638c61afc2fb4526d05e6c4c3b48b6
> 
> (This exercice is part of my yet-another-latex-in-browser attempt. A
> Chrome-working version of xetex+bibtex8+xdvipdfmx is available at
> https://vadimkantorov.github.io/busytext/busytex.html)
> 
> Thank you!
> -- 
> Vadim Kantorov