[comp.text] METAFONT doesn't generate the .tfm-file

kjell@saturn.ucsc.edu (Kjell Post) (10/30/89)

We're trying to install METAFONT here but for some reason we can't
get it to generate the .tfm-file.  If anybody has experienced this
before or think they know what is wrong, we would love to hear from you.

--Kjell

steiner@topaz.rutgers.edu (Dave Steiner) (10/31/89)

Make sure you are using the correct mode_def (ie, you probably want to
say '\mode:=localfont;' when calling mf.  Otherwise you are generating
proof or smoke mode fonts (ie, is the file <font>.2602gf?).

ds
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