[tex-live] wsuipa compilefonts comments are not shell commands

Karl Berry karl at freefriends.org
Mon Jul 7 02:51:49 CEST 2008


    - texmf-dist/fonts/source/public/wsuipa/compilefonts
      this is a script that should be run, but it starts with the
      documentation without any comment markers, should be patched
      patch: http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/debian-tex/texlive-new/trunk/texlive-extra/debian/patches/10_wsuipa?op=file&rev=0&sc=0

Well, there is no actual reason to run it, these days, so I don't want
to take the time to track down Chet Creider (hmm, I used to know him)
and explain it all to him.  (I wonder if these wsuipa fonts are truly
free, BTW.  I see no notices anywhere.)

Here is a shorter patch.  CTAN, if you want to install this in
CTAN/fonts/wsuipa/mf/compilefonts, feel free.  If you don't, I don't
mind that either.  TL never runs it anyway and never will.

karl

--- compilefonts        (revision 9303)
+++ compilefonts        (working copy)
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
     done
 done

+exit $?
+
 ------------------------------------8<------------------------------------
 The 300pk fonts in this directory should be sufficient for use with most
 standard 300dpi laserprinters.  If you use a recent version of dvips, it


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