[tex-live] problem with fc-list

[Siep Kroonenberg]

On Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 12:37:09AM +0800, Xiao Cui wrote:
> > 
> > Here are some more information
> > 
> > TL G:\TL20080724>set t
> > TEMP=C:\Users\user1\AppData\Local\Temp
> > TEXBINDIR=G:\TL20080724\bin\win32
> > TEXDIR=G:\TL20080724\
> > TEXDIRW=G:\TL20080724\
> > TEXMFCONFIG=G:\TL20080724\texmf-config
> > TEXMFDIST=G:\TL20080724\texmf-dist
> > TEXMFHOME=G:\TL20080724\texmf-home
> > TEXMFLOCAL=G:\TL20080724\texmf-local
> > TEXMFMAIN=G:\TL20080724\texmf
> > TEXMFSYSCONFIG=G:\TL20080724\texmf-config
> > TEXMFSYSVAR=G:\TL20080724\texmf-var
> > TEXMFVAR=G:\TL20080724\texmf-var
> > tldrive=G:
> > TMP=C:\Users\user1\AppData\Local\Temp
> > 
> > TL G:\TL20080724>kpsewhich --var-value=FONTCONFIG_PATH
> > G:/TL20080724/texmf-var/fonts/conf
> > 
> > TL G:\TL20080724>kpsewhich --var-value=FONTCONFIG_FILE
> > fonts.conf
> > 
> > Xiao
> 
> This looks fine. I believe that fc-cache now is configured
> correctly.
> 
> As a workaround, remove or comment out lines containing texmf-dist
> in the file G:/TL20080724/texmf-var/fonts/conf/fonts.conf
> 
> Do fc-cache and fc-list now behave correctly, and would xetex still
> be useful to you with this configuration?
> 
> Please answer to the list since I cannot fix problems with fc-cache
> myself.
> 
> -- 
> Siep Kroonenberg
>   
> 1. The current version 20080725 works well under Windows Vista.
> Many Thanks!
>    
>   2 .However, the same problem occurs under Windows XP. I found
>   that there are only 3 folders in  texmf-var/fonts/: map, pk, and
>   tfm. That is, there is not a folder named texmf-var/fonts/conf

Maybe there still was an old texmf-var without the extra files and
directories under texmf-var/fonts? If you remove the texmf-var tree
then it tl-portable should regenerate it, including the extra files
under texmf-var/fonts.

>   3. I COPY files in the image to a SD card which is writable.
>   Then I run tl-portable under Windows vista. It generates
>   necessary files/folders on the SD card. After that, it is usable
>   with Windows XP.
>    
>   > would xetex still be useful to you with this configuration?
>   I do not know what do you mean. Of course, xetex is very useful.
>    
>   Best, Xiao

Apparently, editing fonts.conf was a remedy to a problem you don't
have. So much the better.

-- Siep Kroonenberg