PyX

Hi,

On 07.05.04, Fernando Perez wrote:
> I have some code which works perfectly OK in a Fedora box, yet is crashing 
> when run on a RH9 machine.  The final exception is:
> 
>   File "/home/fperez/usr/local/lib/python/pyx/dvifile.py", line 636, in 
>   __init__
>     raise RuntimeError("no information for font '%s' found in font mapping 
> file, aborting" % name)
> RuntimeError: no information for font 'cmmi10' found in font mapping file, 
> aborting
> 
> Both the RH9 and the Fedora boxes are heavily used for latex writing, so I 
> know the fonts are there on both.  I tried building PyX itself  (I'm 
> running 0.6.2) on both machines, and the results don't change.
> 
> I would very much appreciate any pointers.  I'm including a very detailed 
> traceback below, in case it helps.

It's likely that the TeX installation on your RH9 box is configured to
use pk fonts by default instead of PostScript Type1 fonts. Take a look
to the PyX FAQ 4.3.6. It should guide you to the correct places to
look at and explain how to solve the problem.

HTH,

André

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Andre Wobst wrote:

 > It's likely that the TeX installation on your RH9 box is configured to
 > use pk fonts by default instead of PostScript Type1 fonts. Take a look
 > to the PyX FAQ 4.3.6. It should guide you to the correct places to
 > look at and explain how to solve the problem.

Many thanks, Andre.  I'll look into this on Monday (back in the office) and 
I'll bug you again if I get stuck, which I doubt: the faq entry is fairly 
detailed, so I should be ok with it.

Best,

Fernando.