TeX: FAQ


Why do I get "mktexpk: .../cmr8.864pk already exists"?

Or more fully, messages such as
     mktexpk: /var/texfonts/pk/ljfour/public/cm/cmr8.864pk already exists 
By default the environment variable TEXFONTS is unset, so TeX looks in default places, including /var/texfonts. If TEXFONTS is set and does not include /var/texfonts then TeX and its associated utilities, including mktexpk, won't find font files which actually exist, write up till the moment at which it tries to rebuild it...




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