[OS X TeX] destination *.fd files

[Herbert Schulz]

On Aug 20, 2012, at 7:28 PM, NMPOST7 <nmpost7 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 
> On 21/08/2012 02:06, Herbert Schulz wrote:
>> No! 
>> 
>> *.tfm -> fonts->tfm->malayalam
>> *.pfb -> fonts->type1->public->malayalam
>> *.afm -> fonts->afm->malayalam
> 
> Thank you. I was trying to find these folder ("font") but do not even know where
> (!!!). should be somehee in /usr/local/share.....
> 
> 
>> Is there a .map file too? If there is it should be placed in
> 
> Yes, there is a file called malayalam.map
> 
> 
>> *.map -> fonts->map->dvips->malayalam
>> 
>> What has to be done after the files are in place depends upon which texmf tree are you putting all these files and is that tree owned by root?
> 
> the command which tex gives me
> /opt/texbin/tex
> 
> How do I find out the path?
> 
> I know it is a silly question!
> 
> Cheers
> suren

Howdy,

Sounds as though you installed the Macports TeX Distribution. I'm not sure how it has its trees set up.

PS: Is there a reason you didn't install the MacTeX distribution?

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
(herbs at wideopenwest dot com)