Whither ttmkfdir?

[Kevin Oberman]

On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 4:42 PM, John D. Hendrickson <johnandsara2 at cox.net>
wrote:

> Kevin Oberman wrote:
>
>> I see that x11-fonts/ttmkdir has been deleted and marked as "orphaned". It
>> is still readily available from several places including the frozen, but
>> very much alive FreeCode as well as Github. I don't know of any substitute
>> for this tool to build font directories for TT fonts.
>>
>> Are font directories still needed? If so, this port really needs to be
>> restored. It may be old and had not had an update for over a decade, but
>> it
>> is simple and does the job. I thought RedHat was still "supporting" it.
>>
>> If font directories are no longer required by the latest Xorg-server,
>> never
>> mind.
>> --
>> Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer, Retired
>> E-mail: rkoberman at gmail.com
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> however i suggest you call adobe and get their font distro (if they even
> know where it is or will sell it ! )
>
> they used to sell high q fonts and unix tools on a CD
>
> i'm a hacker i hate "giving in".  on the other hand i wouldn't suggest
> hours font headaches if Adobe has a CD that is inexpensive and the real deal
>
> Are you saying that mkfontscale will NOT work?
--
Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer, Retired
E-mail: rkoberman at gmail.com