[tex-k] archaic metafont warning message
Reinhard Kotucha
reinhard.kotucha at web.de
Wed Jul 21 11:40:36 CEST 2010
Hi,
mf-nowin prints the following warning message to screen:
mf: Window support for X was not compiled into this binary.
mf: There may be a binary called `mfw' on your system which
mf: does contain X window support.
mf: If you need to recompile, remember to give the --with-x
mf: option to configure
mf: (Or perhaps you just failed to specify the mode.)
A few years ago DEK asked how to invoke mf with X11 support (he wasn't
aware of mfw) and I suppose the warning was added in order to point
people to mfw. But meanwhile programs were renamed:
mfw -> mf
mf -> mf-nowin
mf-nowin is only used by scripts and mf now does what people expect if
they invoke it from the command line. Hence I think the message isn't
needed anymore and can be removed without substitution.
Regards,
Reinhard
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