[tex-live] getnonfreefonts

[David Carlisle]

On 13 April 2016 at 23:35, Paulo Ney de Souza <pauloney at gmail.com> wrote:
> Karl,
>
> What can you do to convince me that Antiqua is part of TeXLive?



$ tlmgr list antiqua --list
package:     antiqua
category:    Package
shortdesc:   URW Antiqua condensed font, for use with TeX
longdesc:    The package contains a copy of the Type 1 font "URW
Antiqua 2051 Regular Condensed" released under the GPL by URW, with
supporting files for use with (La)TeX.
installed:   Yes
revision:    24266
sizes:       doc: 25k, run: 213k
relocatable: No
cat-version: 001.003
cat-date:    2015-08-03 05:43:12 +0200
cat-license: gpl
cat-topics:  font font-serif font-type1
collection:  collection-fontsextra
Included files, by type:
run files:
  texmf-dist/fonts/afm/urw/antiqua/uaqr8ac.afm
  texmf-dist/fonts/map/dvips/antiqua/uaq.map
  texmf-dist/fonts/map/vtex/antiqua/uaq.ali
  texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/urw/antiqua/uaqr7tc.tfm
  texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/urw/antiqua/uaqr8ac.tfm
  texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/urw/antiqua/uaqr8cc.tfm
  texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/urw/antiqua/uaqr8rc.tfm
  texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/urw/antiqua/uaqr8tc.tfm
  texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/urw/antiqua/uaqrc7tc.tfm
  texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/urw/antiqua/uaqrc8tc.tfm
  texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/urw/antiqua/uaqro7tc.tfm
  texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/urw/antiqua/uaqro8cc.tfm
  texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/urw/antiqua/uaqro8rc.tfm
  texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/urw/antiqua/uaqro8tc.tfm
  texmf-dist/fonts/type1/urw/antiqua/uaqr8ac.pfb
  texmf-dist/fonts/type1/urw/antiqua/uaqr8ac.pfm
  texmf-dist/fonts/vf/urw/antiqua/uaqr7tc.vf
  texmf-dist/fonts/vf/urw/antiqua/uaqr8cc.vf
  texmf-dist/fonts/vf/urw/antiqua/uaqr8tc.vf
  texmf-dist/fonts/vf/urw/antiqua/uaqrc7tc.vf
  texmf-dist/fonts/vf/urw/antiqua/uaqrc8tc.vf
  texmf-dist/fonts/vf/urw/antiqua/uaqro7tc.vf
  texmf-dist/fonts/vf/urw/antiqua/uaqro8cc.vf
  texmf-dist/fonts/vf/urw/antiqua/uaqro8tc.vf
  texmf-dist/tex/latex/antiqua/ot1uaq.fd
  texmf-dist/tex/latex/antiqua/t1uaq.fd
  texmf-dist/tex/latex/antiqua/ts1uaq.fd
doc files:
  texmf-dist/doc/fonts/antiqua/antiqua.txt details="Package documentation"
  texmf-dist/doc/fonts/antiqua/uaqr8ac.afm.org



>
> The TUG.dk Font Catalogues says very clear on the page:
>
>     http://www.tug.dk/FontCatalogue/antiqua/
>
> "Antiqua is not part of TeX Live."
>
> If I try: "kpsewhich antiqua.sty"  or "kpsewhich uaqrrc.afm"
>
> it comes back with nothing and if I try to process a file from the
> font-package I get:
>
> ! LaTeX Error: File `antiqua.sty' not found.
>
> Type X to quit or <RETURN> to proceed,
> or enter new name. (Default extension: sty)
>
> So in what "form" is Antiqua a part of TeXLive???
>
> Paulo Ney
>
> On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 2:49 PM, Karl Berry <karl at freefriends.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Paulo,
>>
>>     What would be the best way (for TeXLive) to do this:
>>
>>     A- Placing the fonts in the TeXLive installation
>>
>>     B- Writing a script that will take care of the font installation after
>> the
>>     TeXLive install.
>>
>> If the fonts are available under a free license, upload a new version to
>> CTAN (with the author's permission, etc., etc. ... good luck) and I will
>> endeavor to install them in TL.  To the best of my knowledge, all of the
>> free fonts on CTAN are already in TL.
>>
>> If the fonts are available only under a nonfree license, patch
>> getnonfreefonts to support them and send the patch to Reinhard Kotucha.
>>
>> If you can convince font authors to switch from nonfree to free, that is
>> great.
>>
>> (As mentioned before: Antiqua has been in TL, and TL's predecessors,
>> since the font was first freely released in the 1980s or so.  That's the
>> only specific font you've mentioned.  So I don't see anything I can do
>> right now.)
>>
>> best,
>> karl
>
>



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