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MKTEXPK
!!!MKTEXPK
NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS
BUGS
SEE ALSO
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!!NAME


mktexpk - create a PK file for a font
!!SYNOPSIS


__mktexpk__ [[''options''] ''font''
[[''redirect'']
!!DESCRIPTION


This manual page is not meant to be exhaustive. The complete
documentation for this version of TEX can be found in the
info file or manual ''Kpathsea: A library for path
searching''.


__mktexpk__ is used to generate a ''pk'' file from the
M ETAFONT source files or type1 sources for
''font'', if possible.


If ''redirect'' is given, it must be string of the form
'''' where ''n'' is the number of the file
descriptor which is to receive, instead of standard output,
the name of the generated file.


__mktexpk__ is typically called by other programs, rather
than from the command line.
!!OPTIONS


__mktexpk__ accepts the following options:


__--bdpi__ ''num''


Set the base device resolution.


__--dpi__ ''num''


Generate the font at resolution ''num''.


__--help__


Print help message and exit.


__--mag__ ''mag''


The M ETAFONT magnification that corresponds
to the combination of ''bdpi'' and ''dpi'' that has
been specified.


__--mfmode__ ''mode''


The M ETAFONT mode to use.


__--destdir__ ''dir''


A directory name. If the directory is absolute, it is used
as-is. Otherwise, it is appended to the root destination
directory set in the script.


__--version__


Print version information and exit.
!!BUGS


If the ''mode'' is not specified, __mktexpk__ tries to
determine it from ''bdpi''. The manner in which this is
done is primitive. Since ''bpdi'' doesn't provide
sufficient information to uniquely determine a ''mode''
it is strongly recommended that it be specified
explicitly.


If the ''mode'' and ''bpdi'' don't match, the
''mode'' is discarded.


The ''dpi'' parameter is redundant, but is not checked
for consistency. Worse, the program will fail if the wrong
''dpi'' is specified.
!!SEE ALSO


mktexmf(1), mktextfm(1).
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