follows is the result of dpkg-reconfigure -plow (with lmodern.postinst including set -ex). adding a fresh lm.map to '/usr/share/texmf/fonts/map/dvips/lm/' seems to have fixed the _configuration_ problem, but a clean installation still fails.
attached is the original output from updmap.XXXX. ~ % sudo dpkg-reconfigure -plow lmodern (0) [EMAIL PROTECTED]:22:07 2715 + which update-fonts-dir + update-fonts-scale Type1 warning: /usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1 does not exist or is not a directory + update-fonts-dir --x11r7-layout Type1 warning: /usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1 does not exist or is not a directory + case "$1" in + update-updmap --quiet + update-language + update-fmtutil + dhit_libkpathsea_configured + kpsewhich --version + which mktexlsr + dhit_update_lsr_files ++ mktemp -p /tmp mktexlsr.XXXXXXXX + tempfile=/tmp/mktexlsr.hWl10322 + printf 'Running mktexlsr. This may take some time... ' Running mktexlsr. This may take some time... + mktexlsr + rm -f /tmp/mktexlsr.hWl10322 + echo done. done. + for i in map + '[' map = map ']' + which updmap-sys + dhit_create_fontmaps ++ mktemp -p /tmp updmap.XXXXXXXX + tempfile=/tmp/updmap.aVE10415 + printf 'Running updmap-sys. This may take some time... ' Running updmap-sys. This may take some time... + updmap-sys + rm -f /tmp/updmap.aVE10415 + echo done. done. + '[' map = format ']' + '[' map = language ']' + FILE=/etc/defoma/hints/lmodern.hints + '[' configure = configure ']' + test -x /usr/bin/defoma-font + /usr/bin/defoma-font reregister-all /etc/defoma/hints/lmodern.hints ~ % -- ========================== $mysig = <<EOS; the old lighter in the gun in the rabbit trick. (kfg) daniël bosold [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.bosold.net aim: cyclist38 icq: cyfacKid EOS
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