Hi,

In trying to install MinionPro fonts on Mac OSX (so I can use
microtype etc), I followed the instructions from the CTAN page for
MinionPro  but have not been able to get the fonts to work. This is
how I load the package:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{MnSymbol}
\usepackage{MinionPro}
\usepackage{microtype}



The error I get is the following(this is from the console):
:
:
kpathsea: Running mktexpk --mfmode / --bdpi 600 --mag 0+382/600 --dpi
382 MinionPro-Regular-Base-aa
mktexpk: don't know how to create bitmap font for MinionPro-Regular-
Base-aa.
kpathsea: Appending font creation commands to missfont.log.
 )
!pdfTeX error: /usr/texbin/pdflatex (file MinionPro-Regular-Base-aa):
Font Mini
onPro-Regular-Base-aa at 382 not found
 ==> Fatal error occurred, no output PDF file produced!




This is what I had done to install the fonts:

1) I downloaded and installed mnsymbol package under localtexmf tree
according the instructions. I updated the database and the map file.
The MnSymbol package seems to be loaded fine because it is shown in
the log.

2) I had the following otf files (these are installed on my Mac under
fontbook):

MinionPro-Bold.otf
MinionPro-Semibold.otf
MinionPro-BoldIt.otf
MinionPro-SemiboldIt.otf
MinionPro-It.otf
 MinionStd-Black.otf
MinionPro-Regular.otf

which I converted to .pfb files using the script from CTAN and got the
following:

MinionPro-Bold.pfb
MinionPro-BoldIt.pfb
MinionPro-BoldItLCDFJ.pfb
MinionPro-BoldLCDFJ.pfb
MinionPro-It.pfb
MinionPro-ItLCDFJ.pfb
MinionPro-Regular.pfb
MinionPro-RegularLCDFJ.pfb
MinionPro-Semibold.pfb
MinionPro-SemiboldIt.pfb
MinionPro-SemiboldItLCDFJ.pfb
MinionPro-SemiboldLCDFJ.pfb
MinionStd-Black.pfb
MinionStd-BlackLCDFJ.pfb

all of which I installed under the local texmf tree (type1
directory).

3) Since my otf fonts are version 002, I downloaded the
enc-2.000.zip, unpacked it and intalled under localtexf tree (in the
enc directory).

4) I downloaded the metrics-base.zip, unpacked it and installed the
files (tex, tfm, vf) under appropriate directories in local
texmftree.

5) ran sudo texhash
and
sudo updmap-system --enable Map=MinionPro

all seemed to have gone well except that I cannot use the MinionPro
font.

I have installed fonts on the system many times before and the
instructions were quite clear. Is there something obvious that would
come to mind from the error I see? Is it possible that some more files
need to be installed? (Perhaps metrics-full or metric-optical?)
Another thing that comes to my mind is that perhaps the .pfb files I
have are NOT named properly? Any suggestions would be greatly
appreciated and tried before I decide to give up and delete the entire
thing from system. Best regards,

Tariq

On Mar 27, 4:05=A0pm, Tariq <tariq.per...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> In trying to install MinionPro fonts on Mac OSX (so I can use
> microtype etc), I followed the instructions from the CTAN page for
> MinionPro =A0but have not been able to get the fonts to work. This is
> how I load the package:
>
> \documentclass{article}
> \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
> \usepackage{MnSymbol}
> \usepackage{MinionPro}
> \usepackage{microtype}
>
> The error I get is the following(this is from the console):
> :
> :
> kpathsea: Running mktexpk --mfmode / --bdpi 600 --mag 0+382/600 --dpi
> 382 MinionPro-Regular-Base-aa
> mktexpk: don't know how to create bitmap font for MinionPro-Regular-
> Base-aa.
> kpathsea: Appending font creation commands to missfont.log.
> =A0)
> !pdfTeX error: /usr/texbin/pdflatex (file MinionPro-Regular-Base-aa):
> Font Mini
> onPro-Regular-Base-aa at 382 not found
> =A0=3D=3D> Fatal error occurred, no output PDF file produced!
>
> This is what I had done to install the fonts:
>
> 1) I downloaded and installed mnsymbol package under localtexmf tree
> according the instructions. I updated the database and the map file.
> The MnSymbol package seems to be loaded fine because it is shown in
> the log.
>
> 2) I had the following otf files (these are installed on my Mac under
> fontbook):
>
> MinionPro-Bold.otf
> MinionPro-Semibold.otf
> MinionPro-BoldIt.otf
> MinionPro-SemiboldIt.otf
> MinionPro-It.otf
> =A0MinionStd-Black.otf
> MinionPro-Regular.otf
>
> which I converted to .pfb files using the script from CTAN and got the
> following:
>
> MinionPro-Bold.pfb
> MinionPro-BoldIt.pfb
> MinionPro-BoldItLCDFJ.pfb
> MinionPro-BoldLCDFJ.pfb
> MinionPro-It.pfb
> MinionPro-ItLCDFJ.pfb
> MinionPro-Regular.pfb
> MinionPro-RegularLCDFJ.pfb
> MinionPro-Semibold.pfb
> MinionPro-SemiboldIt.pfb
> MinionPro-SemiboldItLCDFJ.pfb
> MinionPro-SemiboldLCDFJ.pfb
> MinionStd-Black.pfb
> MinionStd-BlackLCDFJ.pfb
>
> all of which I installed under the local texmf tree (type1
> directory).
>
> 3) Since my otf fonts are version 002, I downloaded the
> enc-2.000.zip, unpacked it and intalled under localtexf tree (in the
> enc directory).
>
> 4) I downloaded the metrics-base.zip, unpacked it and installed the
> files (tex, tfm, vf) under appropriate directories in local
> texmftree.
>
> 5) ran sudo texhash
> and
> sudo updmap-system --enable Map=3DMinionPro
>
> all seemed to have gone well except that I cannot use the MinionPro
> font.
>
> I have installed fonts on the system many times before and the
> instructions were quite clear. Is there something obvious that would
> come to mind from the error I see? Is it possible that some more files
> need to be installed? (Perhaps metrics-full or metric-optical?)
> Another thing that comes to my mind is that perhaps the .pfb files I
> have are NOT named properly? Any suggestions would be greatly
> appreciated and tried before I decide to give up and delete the entire
> thing from system. Best regards,
>
> Tariq

Ok, I seem to have solved the problem; the culprit being

sudo updmap-system --enable Map=3DMinionPro

which (apparently) did nothing. I ran

sudo updmap --enable Map=3DMinionPro

just now and the document compiles with MinionPro fonts just fine.

Could someone please enlighten me on the difference between the above
two commands. I mean, why just

sudo updmap-sys --enable Map=3DMinionPro.map

not work? I also like to install MinionPro fonts under Ubuntu linux
next. Is there some caveat I need to be aware of? I would appreciate.

Regards,

Tariq

Tariq <tariq.perwez@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mar 27, 4:05�pm, Tariq <tariq.per...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > In trying to install MinionPro fonts on Mac OSX (so I can use
> > microtype etc), I followed the instructions from the CTAN page for
> > MinionPro �but have not been able to get the fonts to work. This is
> > how I load the package:
> >
> > \documentclass{article}
> > \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
> > \usepackage{MnSymbol}
> > \usepackage{MinionPro}
> > \usepackage{microtype}
> >
> > The error I get is the following(this is from the console):
> > :
> > :
> > kpathsea: Running mktexpk --mfmode / --bdpi 600 --mag 0+382/600 --dpi
> > 382 MinionPro-Regular-Base-aa
> > mktexpk: don't know how to create bitmap font for MinionPro-Regular-
> > Base-aa.
> > kpathsea: Appending font creation commands to missfont.log.
> > �)
> > !pdfTeX error: /usr/texbin/pdflatex (file MinionPro-Regular-Base-aa):
> > Font Mini
> > onPro-Regular-Base-aa at 382 not found
> > �==> Fatal error occurred, no output PDF file produced!
> >
> > This is what I had done to install the fonts:
> >
> > 1) I downloaded and installed mnsymbol package under localtexmf tree
> > according the instructions. I updated the database and the map file.
> > The MnSymbol package seems to be loaded fine because it is shown in
> > the log.
> >
> > 2) I had the following otf files (these are installed on my Mac under
> > fontbook):
> >
> > MinionPro-Bold.otf
> > MinionPro-Semibold.otf
> > MinionPro-BoldIt.otf
> > MinionPro-SemiboldIt.otf
> > MinionPro-It.otf
> > �MinionStd-Black.otf
> > MinionPro-Regular.otf
> >
> > which I converted to .pfb files using the script from CTAN and got the
> > following:
> >
> > MinionPro-Bold.pfb
> > MinionPro-BoldIt.pfb
> > MinionPro-BoldItLCDFJ.pfb
> > MinionPro-BoldLCDFJ.pfb
> > MinionPro-It.pfb
> > MinionPro-ItLCDFJ.pfb
> > MinionPro-Regular.pfb
> > MinionPro-RegularLCDFJ.pfb
> > MinionPro-Semibold.pfb
> > MinionPro-SemiboldIt.pfb
> > MinionPro-SemiboldItLCDFJ.pfb
> > MinionPro-SemiboldLCDFJ.pfb
> > MinionStd-Black.pfb
> > MinionStd-BlackLCDFJ.pfb
> >
> > all of which I installed under the local texmf tree (type1
> > directory).
> >
> > 3) Since my otf fonts are version 002, I downloaded the
> > enc-2.000.zip, unpacked it and intalled under localtexf tree (in the
> > enc directory).
> >
> > 4) I downloaded the metrics-base.zip, unpacked it and installed the
> > files (tex, tfm, vf) under appropriate directories in local
> > texmftree.
> >
> > 5) ran sudo texhash
> > and
> > sudo updmap-system --enable Map=MinionPro
> >
> > all seemed to have gone well except that I cannot use the MinionPro
> > font.
> >
> > I have installed fonts on the system many times before and the
> > instructions were quite clear. Is there something obvious that would
> > come to mind from the error I see? Is it possible that some more files
> > need to be installed? (Perhaps metrics-full or metric-optical?)
> > Another thing that comes to my mind is that perhaps the .pfb files I
> > have are NOT named properly? Any suggestions would be greatly
> > appreciated and tried before I decide to give up and delete the entire
> > thing from system. Best regards,
> >
> > Tariq
> 
> Ok, I seem to have solved the problem; the culprit being
> 
> sudo updmap-system --enable Map=MinionPro
> 
> which (apparently) did nothing. I ran
>
> sudo updmap --enable Map=MinionPro
> 
> just now and the document compiles with MinionPro fonts just fine.
> 
> Could someone please enlighten me on the difference between the above
> two commands. I mean, why just
> 
> sudo updmap-sys --enable Map=MinionPro.map
> 
> not work? I also like to install MinionPro fonts under Ubuntu linux
> next. Is there some caveat I need to be aware of? I would appreciate.

You probably have already used updmap (not updmap-sys) and now the
TeX programs use a map file in your personal directories.

Look at the output of

  kpsewhich pdftex.map

which will point to a file in some place under your home directory.
Rename the file (by adding a trailing ~ to its name, for example)
and pdftex will use the system-wide pdftex.map, i.e., the one
on which "updmap-sys" acts.

There are also other files you should rename (or delete); the "bad"
pdftex.map should be in <path>/map/pdftex/; under <path>/map there
will be other directories containing "bad" map files (used by dvips
and (x)dvipdfm(x)).

Ciao
Enrico

On Mar 27, 7:05=A0pm, Enrico Gregorio <grego...@math.unipd.it> wrote:
> Tariq <tariq.per...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Mar 27, 4:05=CApm, Tariq <tariq.per...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Hi,
>
> > > In trying to install MinionPro fonts on Mac OSX (so I can use
> > > microtype etc), I followed the instructions from the CTAN page for
> > > MinionPro =CAbut have not been able to get the fonts to work. This is
> > > how I load the package:
>
> > > \documentclass{article}
> > > \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
> > > \usepackage{MnSymbol}
> > > \usepackage{MinionPro}
> > > \usepackage{microtype}
>
> > > The error I get is the following(this is from the console):
> > > :
> > > :
> > > kpathsea: Running mktexpk --mfmode / --bdpi 600 --mag 0+382/600 --dpi
> > > 382 MinionPro-Regular-Base-aa
> > > mktexpk: don't know how to create bitmap font for MinionPro-Regular-
> > > Base-aa.
> > > kpathsea: Appending font creation commands to missfont.log.
> > > =CA)
> > > !pdfTeX error: /usr/texbin/pdflatex (file MinionPro-Regular-Base-aa):
> > > Font Mini
> > > onPro-Regular-Base-aa at 382 not found
> > > =CA=3D=3D> Fatal error occurred, no output PDF file produced!
>
> > > This is what I had done to install the fonts:
>
> > > 1) I downloaded and installed mnsymbol package under localtexmf tree
> > > according the instructions. I updated the database and the map file.
> > > The MnSymbol package seems to be loaded fine because it is shown in
> > > the log.
>
> > > 2) I had the following otf files (these are installed on my Mac under
> > > fontbook):
>
> > > MinionPro-Bold.otf
> > > MinionPro-Semibold.otf
> > > MinionPro-BoldIt.otf
> > > MinionPro-SemiboldIt.otf
> > > MinionPro-It.otf
> > > =CAMinionStd-Black.otf
> > > MinionPro-Regular.otf
>
> > > which I converted to .pfb files using the script from CTAN and got th=
e
> > > following:
>
> > > MinionPro-Bold.pfb
> > > MinionPro-BoldIt.pfb
> > > MinionPro-BoldItLCDFJ.pfb
> > > MinionPro-BoldLCDFJ.pfb
> > > MinionPro-It.pfb
> > > MinionPro-ItLCDFJ.pfb
> > > MinionPro-Regular.pfb
> > > MinionPro-RegularLCDFJ.pfb
> > > MinionPro-Semibold.pfb
> > > MinionPro-SemiboldIt.pfb
> > > MinionPro-SemiboldItLCDFJ.pfb
> > > MinionPro-SemiboldLCDFJ.pfb
> > > MinionStd-Black.pfb
> > > MinionStd-BlackLCDFJ.pfb
>
> > > all of which I installed under the local texmf tree (type1
> > > directory).
>
> > > 3) Since my otf fonts are version 002, I downloaded the
> > > enc-2.000.zip, unpacked it and intalled under localtexf tree (in the
> > > enc directory).
>
> > > 4) I downloaded the metrics-base.zip, unpacked it and installed the
> > > files (tex, tfm, vf) under appropriate directories in local
> > > texmftree.
>
> > > 5) ran sudo texhash
> > > and
> > > sudo updmap-system --enable Map=3DMinionPro
>
> > > all seemed to have gone well except that I cannot use the MinionPro
> > > font.
>
> > > I have installed fonts on the system many times before and the
> > > instructions were quite clear. Is there something obvious that would
> > > come to mind from the error I see? Is it possible that some more file=
s
> > > need to be installed? (Perhaps metrics-full or metric-optical?)
> > > Another thing that comes to my mind is that perhaps the .pfb files I
> > > have are NOT named properly? Any suggestions would be greatly
> > > appreciated and tried before I decide to give up and delete the entir=
e
> > > thing from system. Best regards,
>
> > > Tariq
>
> > Ok, I seem to have solved the problem; the culprit being
>
> > sudo updmap-system --enable Map=3DMinionPro
>
> > which (apparently) did nothing. I ran
>
> > sudo updmap --enable Map=3DMinionPro
>
> > just now and the document compiles with MinionPro fonts just fine.
>
> > Could someone please enlighten me on the difference between the above
> > two commands. I mean, why just
>
> > sudo updmap-sys --enable Map=3DMinionPro.map
>
> > not work? I also like to install MinionPro fonts under Ubuntu linux
> > next. Is there some caveat I need to be aware of? I would appreciate.
>
> You probably have already used updmap (not updmap-sys) and now the
> TeX programs use a map file in your personal directories.
>
> Look at the output of
>
> =A0 kpsewhich pdftex.map
>
> which will point to a file in some place under your home directory.
> Rename the file (by adding a trailing ~ to its name, for example)
> and pdftex will use the system-wide pdftex.map, i.e., the one
> on which "updmap-sys" acts.
>
> There are also other files you should rename (or delete); the "bad"
> pdftex.map should be in <path>/map/pdftex/; under <path>/map there
> will be other directories containing "bad" map files (used by dvips
> and (x)dvipdfm(x)).
>
> Ciao
> Enrico

Hi Enrico

Thanks for your response. Yes, I do remember using

\updmap

before on this system. Indeed, the result of

kpsewhich pdftex.map

on my terminal is:

/Users/tariq/.texlive2009/texmf-var/fonts/map/pdftex/updmap/pdftex.map

Since, other "bad" map files are at various locations, it might be a
while before I can get to all of them. You have pointed out some
locations; how can I find out if there are more?  My only worry is
that I could mess up some important map file and then I will be in
some deep trouble.

I guess the moral of the story is to stick with updmap-sys but if one
has made the mistake of using updmap once, then stick ALWAYS with
updmap. I wish I had known this before because I have been updmapping
on my linux system also for a few years!

I really appreciate your explanation. It all makes sense now and I can
see why my problem arose in the first place. Best regards,

Tariq

In article 
<a028a743-680c-41c4-af42-791fedda38da@b30g2000yqd.googlegroups.com>,
 Tariq <tariq.perwez@gmail.com> wrote:

> 
> Ok, I seem to have solved the problem; the culprit being
> 
> sudo updmap-system --enable Map=MinionPro
> 
> which (apparently) did nothing. I ran
> 
> sudo updmap --enable Map=MinionPro
> 
> just now and the document compiles with MinionPro fonts just fine.
> 
> Could someone please enlighten me on the difference between the above
> two commands. I mean, why just
> 
> sudo updmap-sys --enable Map=MinionPro.map
> 
> not work? I also like to install MinionPro fonts under Ubuntu linux
> next. Is there some caveat I need to be aware of? I would appreciate.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Tariq

Howdy,

Most likely because you ran 

sudo updmap ...

before so you have a personal map file in ~/.texlive2009 (or whatever 
you are using) and it is taking precedence over the map file in 
texmf-var (I think that's where it is).

A couple of things. Using sudo when creating a personal map file (i.e., 
using updmap rather than updmap-sys) will make root the owner of the 
personal map file. If you want a personal map file just run

updmap ....

without the sudo. If you want to use the system's map file you should 
now run

sudo rm -fr ~/.texlive2009

since files there are now owned by root. When you create a new system 
map file you do need to use sudo for MacTeX since those directories & 
files are owned by root; i.e., use

sudo updmap-sys ...

to generate the map file.

Hope this is clear.

Good Luck,
Herb Schulz

On Mar 28, 9:47=A0am, Herbert Schulz <he...@wideopenwest.com> wrote:
> In article
> <a028a743-680c-41c4-af42-791fedda3...@b30g2000yqd.googlegroups.com>,
>
>
>
> =A0Tariq <tariq.per...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Ok, I seem to have solved the problem; the culprit being
>
> > sudo updmap-system --enable Map=3DMinionPro
>
> > which (apparently) did nothing. I ran
>
> > sudo updmap --enable Map=3DMinionPro
>
> > just now and the document compiles with MinionPro fonts just fine.
>
> > Could someone please enlighten me on the difference between the above
> > two commands. I mean, why just
>
> > sudo updmap-sys --enable Map=3DMinionPro.map
>
> > not work? I also like to install MinionPro fonts under Ubuntu linux
> > next. Is there some caveat I need to be aware of? I would appreciate.
>
> > Regards,
>
> > Tariq
>
> Howdy,
>
> Most likely because you ran
>
> sudo updmap ...
>
> before so you have a personal map file in ~/.texlive2009 (or whatever
> you are using) and it is taking precedence over the map file in
> texmf-var (I think that's where it is).
>
> A couple of things. Using sudo when creating a personal map file (i.e.,
> using updmap rather than updmap-sys) will make root the owner of the
> personal map file. If you want a personal map file just run
>
> updmap ....
>
> without the sudo. If you want to use the system's map file you should
> now run
>
> sudo rm -fr ~/.texlive2009
>
> since files there are now owned by root. When you create a new system
> map file you do need to use sudo for MacTeX since those directories &
> files are owned by root; i.e., use
>
> sudo updmap-sys ...
>
> to generate the map file.
>
> Hope this is clear.
>
> Good Luck,
> Herb Schulz

Herb

Thank you very much for explaining the intricacies of updmap. You'r
right, I had certainly used updmap (and not updmap-sys) at one
point.Your explanation makes things very clear and I will make use of
the sudo rm command you recommended.

I have one question: I have done similar updmap things on my linux
system that runs TeXLive2007 (still) under Ubuntu. Would you happen to
know how I can remove similar personal map files created by updmap? I
would really like to just use the sytem map file created by updmap-sys
from now on. Otherwise, I see foresee inconsistencies down the road.

Best regards,

Tariq

In article 
<b89b9490-2986-4e2b-b4c9-e8f5a6e21bd6@q16g2000yqq.googlegroups.com>,
 Tariq <tariq.perwez@gmail.com> wrote:

> ...
> I have one question: I have done similar updmap things on my linux
> system that runs TeXLive2007 (still) under Ubuntu. Would you happen to
> know how I can remove similar personal map files created by updmap? I
> would really like to just use the sytem map file created by updmap-sys
> from now on. Otherwise, I see foresee inconsistencies down the road.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Tariq

Howdy,

In analogy with the MacTeX version I'd guess they would be in 
~/.texlive2007  but I can't be sure since I don't use linux.

Good Luck,
Herb Schulz

On Mar 28, 1:08=A0pm, Herbert Schulz <he...@wideopenwest.com> wrote:
> In article
> <b89b9490-2986-4e2b-b4c9-e8f5a6e21...@q16g2000yqq.googlegroups.com>,
>
> =A0Tariq <tariq.per...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > ...
> > I have one question: I have done similar updmap things on my linux
> > system that runs TeXLive2007 (still) under Ubuntu. Would you happen to
> > know how I can remove similar personal map files created by updmap? I
> > would really like to just use the sytem map file created by updmap-sys
> > from now on. Otherwise, I see foresee inconsistencies down the road.
>
> > Best regards,
>
> > Tariq
>
> Howdy,
>
> In analogy with the MacTeX version I'd guess they would be in
> ~/.texlive2007 =A0but I can't be sure since I don't use linux.
>
> Good Luck,
> Herb Schulz

Herb

Thanks for the idea. I found where it is and I will be able to take
care of it as suggested by Enrico earlier. Regards,

Tariq