[Tex/LaTex] Trouble Installing MathTimes Pro 2 (MacTex)

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I recently obtained the MathTimes Pro 2 font from PCTex, and I'm having some trouble getting it to work; I use MacTex 2010.

I've blindly followed the instructions posted on PCTex here: http://www.pctex.com/kb/74.html

However, when I attempt to use the package, I get the following error message:

(/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist/tex/latex/base/article.cls

Document Class: article 2007/10/19 v1.4h Standard LaTeX document class
(/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist/tex/latex/base/size10.clo))
(/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist/tex/latex/base/fontenc.sty
(/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist/tex/latex/base/t1enc.def))
(/usr/local/texlive/2010/../texmf-local/tex/latex/mtpro2/mtpro2.sty)
(./Fonts.aux) [1{/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-var/fonts/map/pdftex/updmap/pdft
ex.map}] (./Fonts.aux)
kpathsea: Running mktexpk --mfmode / --bdpi 600 --mag 1+0/600 --dpi 600 mt2syt
mktexpk: don't know how to create bitmap font for mt2syt.
mktexpk: perhaps mt2syt is missing from the map file.
kpathsea: Appending font creation commands to missfont.log.
 )
!pdfTeX error: /usr/texbin/pdflatex (file mt2syt): Font mt2syt at 600 not found

 ==> Fatal error occurred, no output PDF file produced!

I've searched relentlessly for a solution, but I can't seem to find one (or make one work). Does anyone have any ideas?

Best Answer

Usually you should not copy the map file to the web2c directory. web2c is for use of configure files, for example updmap-local.cfg.

Usually map files go to fonts/map or fonts/map/dvips.

Your original problem seems to be that you didn't run mktexlsr before updating the updmap database. This caused the updmap cannot find the required map file. I don't know if texhash has any effect today though it is suggested in the PCTeX's website.

Anyway, you solved the problem yourself, and I think it is because as long as updmap can find the the map file, either in fonts/map, where it should be, or in web2c, it is ok. But it is still better to keep files where they are supposed to be. See the documentation for TDS.

Just a tip may be useful. I create a file updmap-local.cfg in /usr/local/texlive/texmf-local/web2c which contains the name of the map files in /usr/local/texlive/texmf-local/fonts/map. Since I got quite a few fonts installed in texmf-local, it is more convenient to keep a record of all map files. If say, I reinstalled the MacTeX, and the /usr/local/texlive/2010 folder is completely overwritten. All I need to do is

sudo mktexlsr
sudo tlmgr generate updmap
sudo updmap-sys

As long as my texmf-local folder does not change. Thus I don't have to type udpmap-sys --enable ... where ... can get quite long and error prone.

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