pkgsrc/fonts/tex-mf2pt1/DESCR
markd 4b86f6e34d tex-mf2pt1{,-doc}: update to 2.7
Version 2.7 of mf2pt1 supports new --output-dir and --save-temps options
for controlling where intermediate and output files are written and if
intermediate files should be retained after execution completes.  It also
allows helper programs (mpost, t1asm, and fontforge) to be overridden,
including with arguments, via environment variables.
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mf2pt1 is a Perl script that facilitates producing PostScript
Type 1 fonts from a Metafont source file. It is not, as the
name may imply, an automatic converter of arbitrary Metafont
fonts to Type 1 format. mf2pt1 imposes a number of restrictions
on the Metafont input. If these restrictions are met, mf2pt1
will produce valid Type 1 output with more accurate control
points than can be reverse-engineered by TeXtrace, mftrace, and
other programs which convert bitmaps to outline fonts.