Feature proposal: Automate updating the Fontmap.MiKTeX (ghostscript package) upon update of every other package (server-side)

[ivankokan]

Have you considered to include updating the associations within the "Refresh font map files" action?

@edocevoli Actually, my original idea about "Refresh font map files" will not do: Although MiKTeX knows about all *.pfb file resources (package-manifests.ini), it does not know anything about the underlying font specified by /FontName if the file/package is not really installed - at least not until something like the "font manifests" is implemented.

That's not possible at the moment. Mainly because the script (genFontmap.vbs) is not portable across supported platforms.

On the other hand, having Fontmap.MiKTeX up-to-date is feasible from the MiKTeX's point of view (i.e. it can be automated when you prepare any updates). To achieve this, genFontmap.vbs could be rewritten in any other scripting language (supported on the servers you use to prepare updates) with the assumption that all packages (or those having *.pfb file resources, at least) are present. Please let me know which scripting language is appropriate and I will rewrite the genFontmap.vbs.

Originally posted by @ivankokan in #626 (comment)

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[ivankokan]

Please let me know which scripting language is appropriate and I will rewrite the genFontmap.vbs.

I am still interested to help with this one.

[ivankokan]

On the other hand, having Fontmap.MiKTeX up-to-date is feasible from the MiKTeX's point of view (i.e. it can be automated when you prepare any updates). To achieve this, genFontmap.vbs could be rewritten in any other scripting language (supported on the servers you use to prepare updates) with the assumption that all packages (or those having *.pfb file resources, at least) are present. Please let me know which scripting language is appropriate and I will rewrite the genFontmap.vbs.

Originally posted by @ivankokan in #626 (comment)

I am still interested to contribute with this one.

[edocevoli]

Thank you. For me it seems that the script would very generic (not MiKTEX-specific). Maybe it would be worth to contribute it to CTAN (/support/...)?