[bug #62860] [gropdf] trying to access URW fonts from wrong directory

[G. Branden Robinson]

Follow-up Comment #16, bug #62860 (project groff):


[comment #15 comment #15:]
> [comment #14 comment #14:]
> > What we know:-
> > 
> > The filepaths in the built download file are correct.
> > So gropdf must be reading a different download.
> > The locations to search for the download file are hard-coded in line 59.
> > After the path in GROFF_FONTPATH 
> 
> I am uncertain of the wisdom of using GROFF_FONT_PATH, whose semantics are a
search path for groff device and font _description_ files, also as a search
path for Type 1 or other font files.

Er, excuse me--that's not what's happening here.  GROFF_FONT_PATH is being
used to locate the "download" file, which is a groffy thing, so no abuse is
taking place.

And the semantics of practically every Unix environment variable with a name
ending in _PATH are that the first match wins.

That's good.  If we can just get our resolution order straight, then, and
maybe talk Peter into unwinding that copy-system-to-site change, then we'll
have more robust operation.


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