Hi,
LCDF Typetools comprises several programs for manipulating PostScript
Type 1, Type 1 Multiple Master, OpenType, and TrueType fonts.
LCDF stands for Little Cambridgeport Design Factory.
I often use these tools--well, otfinfo anyway--while creating or testing
font ports. Despite its name, otfinfo works on ttf files too.
These tools are already packaged: the binaries are in texlive-base and
their manpages are in texlive_texmf-minimal. But there are many times
that I want to run otfinfo on a font file but I don't have texlive
installed and installing it would be inconvenient. Since this is
independently distfiled, independently maintained software from texlive,
I think it makes sense to split out.
The PLIST includes a conflict against texlive. I think they should be
removed from texlive completely, and texlive should run-depend on this
port instead. Edd, how do you feel about it?
--
Anthony J. Bentley
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