xetex problem - Couldn't open font map file "kanjix.map"

[Ken Brown]

On 3/3/2012 12:21 PM, Dr. Volker Zell wrote:
> Hi
>
> I just tried xetex according to
>
>   o http://www.tug.org/texlive/doc/texlive-en/texlive-en.html   (3.5 Testing the installation)
>
> but got the following:
>
>
> 01:54 PM [516]>  xetex opentype-info.tex
> This is XeTeX, Version 3.1415926-2.3-0.9997.5 (TeX Live 2011)
>   restricted \write18 enabled.
> entering extended mode
> (/usr/share/texmf-dist/tex/xetex/xetexfontinfo/opentype-info.tex [1]
> ** WARNING ** Couldn't open font map file "kanjix.map".

I get this warning also, but it appears to be harmless.

> kpathsea: Running mktexpk --mfmode / --bdpi 600 --mag 1+240/600 --dpi 840 ec-lmssbx10
> mktexpk: don't know how to create bitmap font for ec-lmssbx10.
> mktexpk: perhaps ec-lmssbx10 is missing from the map file.
> kpathsea: Appending font creation commands to missfont.log.
> ** WARNING ** Could not locate a virtual/physical font for TFM "ec-lmssbx10".
> ** WARNING **>>  There are no valid font mapping entry for this font.
> ** WARNING **>>  Font file name "ec-lmssbx10" was assumed but failed to locate that font.
> ** ERROR ** Cannot proceed without .vf or "physical" font for PDF output...

Have you installed the texlive-collection-fontsrecommended package? 
This is the one that contains the ec-lmssbx10 font.

Ken

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