Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 18:49:36 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: "A. Sinan Unur" <asu1 AT cornell DOT edu>
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Stupid TeX config question
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On Wed, 12 Nov 1997, A. Sinan Unur wrote:

> latex filename
> 
> the missing fonts are not generated. the document does not use any fancy
> fonts. i have been looking in the config and info files but the solution
> escapes me. could someone offer some quick advice?

Do you see any error messages?  If so, care to share them?

One problem is that some LaTeX documents need fonts which can only be
generated with gsftopk (sp?) program, which is not part of the package. 
If you see messages that complain about gsftopk, that is your problem.  
Somebody reported here that gsftopk can be compiled and mentioned the URL 
for the sources; look it up in the archives.

Some other LaTeX documents need fonts whose sources are not in tmfl zip.  
If you see error messages that complain about missing files, you will 
have to find them on CTAN.

In general, latex worked for me on simple examples.  If it doesn't for 
you, you have some installation snafu.