Problems with using <gfont>

[Sandip Bhattacharya <nospam@thanx>]

Hi!

I have been encountering a problem while using the <gfont> tag. I
can't pin down the problem - whether it is in installation or
invocation. 

The problem: While using the <gfont>H</gfont> expression in a wml file
             i am encountering the following error message.

=== ERROR MESSAGE STARTS ===
ePerl:Error: Perl runtime error (interpreter rc=1)

---- Contents of STDERR channel: ---------
** wml::des::gfont:
Running `/usr/local/gfont/lib/exec/gfont_mkgdf ps:ptmr8r-20'
[Create PK file via GSFtoPK/Ghostscript]
gsftopk  -q ptmr8r 120
[Convert PK to GdF]
/usr/local/gfont/lib/exec/gfont_pktopx ptmr8r.120pk ptmr8r.120px
/usr/local/gfont/lib/exec/gfont_pxtogdf ptmr8r.120px ptmr8r.gdf
ptmr8r.gdi
[Compress GdF]
gzip -9 <ptmr8r.gdf >/usr/local/gfont/lib/gdf/ps:ptmr8r-20.gdf.gz
sh: /usr/local/gfont/lib/gdf/ps:ptmr8r-20.gdf.gz: Read-only file
system
Still cannot load font 'ps:ptmr8r-20'
------------------------------------------
** WML:Break: Error in Pass 3 (rc=74).
=========ERROR MESSAGE ENDS ====

It seems gfont is trying to use the installation location for
some of it's routine work.

Now 
I have installed gfont in /usr/local/gfont and /usr is mounted
read-only. I see no reason why gfont needs to use that directory for
it's temporary space, when /tmp can be used.

Or is it that I am doing something wrong somewhere?

Thanks!
- Sandip

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Sandip Bhattacharya
sandip @ mindsw.com
Mindframe Software
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