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+mftrace - Scalable PostScript Fonts for MetaFont
+
+mftrace is a small Python program that lets you trace a TeX bitmap
+font into a PFA or PFB font (A PostScript Type1 Scalable Font) or
+TTF (TrueType) font. mftrace is a thin Python wrapper around some
+other programs that do the real work: a tracing program and t1asm.
+
+Dependencies:
+
+* A tracing program
+ autotrace >= 0.30 (http://autotrace.sourceforge.net)
+ or potrace (http://potrace.sourceforge.net)
+ Potrace is recommended as it runs quicker than autotrace, and it
+ is also available from SlackBuilds.org.
+* Python 2.1 or later (http://www.python.org/)
+* t1utils (http://www.lcdf.org/~eddietwo/type/)
+* TeX –- your TeX installation should include kpsewhich and MetaFont
+* FontForge is recommended.
+