Re: Problem: New METAFONT font; installing in a package

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> When I typeset the document using TeXShop (or calling pdflatex
> directly)  the loading of
> packages goes well until \usepackage{desalph}, at which time TeXShop
> stops and prints
>         !Missing = inserted for \ifnum.
> and waits for me to enter Tex Input:
>
> Question:  can anyone help me understand what that means?

Kenneth,
this looks like there is simply some syntax error in your .sty file. It
would help us if we could see the code in this file.

Bernard