fc-cache fails after recent MikTeX update

Dear all,

since the last "major" MiKTeX update approximately two weeks ago, MiKTeX
fails to completely install a new package (be it on-the-fly or through
MiKTeX package manager). On manual install it always complains about

MiKTeX Problem Report
Message: The executed process did not succeed.
Data: fileName="C:\TeX\MiKTeX 2.9\miktex\bin\initexmf.exe",
arguments="--admin --mklinks --mkmaps", exitCode="1"
Source: Libraries\MiKTeX\Core\Process\Process.cpp
Line: 159
MiKTeX: 2.9
OS: Windows 7 Enterprise, 64-bit, Service Pack 1, build 7601
Invokers: .../explorer/PSPad/explorer
SystemAdmin: yes
PowerUser: no
Root0: C:\Users\Jan Přikryl\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9
Root1: C:\Users\Jan Přikryl\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\2.9
Root2: C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9
Root3: C:\TeX\MiKTeX 2.9
UserInstall: C:\Users\Jan Přikryl\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9
UserConfig: C:\Users\Jan Přikryl\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9
UserData: C:\Users\Jan Přikryl\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\2.9
CommonInstall: C:\TeX\MiKTeX 2.9
CommonConfig: C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9
CommonData: C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9

The logs unfortunately do not provide much information. I have only
information from initexmf, which reads as follows:

2016-05-31 09:01:20,333+0200 INFO  initexmf - starting: MiKTeX
Configuration Utility 2.9.5900 (MiKTeX 2.9)
2016-05-31 09:01:20,503+0200 INFO  initexmf - running: mkfntmap --admin
2016-05-31 09:01:33,201+0200 FATAL initexmf - The executed process did
not succeed.
2016-05-31 09:01:33,201+0200 FATAL initexmf - Info:
fileName="C:\TeX\MiKTeX 2.9\miktex\bin\mkfntmap.EXE",
arguments="--admin", exitCode="1"
2016-05-31 09:01:33,202+0200 FATAL initexmf - Source:
Libraries\MiKTeX\Core\Process\Process.cpp
2016-05-31 09:01:33,202+0200 FATAL initexmf - Line: 159

This is consistent with the error report from the installer, but as far
as I understoot the lines listed above, the initextmf error is that a
subprocess "mkfntmap" returned with non-zero exit code and that's it.
The mkfntmap.log error contains the following:

2016-05-31 09:01:20,859+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Entering administrative
mode...
2016-05-31 09:01:20,873+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Parsing config file
"C:\TeX\MiKTeX 2.9\miktex\config\updmap.cfg"...
2016-05-31 09:01:20,959+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Parsing "C:\TeX\MiKTeX
2.9\fonts\map\dvips\tetex\dvips35.map"...
2016-05-31 09:01:20,968+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Parsing "C:\TeX\MiKTeX
2.9\fonts\map\dvips\tetex\pdftex35.map"...
2016-05-31 09:01:20,977+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Parsing "C:\TeX\MiKTeX
2.9\fonts\map\dvips\tetex\dvipdfm35.map"...
2016-05-31 09:01:20,986+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Parsing "C:\TeX\MiKTeX
2.9\fonts\map\dvips\tetex\ps2pk35.map"...
2016-05-31 09:01:21,264+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Parsing "C:\TeX\MiKTeX
2.9\fonts\map\dvips\cm-super\cm-super-t1.map"...
2016-05-31 09:01:21,275+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Parsing "C:\TeX\MiKTeX
2.9\fonts\map\dvips\cm-super\cm-super-t2a.map"...
2016-05-31 09:01:21,287+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Parsing "C:\TeX\MiKTeX
2.9\fonts\map\dvips\cm-super\cm-super-t2b.map"...
2016-05-31 09:01:21,298+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Parsing "C:\TeX\MiKTeX
2.9\fonts\map\dvips\cm-super\cm-super-t2c.map"...
2016-05-31 09:01:21,310+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Parsing "C:\TeX\MiKTeX
2.9\fonts\map\dvips\cm-super\cm-super-ts1.map"...
2016-05-31 09:01:21,321+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Parsing "C:\TeX\MiKTeX
2.9\fonts\map\dvips\cm-super\cm-super-x2.map"...
2016-05-31 09:01:21,332+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Parsing "C:\TeX\MiKTeX
2.9\fonts\map\dvips\amsfonts\cm.map"...
2016-05-31 09:01:21,340+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Parsing "C:\TeX\MiKTeX
2.9\fonts\map\dvips\amsfonts\cmextra.map"...
2016-05-31 09:01:21,425+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Parsing "C:\TeX\MiKTeX
2.9\fonts\map\dvips\amsfonts\cyrillic.map"...
2016-05-31 09:01:21,469+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Parsing "C:\TeX\MiKTeX
2.9\dvips\dstroke\dstroke.map"...
2016-05-31 09:01:21,557+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Parsing "C:\TeX\MiKTeX
2.9\fonts\map\dvips\amsfonts\euler.map"...
2016-05-31 09:01:21,570+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Parsing "C:\TeX\MiKTeX
2.9\dvips\eurosym\eurosym.map"...
2016-05-31 09:01:21,705+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Parsing "C:\TeX\MiKTeX
2.9\fonts\map\dvips\amsfonts\latxfont.map"...
2016-05-31 09:01:21,829+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Parsing "C:\TeX\MiKTeX
2.9\fonts\map\dvips\mflogo-font\mflogo.map"...
2016-05-31 09:01:21,998+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Parsing "C:\TeX\MiKTeX
2.9\fonts\map\dvips\rsfs\rsfs.map"...
2016-05-31 09:01:22,115+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Parsing "C:\TeX\MiKTeX
2.9\fonts\map\dvips\amsfonts\symbols.map"...
2016-05-31 09:01:22,295+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Parsing "C:\TeX\MiKTeX
2.9\fonts\map\dvips\xypic\xypic.map"...
2016-05-31 09:01:22,830+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Parsing "C:\TeX\MiKTeX
2.9\fonts\map\dvips\adforn\OrnementsADF.map"...
2016-05-31 09:01:23,500+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Parsing "C:\TeX\MiKTeX
2.9\fonts\map\dvips\arabi\arabi.map"...
2016-05-31 09:01:23,854+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Parsing "C:\TeX\MiKTeX
2.9\fonts\map\dvips\psnfss\charter.map"...
2016-05-31 09:01:24,441+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Parsing "C:\TeX\MiKTeX
2.9\fonts\map\dvips\psnfss\fpls.map"...
2016-05-31 09:01:25,055+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Parsing "C:\TeX\MiKTeX
2.9\fonts\map\dvips\lm\lm.map"...
2016-05-31 09:01:25,155+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Parsing "C:\TeX\MiKTeX
2.9\fonts\map\dvips\obsolete\mathpi.map"...
2016-05-31 09:01:25,163+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Parsing "C:\TeX\MiKTeX
2.9\fonts\map\dvips\obsolete\mathpple-ext.map"...
2016-05-31 09:01:25,801+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Parsing "C:\TeX\MiKTeX
2.9\fonts\map\dvips\psnfss\pazo.map"...
2016-05-31 09:01:25,829+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Parsing "C:\TeX\MiKTeX
2.9\dvips\pslatex\pcrr8rn.map"...
2016-05-31 09:01:25,946+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Parsing "C:\TeX\MiKTeX
2.9\fonts\map\dvips\psnfss\psnfss.map"...
2016-05-31 09:01:26,425+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Parsing "C:\TeX\MiKTeX
2.9\fonts\map\dvips\avantgar\uag.map"...
2016-05-31 09:01:26,459+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Parsing "C:\TeX\MiKTeX
2.9\fonts\map\dvips\bookman\ubk.map"...
2016-05-31 09:01:26,477+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Parsing "C:\TeX\MiKTeX
2.9\fonts\map\dvips\courier\ucr.map"...
2016-05-31 09:01:26,516+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Parsing "C:\TeX\MiKTeX
2.9\fonts\map\dvips\helvetic\uhv.map"...
2016-05-31 09:01:26,540+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Parsing "C:\TeX\MiKTeX
2.9\fonts\map\dvips\ncntrsbk\unc.map"...
2016-05-31 09:01:26,565+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Parsing "C:\TeX\MiKTeX
2.9\fonts\map\dvips\palatino\upl.map"...
2016-05-31 09:01:26,605+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Parsing "C:\TeX\MiKTeX
2.9\fonts\map\dvips\times\utm.map"...
2016-05-31 09:01:26,613+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Parsing "C:\TeX\MiKTeX
2.9\fonts\map\dvips\psnfss\utopia.map"...
2016-05-31 09:01:26,622+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Parsing "C:\TeX\MiKTeX
2.9\fonts\map\dvips\zapfchan\uzc.map"...
2016-05-31 09:01:26,631+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Parsing "C:\TeX\MiKTeX
2.9\fonts\map\dvips\zapfding\uzd.map"...
2016-05-31 09:01:26,936+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Writing
C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9\dvips\config\ps2pk.map...
2016-05-31 09:01:26,967+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Writing
C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9\dvips\config\download35.map...
2016-05-31 09:01:26,969+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Writing
C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9\dvips\config\builtin35.map...
2016-05-31 09:01:26,970+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Writing
C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9\dvips\config\psfonts_t1.map...
2016-05-31 09:01:26,990+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Writing
C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9\dvips\config\psfonts_pk.map...
2016-05-31 09:01:27,003+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Writing
C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9\pdftex\config\pdftex_ndl14.map...
2016-05-31 09:01:27,022+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Writing
C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9\pdftex\config\pdftex_dl14.map...
2016-05-31 09:01:27,041+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Writing
C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9\dvipdfm\config\dvipdfm_dl14.map...
2016-05-31 09:01:27,056+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Writing
C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9\dvipdfm\config\dvipdfm_ndl14.map...
2016-05-31 09:01:27,071+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Copying
C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9\dvips\config\psfonts_t1.map
2016-05-31 09:01:27,071+0200 INFO  mkfntmap -      to
C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9\dvips\config\psfonts.map...
2016-05-31 09:01:27,073+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Copying
C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9\dvipdfm\config\dvipdfm_dl14.map
2016-05-31 09:01:27,073+0200 INFO  mkfntmap -      to
C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9\dvipdfm\config\dvipdfm.map...
2016-05-31 09:01:27,074+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - Copying
C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9\pdftex\config\pdftex_dl14.map
2016-05-31 09:01:27,074+0200 INFO  mkfntmap -      to
C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9\pdftex\config\pdftex.map...
2016-05-31 09:01:27,112+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - running: fc-cache
--miktex-admin
2016-05-31 09:01:33,172+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - C:/Program Files
(x86)/Adobe/Acrobat Reader DC/Resource/Font/PFM: failed to write cache
2016-05-31 09:01:33,172+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - C:/TeX/MiKTeX
2.9/fonts/type1: failed to write cache
2016-05-31 09:01:33,172+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - C:/TeX/MiKTeX
2.9/fonts/type1/adobe: failed to write cache
2016-05-31 09:01:33,172+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - C:/TeX/MiKTeX
2.9/fonts/type1/arabi: failed to write cache
2016-05-31 09:01:33,172+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - C:/TeX/MiKTeX
2.9/fonts/type1/arkandis: failed to write cache
2016-05-31 09:01:33,172+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - C:/TeX/MiKTeX
2.9/fonts/type1/arkandis/adforn: failed to write cache
2016-05-31 09:01:33,172+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - C:/TeX/MiKTeX
2.9/fonts/type1/public: failed to write cache
2016-05-31 09:01:33,173+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - C:/TeX/MiKTeX
2.9/fonts/type1/public/amsfonts: failed to write cache
2016-05-31 09:01:33,173+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - C:/TeX/MiKTeX
2.9/fonts/type1/public/cm-super: failed to write cache
2016-05-31 09:01:33,173+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - C:/TeX/MiKTeX
2.9/fonts/type1/urw: failed to write cache
2016-05-31 09:01:33,173+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - C:/TeX/MiKTeX
2.9/fonts/opentype: failed to write cache
2016-05-31 09:01:33,173+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - C:/TeX/MiKTeX
2.9/fonts/opentype/public: failed to write cache
2016-05-31 09:01:33,173+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - C:/TeX/MiKTeX
2.9/fonts/type1: error scanning
2016-05-31 09:01:33,173+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - C:/TeX/MiKTeX
2.9/fonts/type1/adobe: error scanning
2016-05-31 09:01:33,173+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - C:/TeX/MiKTeX
2.9/fonts/type1/arabi: error scanning
2016-05-31 09:01:33,173+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - C:/TeX/MiKTeX
2.9/fonts/type1/arkandis: error scanning
2016-05-31 09:01:33,173+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - C:/TeX/MiKTeX
2.9/fonts/type1/public: error scanning
2016-05-31 09:01:33,174+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - C:/TeX/MiKTeX
2.9/fonts/type1/public/amsfonts: error scanning
2016-05-31 09:01:33,174+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - C:/TeX/MiKTeX
2.9/fonts/type1/urw: error scanningJ
2016-05-31 09:01:33,174+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - C:/TeX/MiKTeX
2.9/fonts/opentype: error scanning
2016-05-31 09:01:33,176+0200 INFO  mkfntmap - C:/TeX/MiKTeX
2.9/fonts/opentype/public: error scanning

... and that's it. At the end it seems that the culprit is the
"fc-cache" tool which probably chokes on the fact that it shall create
font information caches in directories that do not contain any fonts. It
seems to me as the fc-cache option --error-on-no-fonts would be
implicitly given. The fc-cache.log is of course empty ...

Any clue what I can do, short of reinstalling MiKTeX?

Thanks.

-- 
  Jan Přikryl
  [email protected]

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