Hi,
Then we must have different texfont.pl version. Each time afm2tfm is called, it uses either -T or -p. Running afm2tfm without those parameters doesn't make very much sense. (Unless you are an english speaking person that never typesets foreign languages.)
Accoding to http://source.contextgarden.net/scripts/context/perl/texfont.pl, I'm afraid you are wrong, the string "-p" only occured 3 times in this file,
You don't have to be afraid. Let us stop this discussion now. Those who know texfont.pl know that it should use the switches it uses and there will not be any change in this respect on the texfont.pl side. Just believe us that the encoding switches are vital. I have recently reeimplemented afm2tfm and I think that I know what I am talking about. Patrick -- ConTeXt wiki and more: http://contextgarden.net