fontconfig problems

[Nick Hudson]

Yeah its a good idea, or maybe we could update fontconfig with a new 
XOrg release and just have them recompile together??  Either way sounds 
like a better plan.   ATM I have some major issues with getting any 
xserver to compile so I cant test any of this till it gets fixed, but I 
think if we only update fontconfig when a new XOrg version comes out 
this wont happen again.  Or we can just spawn off a Xorg, Pango and Gtk2 
rebuild after you compile fontconfig.

Nick


Auke Kok wrote:

>attention please!
>
>I just had another run-in with what I first thought was mozilla. After
>carefully checking everything (downgrading etc) it turned out to be
>YAFP.
>
>I don't need to say that these YAFP's are a major pain in the arse and
>are breaking peoples boxes seemingly randomly. Also there is a lack of
>documentation on the issue so awareness is low and people face the
>undoable task to trace back themselves the proper way to fix this. I can
>demonstrate that by the fact that I had to do it twice and still didn't
>got it right. 
>
>This calls for immediate action on a documentary basis with announcement
>to all users IMO. One single message and a FAQ entry on the website
>should suffice. However I do not know precisely what exactly more could
>be needed in the following list:
>
>1) upgrade fontconfig
>2) remove /usr/X11R6/lib/*fontconfig* (which files *exaclty* ?)
>3) recompile XOrg
>4) recompile pango
>5) recompile gtk+-2
>(more?)
>
>I have seen the fontconfig upgrade go wrong on almost all of these
>steps ... please help filling in the gaps in this list so we can put out
>a proper upgrade guide with fontconfig... trust me it's needed.
>
>Auke
>
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