linux vs freebsd fc-cache binaries

[Joe Marcus Clarke]

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Kris Kennaway wrote:
| On Thu, Dec 30, 2004 at 03:50:42PM -0500, Joe Marcus Clarke wrote:
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|>|>The problem might be the version of freetype2 being used in linux_base.
|>|>~ There was a bug a while back where it would not process bitmapped
|>|>fonts.  I can't say for certain, but linux_base-8 does use a pretty old
|>|>version of freetype2.  Could also be a fontconfig problem.  What version
|>|>of fontconfig is being used?
|>|
|>|
|>| fontconfig-2.1-9.i386.rpm
|>| freetype-2.1.2-7.${ARCH}.rpm
|>|
|>| I wonder if updates are available for redhat 8.x.
|>
|>I think I found the problem.  Freetype2-2.1.2 didn't support gzip'd
|>fonts.  That said, we really should be at 2.1.4 or higher for proper
|>gzip support.
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| Yes, this seems to be the problem.
|
|
|>Not sure if an updated RPM is available, though.
|
|
| I couldn't find one on the mirror site.  This is annoying..looks like
| we'll either have to
|
| * ship a linux_base with crappy font rendering, add the errata entry
| and then deal with all the support mail from people who don't read it.
|
| * Make the XFree86 and xorg font ports not install gzipped fonts,
| until we can update again to a newer linux_base after the release.

* Find someone that can create a RedHat 8 RPM of freetype2-2.1.4 or
higher (preferably 2.1.7).  I'm sure one of our users could do this, and
it wouldn't hurt to ask.

I mean, RH 8 isn't supported anymore anyway, so it wouldn't be like
we're going to be causing ourselves any extra grief.

Joe

|
| Kris


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Joe Marcus Clarke
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