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Date: Thu, 1 Jan 1998 19:11:46 -0600
From: Paul Saab <paul@mu.org>
To: Strobel <100730.3706@compuserve.com>
Cc: FreeBSD <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject: Re: X-Server under FreeBSD2.2.5
References: <199801011930_MC2-2DBD-6979@compuserve.com>
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Has to do with the fact that the fonts are gzipped and Xig's server
expects them in "compress" (.Z) format.

run this script to fix the problem.


#!/bin/bash
#
#  NOTE:  This is a completely unsupported shell script.
#
#  HOW TO USE THIS SCRIPT:
#    
#  Either:
#    1.  Save this file, mark it executable, then run it;
#    2.  Save this file, then do "bash <filename>" to execute it.
#
#  Please report any problems/odd behaviors with this script
#  to support@xig.com .
#     --Thank you for choosing Accelerated-X!--
#          Cordially, Xi Graphics
#
# Read the Xaccel.ini file, parse it's fontpaths, and convert any
#  gzipped (.gz) fonts into compressed (.Z) fonts.
#
# Written for bash, though ksh should work too.  sh might work depending on
#  your OS...
#
# JET 7/17/97
########################################################################
# set -x		# uncomment for debugging

XACCELINI=/etc/Xaccel.ini
GUNZIP="$(type -path gunzip)"
COMPRESS="$(type -path compress)"

# first get the list of fontpaths from XACCELINI

FONTPATHS=""

if [ ! -r $XACCELINI ]
then
	echo "Cannot read $XACCELINI"
	exit 1
fi

if [ ! -x "$COMPRESS" -o ! -x "$GUNZIP" ]
then
	echo "Can not locate either compress or gunzip."
	exit 1
fi

infontp=0
done=0

while read theline
do
	if [ $done -eq 1 ]
	then	# no need to proceed, we're done (skip remaining lines)
		continue
	fi

	if echo "$theline" |fgrep '[FONTPATH]' >/dev/null 2>&1
	then
		infontp=1
		continue
	fi

	if [ $infontp -eq 1 ]
	then	# we're reading fontpaths
		# see if we're at the end (a blank line)
		if [ -z "$theline" ]
		then
			done=1
		fi

		tfp="$(echo $theline |tr -d '\",;')"
		FONTPATHS="$FONTPATHS $tfp"
	fi
done <$XACCELINI

# now we've got the font paths, lets go thru them and convert any gz's
#   into Z's

echo "FONTPATHS=$FONTPATHS"

if [ -z "$FONTPATHS" ]
then
	echo "No fontpaths found...How strange..."
	exit 1
fi

for i in $FONTPATHS
do
	# we'll be extra cautious.  It may be slow, but it should'nt
	#  muck up your system

	for j in $i/*.gz
	do
		if [ ! -r "$j" ]
		then # can't read it? can't convert it
			continue
		fi

		cp $j /tmp
		base="$(basename $j .gz)"

		$GUNZIP -c /tmp/$base.gz |$COMPRESS -c >$(dirname $j)/$base.Z
		if [ $? -ne 0 ]
		then # something bad happened, rm .Z, report and continue
			echo "Problem converting $j - skipping"
			rm -f $(dirname $j)/$base.Z
		else
			# something good happened, rm old .gz file
			# COMMENT the next 2 lines if you want to keep
			#  the gzipped version around...
			echo "$j converted, removing gzipped version."
			rm -f $j

			# cleanup
			chmod 644 $(dirname $j)/$base.Z
			rm -f /tmp/$base.gz
		fi
	done

	echo "Done with $i."
done

echo "Have a glorious day."

exit 0


Strobel (100730.3706@compuserve.com) wrote:
> Hi,
> i want to run the FreeBSD 2.2.5 System, but there is a problem with the
> Accelerated X-Server  V2.1 i am using. The raw installation works fine, but
> when i start the X-Server in test mode with:
> /usr/X11R6/bin/Xaccel
> i got the following error message:
> 
> PCI (#1/1, 8000 000c)
> Matrox,16: 2064,TVP3026 (8192k, @e2000000, [0,000 - 220,000Mhz])
> failed to set default font path 'here comes the default font path ....'
> Fatal server error:
> could not open default font 'fixed'
> 
> On my old FreeBSD 2.1.5 everthing work fine. Can somebody help me with this
> problem?
> By the way, the same error occurs under FreeBSD 3.0 Snapshot.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Andreas