Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 19:12:53 -0500 From: stan <stanb@awod.com> To: Free BSD Questions list <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Problems with fontconfig port Message-ID: <20030214001253.GA8783@teddy.fas.com> In-Reply-To: <1045068377.308.16.camel@gyros> References: <20030212143545.GA26905@teddy.fas.com> <1045068377.308.16.camel@gyros>
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On Wed, Feb 12, 2003 at 11:46:17AM -0500, Joe Marcus Clarke wrote: > On Wed, 2003-02-12 at 09:35, stan wrote: > > When I try to make install the fontconfig port, the make hangs foreer in > > the "creating packing list: step. I let it run ovnight, and it never > > finished. > > > > What can I do to fix this? > > You have a bad font or font path somewhere. fontconfig runs the command > fc-cache to build a font cache for use with Xft. If you have a bad font > or a symlink loop somewhere in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts, you will get > this behavior. I recommend going through your fonts, and removing > anything you may have added. > OK, here's the lates on this, I ran fc-cache with the -v option. The last thing it prints out before hanging is: fg-cache: "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi": Cool, I thoguht thta's the direcotry with the problem. So, I went and looke at ut. Foirst, there are _no_ symlinks in thta direcotry, second, each and every file in that directory ahs a last modifed date of March 19, almost a year ago. Seem unliklye that they are the culprit. What should I check next? -- "They that would give up essential liberty for temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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