Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 16:14:40 -0500 From: Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@FreeBSD.org> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Cc: x11@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: linux vs freebsd fc-cache binaries Message-ID: <41D46FC0.5080603@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20041230211112.GA20159@xor.obsecurity.org> References: <20041230195320.GA91304@xor.obsecurity.org> <41D46431.4000808@FreeBSD.org> <20041230203049.GA11245@xor.obsecurity.org> <41D46A22.5030906@FreeBSD.org> <20041230211112.GA20159@xor.obsecurity.org>
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Kris Kennaway wrote:
| On Thu, Dec 30, 2004 at 03:50:42PM -0500, Joe Marcus Clarke wrote:
|
|
|>|>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.
|
|
| 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
FreeBSD GNOME Team :: gnome@FreeBSD.org
FreeNode / #freebsd-gnome
http://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome
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