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From: Nathaniel Grady <nate@××××××××××××××××××××.edu>
To: gentoo-dev@g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] ebuilds which install fonts
Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 11:59:28
Message-Id: 1021913972.48730.13.camel@nate.blackhole
1 On Mon, May 20, 2002 at 04:40:54PM +0900, Ryan Shaw wrote:
2 > fonts. the ebuilds i have seen thus far
3 > which install fonts (freefonts and x11fonts-jmk)
4 > create new subdirectories of of /usr/lib/X11/fonts.
5 > this seems bad though, since it means that
6 > a new FontPath needs to be added to XF86Config
7
8 What about having multiple, slightly different, copies of, say, the
9 "times" font from different packages. I've run into this several times.
10 For an example see 75dpi vs 100dpi directories, a contrived example I
11 admit, but one everyone has. I really think keeping font packages
12 separate is a good idea because eventually you'll run into a collision.
13
14 Just my 2 Cents :)
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Re: [gentoo-dev] ebuilds which install fonts Ryan Shaw <ryan.shaw@××××××××××××××.org>