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On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 10:03:53PM -0500, Jeremy Olexa wrote: |
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> I'm thinking that a virtual/fonts package would be a good addition to the |
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> tree. We have hit this issue in Gentoo Prefix where any font package would |
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> satisfy a dependency. I also have an open bug where a package depends on |
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> corefonts but the reporter has stated that another fonts package will work. |
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> Frankly, I would rather *not* depend on the proprietary M$ fonts, myself. |
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> So my proposal would be to make every fonts package satisfy some virtual |
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> and then other packages can depend on that virtual to satisfy the need for |
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> *some* fonts. I just don't have a game plan for the best way to do it. |
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Is a single virtual sufficient? Some years ago I pondered having |
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virtuals for some of the combinations of fonts: |
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- format: truetype, T1, pcf, bdf |
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- serif, sans serif |
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- monospace, variable width |
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Robin Hugh Johnson |
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Gentoo Linux Developer & Infra Guy |
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E-Mail : robbat2@g.o |
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