On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:03:53 -0500
Jeremy Olexa <darkside@g.o> wrote:

> I'm thinking that a virtual/fonts package would be a good addition to 
> the tree. We have hit this issue in Gentoo Prefix where any font
> package would satisfy a dependency. I also have an open bug where a
> package depends on corefonts but the reporter has stated that another
> fonts package will work. Frankly, I would rather *not* depend on the 
> proprietary M$ fonts, myself. So my proposal would be to make every 
> fonts package satisfy some virtual and then other packages can depend
> on that virtual to satisfy the need for *some* fonts. I just don't
> have a game plan for the best way to do it.
> 
> Do you people agree that this could be useful?
> Does anyone have a suggestion for the best way to get it done?

Is it something like currently deps on corefonts but liberation-fonts
works?  I think there was a bug open somewhere for that at some point.
I could see a virtual on a some agreed upon choice of core fonts, but
to have every font package in it...

There are also lot of packages that depend on ttf-bitstream-vera that
might work just as easily with dejavu.

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