Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 13:32:13 +0200 From: Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net> To: Boris Samorodov <bsam@ipt.ru> Cc: freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: [linux] fontconfig and it's cache files Message-ID: <20090513133213.197930aa10bc4fk0@webmail.leidinger.net> In-Reply-To: <37172311@bb.ipt.ru> References: <69348750@bb.ipt.ru> <20090513084832.14297i6jsuyofcg8@webmail.leidinger.net> <37172311@bb.ipt.ru>
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Quoting Boris Samorodov <bsam@ipt.ru> (from Wed, 13 May 2009 11:22:32 +0400): > On Wed, 13 May 2009 08:48:32 +0200 Alexander Leidinger wrote: >> Quoting Boris Samorodov <bsam@ipt.ru> (from Tue, 12 May 2009 >> 16:22:25 +0400): > >> > It seems to me that the best way to go is to populate >> > $LINUXBASE/var/cache when installing linux fontconfig >> > and remove it when deinstalling. As for -f10- linux >> > ports we may use a native fontconfig cache files until >> > new version starts to be incompatible. >> > >> > What do you think? > >> Running the linux fc-config is not a clean solution, because it will >> not be re-run when a new font is installed. > > Yea, hence the question. > >> Unfortunately I have no better idea... > > Would it be good to create a default fc-cache files and install > them with a port/package? We may add more fc-cache files upon > users requests. Isn't there only one cache file? It depends upon which fonts are installed. On one machine I have fonts which you will not find in ports (or for free at all, I think... they are very old and I got them in a commercial package). I don't think this is an option. >> at least for F10 we would have the good behavior. In >> the light of the upcomming 8.0 release, I would say go ahead with this >> idea. > > This will work until the fonts cache database structure changes... Yes. > And what about users of 7.x which use F8 linux ports and won't be > able to use F10 ports? Did you test f10 on 7.x? I would say f8+ is not supported on 7.1 or less, for 7.2 I don't know the current status. Fallback: run fc-cache manually (we can not support everything, f4 until 7.x is EOL and f10 for 8.x is already a lot). >> I don't know if we should extend the fc-cache running in the font >> ports to also run the linux one if present or not. This is maybe >> something to discuss after 8.0-RELEASE is out the door. > > Well, me too don't have an elegant solution. :-( This would at least be a working solution, and not counting the amount of work involved it is also the right solution. I think this is something for after 8.0. Bye, Alexander. -- Uh-oh -- WHY am I suddenly thinking of a VENERABLE religious leader frolicking on a FORT LAUDERDALE weekend? http://www.Leidinger.net Alexander @ Leidinger.net: PGP ID = B0063FE7 http://www.FreeBSD.org netchild @ FreeBSD.org : PGP ID = 72077137
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