On Sat, 2007-11-17 at 08:36 +0100, Hans de Goede wrote: > Behdad Esfahbod wrote: [snip] > > Fontconfig doesn't store cache files in the directory anymore. They go > > in /var/cache/fontconfig. That's been the case for a while. > > Ah, then the packages also should no longer ghost fc-cache in the fonts dir. No, they shouldn't. > >> As for the other two not being created, well that is to be expected if the > >> necessary packages are not added to any Requires. > >> > >> Why are these files generated on install anyways, I understand this used to be > >> usefull back in the days when multiple packages would install files under one > >> dir, but isn't it so that most font dirs now only contain fonts from one package? > > > > I don't understand. When are you suggesting they should be generated? > > At package buildtime, and then simply include them in the package > instead of %ghost them and generate them with scriptlets. Interesting. Never thought about it like that. However, there are a few reason why that's not going to work: - fc-cache (and similar tools I assume) don't handle DESTDIR. You sure can force them to do it, but it needs considerable effort on the packagers side. - fontconfig cache format/version changes over time. Mostly in a compatible way, but still making old caches useless. This happened with the recent 2.5 for example. - Kind of rewording of the previous item: We're trying to make font packages not depend on fontconfig. Would be kinda weird to install a fontconfig cache file without checking fontconfig version. I don't think cache updates are hassle enough to try to fix them right now. Obsolete core-protocol fonts are out of my expertise/interest so I leave that to others. > Regards, > > Hans Regards, -- behdad http://behdad.org/ "Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." -- Benjamin Franklin, 1759 _______________________________________________ Fedora-fonts-list mailing list Fedora-fonts-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-fonts-list
