I recently updated some packages on a lab machine, and now some of the X programs are using fontconfig. While fontconfig looks much more sophisticated than the older font locating tools, it unfortunately assumes the fonts are local. Thus these programs don't run anymore. I can't run fc-cache, because there aren't any fonts on the box. Installing fonts on the box just to run fc-cache seems silly and counter-productive, as the X server will be using the fonts installed on it, not the ones on this box. Also, it doesn't scale well, as it means that I have to install (and maintain) fonts on all the boxes I have, as opposed to just the Xserver. So what can I do about this? Take care, Bill
