Hi, =E5=9C=A8 2003-12-06 Sat =E7=9A=84 08:18=EF=BC=8C wrstuden@wasabisystems.= com =E5=86=99=E9=81=93=EF=BC=9A > 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 assu= mes > the fonts are local. Thus these programs don't run anymore. >=20 > 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 o= n > 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. >=20 > So what can I do about this? You may simply export a NFS mount point, from where you put the fonts. Also, in my understanding, fontconfig should automatically regen. the cache by comp. the dir mtime. Do I getting amything wrong? Regards, Zarick Lau
