>>>>> "Keith" == Keith Packard <keithp@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: Keith> I suggest that allow each configured font directory to be Keith> mirrored into the /var/cache hierarchy and store the cache Keith> files there; essentially doing a directory prefix mapping Keith> (/usr/share/fonts -> /var/cache/fontconfig) and appending Keith> the rest of the path normally. This will allow the existing Keith> naming mechanisms to be used as-is. Perhaps it should be $FOO -> /var/cache/fontconfig/$FOO so that all of the various paths can be handled. At least /usr/local/share/fonts and /local/share/fonts will get used and should be supported. I wonder though how much of a performance hit we'll see by abusing the kernels' filesystem caches by doubling the number if directories searched each time a fontconfig-linked program starts? As an example, given a reasonably large number of font directories (each dist package has its own under /usr/share/fonts, I tend to keep my ~/.fonts organized like that, etc) and the large number of libraries most GUI apps link against these days whenever I emerge anything on my gentoo laptop with X running it takes minutes each time ldconfig is run versus deciseconds when X is not running. Keith> If we do this, what would you think about removing the whole Keith> /var/cache/fontconfig heirarchy when fontconfig was purged? Probably should happen; even if it is being purged just to make sure a re-install is clean the user probably wants to regenerate all of the cache files. But that should be an issue for the packager rather than for the developer. -JimC -- James H. Cloos, Jr. <cloos@xxxxxxxxxxx>
