I have /etc/fonts/fonts.conf loading without error or warning (see below for content)
and now I get ...
./gimp-2.2
Bus error
a grey window (with a darker gray bar at the bottom) loads immediatly
after ./gimp-2.2 for about a 14 count, then the Bus error appears.
/etc/fonts/fonts.conf ...
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
<!-- /etc/fonts/fonts.conf file to configure system font access -->
<fontconfig>
<!--
Find fonts in these directories
-->
<dir>/usr/openwin/share/fonts</dir>
<dir>/usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts</dir>
<dir>/usr/local/GIMP/share/gimp/2.0/fonts</dir>
<!--
Accept deprecated 'mono' alias, replacing it with 'monospace'
-->
<match target="pattern">
<test qual="any" name="family"><string>mono</string></test>
<edit name="family"
mode="assign"><string>monospace</string></edit>
</match>
<!--
Names not including any well known alias are given 'sans'
-->
<!-- note comments and additions -->
<match target="pattern">
<!-- <test qual="all" name="family" mode="not_eq">sans</test> -->
<!-- <test qual="all" name="family" mode="not_eq">serif</test> -->
<!-- next two lines added from 13-Oct fonts.conf-->
<!-- <test qual="all"
name="family" mode="not_eq">monospace</test> -->
<test qual="any" name="family"> <string>mono</string></test>
<!-- #### -->
<edit name="family"
mode="assign"> <string>monospace</string></edit>
<edit name="family"
mode="append_last"><string>sans</string></edit>
</match>
<!--
Load per-user customization file, but don't complain
if it doesn't exist
-->
<include ignore_missing="yes">~/.fonts.conf</include>
<!--
Load local customization files, but don't complain
if there aren't any
-->
<include ignore_missing="yes">conf.d</include>
<include ignore_missing="yes">local.conf</include>
<!--
Alias well known font names to available TrueType fonts.
These substitute TrueType faces for similar Type1
faces to improve screen appearance.
-->
<alias>
<family>Times</family>
<prefer><family>Times New Roman</family></prefer>
<default><family>serif</family></default>
</alias>
<alias>
<family>Helvetica</family>
<prefer><family>Arial</family></prefer>
<default><family>sans</family></default>
</alias>
<alias>
<family>Courier</family>
<prefer><family>Courier New</family></prefer>
<default><family>monospace</family></default>
</alias>
<!--
Provide required aliases for standard names
Do these after the users configuration file so that
any aliases there are used preferentially
-->
<alias>
<family>serif</family>
<prefer><family>Times New Roman</family></prefer>
</alias>
<alias>
<family>sans</family>
<prefer><family>Arial</family></prefer>
</alias>
<alias>
<family>monospace</family>
<prefer><family>Andale Mono</family></prefer>
</alias>
</fontconfig>
