Author: dnicholson Date: 2007-04-29 11:22:49 -0600 (Sun, 29 Apr 2007) New Revision: 6762
Modified: trunk/BOOK/general.ent trunk/BOOK/general/graphlib/fontconfig.xml trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml Log: Updated to fontconfig-2.4.2 Modified: trunk/BOOK/general/graphlib/fontconfig.xml =================================================================== --- trunk/BOOK/general/graphlib/fontconfig.xml 2007-04-27 19:38:50 UTC (rev 6761) +++ trunk/BOOK/general/graphlib/fontconfig.xml 2007-04-29 17:22:49 UTC (rev 6762) @@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ <!ENTITY fontconfig-download-http "http://fontconfig.org/release/fontconfig-&fontconfig-version;.tar.gz";> <!ENTITY fontconfig-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/fontconfig-&fontconfig-version;.tar.gz";> - <!ENTITY fontconfig-md5sum "7354f9f125ea78a8f2851cb9c31d4866"> - <!ENTITY fontconfig-size "942 KB"> - <!ENTITY fontconfig-buildsize "13.0 MB"> + <!ENTITY fontconfig-md5sum "108f9a03fa9ed9dd779cc7ca236da557"> + <!ENTITY fontconfig-size "1.2 MB"> + <!ENTITY fontconfig-buildsize "11.3 MB"> <!ENTITY fontconfig-time "0.2 SBU"> ]> @@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ </listitem> </itemizedlist> + <!-- Since fontconfig is at 2.4.x, obviously it's more current + than 2.3.92. Uncomment when 2.4.9x is released <note> <para>The numbering system of <application>Fontconfig</application> is unusual. The beta versions of the package are numbered with a 9x in the @@ -61,11 +63,14 @@ release and the most current release is of the form &fontconfig-version;</para> </note> + --> <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Fontconfig Dependencies</bridgehead> <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead> - <para role="required"><xref linkend="freetype2"/> and <xref linkend="expat"/></para> + <para role="required"><xref linkend="freetype2"/> and + <xref linkend="expat"/> or <xref linkend="libxml2"/> (requires + <xref linkend="pkgconfig"/>)</para> <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead> <para role="optional"><xref linkend="docbook-utils"/></para> @@ -89,7 +94,8 @@ <para>Install <application>Fontconfig</application> by running the following commands:</para> -<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc \ +<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr \ + --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var \ --disable-docs --without-add-fonts \ --with-docdir=/usr/share/doc/fontconfig-&fontconfig-version; && make</userinput></screen> @@ -113,6 +119,10 @@ <sect2 role="commands"> <title>Command Explanations</title> + <para><parameter>--localstatedir=/var</parameter>: This switch places + the system font cache files in <filename + class='directory'>/var/cache/fontconfig</filename>.</para> + <para><parameter>--disable-docs</parameter>: This switch avoids building the documentation (the release tarball includes pre-generated documentation).</para> @@ -137,7 +147,8 @@ <sect3 id="fontconfig-config"> <title>Config Files</title> - <para><filename>/etc/fonts/* and /etc/fonts/conf.d/*</filename></para> + <para><filename>/etc/fonts/*, /etc/fonts/conf.avail/*, and + /etc/fonts/conf.d/*</filename></para> <indexterm zone="fontconfig fontconfig-config"> <primary sortas="e-etc-fonts">/etc/fonts/*</primary> @@ -147,17 +158,24 @@ <primary sortas="e-etc-fonts-conf.d">/etc/fonts/conf.d/*</primary> </indexterm> + <indexterm zone="fontconfig fontconfig-config"> + <primary sortas="e-etc-fonts-conf.avail">/etc/fonts/conf.avail/*</primary> + </indexterm> + </sect3> <sect3> <title>Configuration Information</title> - <para>The configuration file for <application>Fontconfig</application> is - <filename>/etc/fonts/fonts.conf</filename>. Generally you do not want to - edit this file. To put a new font directory in the configuration, create + <para>The main configuration file for <application>Fontconfig</application> + is <filename>/etc/fonts/fonts.conf</filename>. Generally you do not want + to edit this file. It will also read <filename>/etc/fonts/local.conf</filename> + and any files in <filename class='directory'>/etc/fonts/conf.d</filename>. + To put a new font directory in the configuration, create (or update) the <filename>/etc/fonts/local.conf</filename> file with your - local information. The default location of fonts in - <application>Fontconfig</application> is:</para> + local information or add a new file in + <filename class='directory'>/etc/fonts/conf.d</filename>. The default + location of fonts in <application>Fontconfig</application> is:</para> <itemizedlist spacing='compact'> <listitem> @@ -168,6 +186,14 @@ </listitem> </itemizedlist> + <para><application>Fontconfig</application> also ships many example + configuration files in the <filename + class='directory'>/etc/fonts/conf.avail</filename> directory. Symlinking + to specific files from <filename class='directory'>/etc/fonts/conf.d</filename> + will enable them. The default setup is generally good enough for most + users. See <filename>/etc/fonts/conf.avail/README</filename> for a + description of the configuration files.</para> + <indexterm zone="fontconfig fontconfig-config"> <primary sortas="g-usr-share-fonts">/usr/share/fonts</primary> </indexterm> @@ -178,20 +204,16 @@ <para>More information about configuring <application>Fontconfig</application> can be found in the user's manual - at <ulink url="http://fontconfig.org/fontconfig-user.html"/>. There are - additional configuration files shipped with - <application>Fontconfig</application> in <filename - class="directory">/etc/fonts/conf.d</filename> that will be enabled - if their names begin with 2 numbers, e.g., - <filename>/etc/fonts/conf.d/10-autohint.conf</filename>.</para> + in <ulink + url="file:///usr/share/doc/fontconfig-&fontconfig-version;/fontconfig-user.html"/>. + </para> <note> - <para><application>X</application> also includes an internal (and + <para><application>XFree86</application> also includes an internal (and older) version of <application>Fontconfig</application> and unless it - is explicitly disabled when building <application>Xorg</application> or - <application>XFree86</application>, the internal version is created - leaving two slightly incompatible libraries on your system. It is - recommended that you only install one version.</para> + is explicitly disabled, the internal version is created leaving two + slightly incompatible libraries on your system. It is recommended that + you only install one version.</para> </note> </sect3> @@ -207,7 +229,7 @@ <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle> <seglistitem> - <seg>fc-cache, fc-list, and fc-match</seg> + <seg>fc-cache, fc-cat, fc-list, and fc-match</seg> <seg>libfontconfig.{so,a}</seg> <seg>/etc/fonts, /usr/include/fontconfig and /usr/share/doc/fontconfig-&fontconfig-version;</seg> @@ -229,6 +251,16 @@ </listitem> </varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="fc-cat"> + <term><command>fc-cat</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>is used to read font information caches.</para> + <indexterm zone="fontconfig fc-cat"> + <primary sortas="b-fc-cat">fc-cat</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry id="fc-list"> <term><command>fc-list</command></term> <listitem> Modified: trunk/BOOK/general.ent =================================================================== --- trunk/BOOK/general.ent 2007-04-27 19:38:50 UTC (rev 6761) +++ trunk/BOOK/general.ent 2007-04-29 17:22:49 UTC (rev 6762) @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ $Date$ --> -<!ENTITY day "27"> <!-- Always 2 digits --> +<!ENTITY day "29"> <!-- Always 2 digits --> <!ENTITY month "04"> <!-- Always 2 digits --> <!ENTITY year "2007"> <!ENTITY version "svn-&year;&month;&day;"> @@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ <!ENTITY lcms-version "1.16"> <!ENTITY libmng-version "1.0.9"> <!ENTITY freetype2-version "2.3.4"> -<!ENTITY fontconfig-version "2.3.2"> +<!ENTITY fontconfig-version "2.4.2"> <!ENTITY libart_lgpl-version "2.3.19"> <!ENTITY librsvg-version "2.16.1"> <!ENTITY imlib-version "1.9.15"> Modified: trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml =================================================================== --- trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml 2007-04-27 19:38:50 UTC (rev 6761) +++ trunk/BOOK/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml 2007-04-29 17:22:49 UTC (rev 6762) @@ -42,6 +42,16 @@ --> <listitem> + <para>April 29th, 2007</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>[dnicholson] - Updated to Fontconfig-2.4.2. Fixes ticket + #2134.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </listitem> + + <listitem> <para>April 27th, 2007</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-book FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
