On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 16:42:31 -0700, blfs-bugs wrote: > ------- Additional Comments From [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2005-03-10 16:42 ------- > Because the /etc/fonts/local.conf file is not created during > installation, the instructions in the X Window System Components > must be changed to create the file and add the appropriate > TrueType directories. Here's an example that could be used: > > cat > /etc/fonts/local.conf << "EOF" > <?xml version="1.0"?> > <!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd"> > <!-- /etc/fonts/local.conf file for local customizations --> > > <fontconfig> > <dir>/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Windows</dir> > <dir>/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF</dir> > <dir>/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1</dir> > </fontconfig> > > EOF
IMHO, a better solution is to take advantage of the `--with-add-fonts' switch to fontconfig. It works perfectly, and is nothing new. It allows one to specify the X fonts dirs before X is installed and have them listed in `/etc/fonts/font.conf' eg: --with-add-fonts=/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1 Just think of the number of posts from folks who were told to reinstall fontconfig after X was installed. It's simply not necessary with this solution. All that's needed is a rerun of fc-cache after X installation. Regards Greg -- http://www.diy-linux.org/ -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
