On 08/10/2016 18:46, Ken Moffat wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 08, 2016 at 11:18:51AM +0200, Pierre Labastie wrote:
>> 
>> Since I try to build the minimal set of packages, I do not build all
>> recommended dependencies, but I tend to rely on the book for required
>> dependencies. That's how I found something weird with the required deps of
>> xorg-server:
>> xorg-fonts and xkeyboard-config are both deemed as required, while I have not
>> seen a place where they are needed during xorg-server building. Of course, I
>> guess apps like xterm and xinit need those, but not xorg-server per se, does
>> it? So I propose to move those to recommended, but I ask on the list since I
>> may be missing something.
>>
> For xkeyboard-config, I assume that without it even a US keyboard
> will be at best somewhat lacking, or even unusable.
> 
> As to fonts - you need something.  For core fonts, ISTR that twm
> and xterm, and probably fluxbox and the 'box' WMs need core fonts.
> 
> At a minimum, font- util, encodings, one size of font-adobe
> (probably 100dpi for most people).  I also install font-misc-misc
> although I do not recall why.
> 
> But for LXQT you probably only want TTF/OTF - at a pinch,
> font-bh-ttf from the xorg fonts might do, but really you will want
> dejavu.
> 
> ĸen
> 

Thanks ĸen,

That is roughly what I found the "hard way", and it is reassuring that you,
who are an expert on those matters, go along the same lines.
Concerning xorg-server deps, I think the point is that an X server is unusable
without fonts and a keyboard database, but the server program does not care.
Maybe move those deps to runtime dependencies.

BTW, Xnest builds perfectly without xcb-util-keysyms.

Pierre
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