> Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2016 13:35:55 +0000 > From: Ken Moffat <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [blfs-dev] Xorg bitmap fonts - deprecate them > . . > diff -Naur BOOK-r18030/x/installing/x7legacy.xml > BOOK-deprecate/x/installing/x7legacy.xml > --- BOOK-r18030/x/installing/x7legacy.xml 1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 > +0100 > +++ BOOK-deprecate/x/installing/x7legacy.xml 2016-12-06 11:37:04.231916269 > +0000 > @@ -0,0 +1,229 @@ > +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> > +<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN" > + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd"; [ > + <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent"> > + %general-entities; > + > + <!ENTITY x7legacy-download-http "&xorg-download-http;/"> > + <!ENTITY x7legacy-download-ftp "&xorg-download-ftp;/"> > + <!ENTITY x7legacy-size "1.7 MB"> > + <!ENTITY x7legacy-buildsize "70 MB"> > + <!ENTITY x7legacy-time "0.4 SBU"> > + > + <!ENTITY libXfont-version "1.5.2"> > + <!ENTITY libXfont-md5sum > "254ee42bd178d18ebc7a73aacfde7f79"> > + > + <!ENTITY bdftopcf-version "1.0.5"> > + <!ENTITY bdftopcf-md5sum > "53a48e1fdfec29ab2e89f86d4b7ca902"> > + > + <!ENTITY font-adobe-100dpi-version "1.0.3"> > + <!ENTITY font-adobe-100dpi-md5sum > "1347c3031b74c9e91dc4dfa53b12f143"> > + > +]>
The legacy page should at this time include all of the fonts/&c that you've removed from elsewhere. And only after a few more book releases, then remove some/all of the items from the book. That's a standard way of 'putting out to pasture' - phasing out - such materials: don't just - for such a case - do the reorganise and remove in same step. It's ok though to prioritise at this time the focus on the libXfont/bdftopcf/font-adobe-100dpi . > + > +<sect1 id="xorg7-legacy" xreflabel="Xorg Legacy"> > + <?dbhtml filename="x7legacy.html"?> > + > + <sect1info> > + <othername>$LastChangedBy: dibbler $</othername> > + <date>$Date: 2038-01-19 03:14:07 +0000 (Tue, 19 Jan 2038) $</date> > + </sect1info> > + > + <title>Xorg Legacy</title> > + > + <indexterm zone="xorg7-legacy"> > + <primary sortas="a-xorg7-legacy">Xorg Legacy</primary> > + </indexterm> > + > + <sect2 role="package"> > + <title>Introduction to Xorg Legacy</title> > + > + <para><application>Xorg</application> originally provided bitmap fonts, 'originally' implies that it now doesn't: does it still; if so then reword. > + and a tool (<command>bdftopcf</command>) to assist in their installation. > + With the introduction of <application>xorg-server-1.19.0</application> > + and <application>libXfont2</application>, many people will not need them. > + There are still a few old packages which might require, or benefit from, > + these deprecated fonts and so the following packages are shown > here.</para> Those last two sentences - and in partic the last - are a bit too vague and ~hand-waving; and leave readers a bit too much in the dark. At least, for those packages (if any) that are in BLFS and that are _known_ or _thought_ to still require the now-legacy materials, they should be listed and linked-to explicitly: if there are only a few such packages (e.g. tigervnc &c) then it's not a hassle to list; if the list were not short, then it'd call into question doing the 'legacy' stuff yet. > + > + <note> > + <para> > + The font-adobe-100dpi package installs 100 dots per inch versions of > + Courier, Helvetica, New Century Schoolbook and Times fonts. In > previous > + versions of BLFS a lot more fonts were installed, and also 75 dots > per s/and also/including/ or maybe even (less good) s/and also/plus/ - but _NOT_ 'and also'; red pen. > + inch versions. > + </para> > + > + <para revision="sysv"> > + Please consult the BLFS-7.10 book at <ulink > + url="http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/7.10/x/x7font.html"/> > + if you wish to install any of those other fonts. Still too vague: you're leaving readers to hunt'n'peck, while you know what they're likely to be looking for. Again: for packages in BLFS that are known/thought to still require the legacy materials, state the details explicitly. As noted, such materials should anyhow be listed in legacy page. > + </para> > + > + <para revision="systemd"> > + Please consult the BLFS-7.10 systemd book at <ulink > + > url="http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/7.10-systemd/x/x7font.html"/> > + if you wish to install any of those other fonts. > + </para> > + </note> > + Ditto. > . . > + <title>Downloading Xorg Legacy</title> > + > + <para>First, create a list of files to be downloaded. This file will also > + be used to verify the integrity of the downloads when complete:</para> > + > +<screen><userinput>cat > legacy.dat << "EOF" > +<literal>&libXfont-md5sum; lib/ libXfont-&libXfont-version;.tar.bz2 > +&bdftopcf-md5sum; app/ bdftopcf-&bdftopcf-version;.tar.bz2 > +&font-adobe-100dpi-md5sum; font/ > font-adobe-100dpi-&font-adobe-100dpi-version;.tar.bz2</literal> > +EOF</userinput></screen> > + > + <para>To download the needed files using <application>wget</application>, > + use the following commands:</para> > + > +<screen><userinput>mkdir legacy && > +cd legacy && > +grep -v '^#' ../legacy.dat | awk '{print $2$3}' | wget -i- -c \ > + -B &xorg-download-http;/ && > +grep -v '^#' ../legacy.dat | awk '{print $1 " " $3}' >../legacy.md5 > && > +md5sum -c ../legacy.md5</userinput></screen> > +<!-- is there any way to use lib/ app/ font/ directory in the above ? --> > Not sure exactly what that comment means. D'you mean, how to pass it through to wget? If so, then use a '<<<' construct: $ while read x y z spng; do some_cmds; done <<< "$( { grep -vE '^[[:blank:]]*(#|$)' ../legacy.dat ; } )" ; $ > . . > hth, akh -- -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/blfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
