Package: graphviz

Version: 2.2.1-1sarge1

 

First, thank you for maintaining graphviz, it is much appreciated.

 

Given an install of graphviz on a Debian Testing 686 arch server without X installed.

 

If you try to run dot, outputting a rasterized file (like a .png) you’ll get the following error:

 

Error: fontconfig: Didn’t find expected font family. Perhaps URW Type 1 fonts need installing? : Times-Roman

 

If I run fc-match ‘Times-Roman’ there is in fact no font.  It seems to be possible to install graphviz without the default graphviz font.

 

I tried installing msttcorefonts and then fc-match gives a seemingly valid result but dot still does not work.

 

After much fooling around, I installed gsfonts and now dot works, and fc-match gives a good response.

“n021003l.pfb: “Nimbus Roman No9 L” “Regular”

 

Possible Solutions:

 

Could recommend gsfonts in graphviz (the version in testing does not, at any rate)

 

Could put an instructional notice in the package that the default font for graphviz is Times-Roman and one source of Times-Roman is the gsfonts package.

 

Thanks!

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