Since you wrote: >I can't seem to reproduce the results you are getting.
I thought it was worth my commenting to say that I also run into this error. Here's a section from an apt-get install run: (I was installing ttf-arabeyes for the first time.) ===begin=== Setting up libxdelta2 (1.1.3-6) ... Setting up ttf-alee (4.5) ... Regenerating /etc/vfontcap... done Regenerating fonts cache... /var/lib/dpkg/info/ttf-alee.postinst: line 17: 27249 Killed HOME=/root fc-cache -v >/var/log/fontconfig.log 2>&1 failed; see /var/log/fontconfig.log for more information. done. Setting up ttf-arabeyes (1.1-1) ... Debian::Defoma::Id::defoma_id_register at line 60 in /var/lib/defoma/scripts/vflib2.defoma: (Mashq Bold, /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-arabeyes/ae_Mash_bold.ttf, 20): Illegal argument. Debian::Defoma::Id::defoma_id_register at line 60 in /var/lib/defoma/scripts/vflib2.defoma: (AlMothnna Bold, /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-arabeyes/ae_AlMothnna_bold.ttf, 20): Illegal argument. Debian::Defoma::Id::defoma_id_register at line 60 in /var/lib/defoma/scripts/vflib2.defoma: (Rasheeq Bold, /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-arabeyes/ae_Rasheeq_bold.ttf, 20): Illegal argument. Regenerating /etc/vfontcap... done Setting up ttf-arhangai (20030401-2) ... Regenerating /etc/vfontcap... done Setting up ttf-arphic-bkai00mp (2.10-6) ... Regenerating /etc/vfontcap... done Setting up ttf-arphic-bsmi00lp (2.10-6) ... Regenerating /etc/vfontcap... done Setting up ttf-arphic-gbsn00lp (2.11-6) ... Regenerating /etc/vfontcap... done Setting up ttf-arphic-gkai00mp (2.11-6) ... Regenerating /etc/vfontcap... done Setting up xdelta (1.1.3-6) ... Setting up ttf-arphic-ukai (0.0.20050328-2) ... Regenerating /etc/vfontcap... done Setting up ttf-arphic-uming (0.0.20050328-2) ... Regenerating /etc/vfontcap... done Setting up ttf-baekmuk (2.2-1) ... Regenerating /etc/vfontcap... done Setting up ttf-bengali-fonts (0.4.4) ... Debian::Defoma::Id::defoma_id_register at line 60 in /var/lib/defoma/scripts/vflib2.defoma: (Lohit Bengali, /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-bengali-fonts/lohit_bn.ttf, 30): Illegal argument. Regenerating /etc/vfontcap... done Regenerating fonts cache... done. Setting up ttf-devanagari-fonts (0.4.4) ... Debian::Defoma::Id::defoma_id_register at line 60 in /var/lib/defoma/scripts/vflib2.defoma: (Lohit Hindi, /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-devanagari-fonts/lohit_hi.ttf, 30): Illegal argument. Regenerating /etc/vfontcap... done Regenerating fonts cache... done. ===endit=== I note also that it's not just your font package that has this problem, but on the other hand it doesn't affect every font package. I strongly suspect that the problem is that your /etc/defoma/hints/ttf-arabeyes.hints file specifies a FontName for these files which contains a space. The documentation for defoma doesn't seem to say explicitly that it's banned, but it looks like that's the check that's failing and causing the 'Illegal argument' error. -- PMM -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
