On Sat, Jul 19, 2008 at 5:16 PM, Adam D. Barratt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, 2008-07-19 at 16:58 -0700, Paul Hardy wrote: >> I have been getting ready to release a font plus sources and auxiliary >> programs for Debian. The Policy Manual requires using the >> update-fonts-dir script when installing a font. >> >> I was going to post a change to the update-fonts-dir script > [...] >> Unfortunately, the BTS says that the package has no current >> maintainer, and asks that bugs not be filed against it. > > http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=contents&keywords=update-fonts-dir > says update-fonts-dir is in the xfonts-utils package, and > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?pkg=xfonts-utils certainly isn't > complaining about a lack of maintainer. > > Ah, I see the confusion - you're looking at the BTS page for > "update-fonts-dir". That will indeed tell you there's no maintainer > listed and not to file bugs against it, but it also includes "[t]here is > no record of the update-fonts-dir package". > > Regards, > > Adam > Thanks. I was traveling today (and was away from home all last week) and didn't have access to my Debian system. I didn't know you could look up a package name that contained a program like that online. I was trying to finish this this weekend (probably won't happen now) so I sent out my email.
Still, there isn't any point in running update-fonts-dir the way it stands now on any TrueType font (and therefore have a package with a TrueType font comply with the Policy Manual) because the script never looks under "/usr/share/fonts/truetype". If update-fonts-dir is to remain in the Policy Manual, then either it needs to be updated for TrueType fonts or the Policy Manual needs to change saying that update-fonts-dir doesn't apply to TrueType fonts, only to fonts under "/usr/share/fonts/X11". Which would make more sense? Paul Hardy -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
