Robert Bihlmeyer wrote: > Package: debhelper > Version: 3.0.17 > Severity: grave > > When removing or upgrading a font package, the postrm fragment due to > dh_installxfonts will unconditionally remove the fonts.alias file. But > if the package in question does not include a /etc/X11/fonts/*/*.alias > file, this file is NOT regenerated via update-fonts-alias in the > postrm (or, on upgrades, in the postinst). The affected directories > will end up without a fonts.alias. If one of these directories was the > "misc" one, X will no longer start up in the default configuration > (due to "fixed" not being found).
Well, that's bad. Ok, what in the hell are these /etc/X11/fonts/*/*.alias files, and why have I never heard of them before, and how is their presense/absense affecting debhelper's behavior anyway? > The same applies AFAICS to fonts.scale, although the effects are less > drastic. > > IMHO these files should only be deleted under the same conditions that > warrant a call to the corresponding update-fonts-* command. -- see shy jo
