From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: ** X-Spam-Status: No, score=2.3 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_ADSP_NXDOMAIN,DMARC_QUAR, FAKE_REPLY_A1,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RDNS_DYNAMIC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from nate.blackhole (208-15-26-183.netsync.net [208.15.26.183]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with SMTP id DF482AC4F8 for ; Mon, 20 May 2002 11:59:28 -0500 (CDT) Received: (qmail 48976 invoked by uid 1000); 20 May 2002 16:59:33 -0000 Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] ebuilds which install fonts From: Nathaniel Grady To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.5 Date: 20 May 2002 12:59:32 -0400 Message-Id: <1021913972.48730.13.camel@nate.blackhole> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux developer list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: 52d45d18-fbf6-4c9c-8f68-48040027be08 X-Archives-Hash: 57b72fe31c63cea45e42c7fa892919cb On Mon, May 20, 2002 at 04:40:54PM +0900, Ryan Shaw wrote: > fonts. the ebuilds i have seen thus far > which install fonts (freefonts and x11fonts-jmk) > create new subdirectories of of /usr/lib/X11/fonts. > this seems bad though, since it means that > a new FontPath needs to be added to XF86Config What about having multiple, slightly different, copies of, say, the "times" font from different packages. I've run into this several times. For an example see 75dpi vs 100dpi directories, a contrived example I admit, but one everyone has. I really think keeping font packages separate is a good idea because eventually you'll run into a collision. Just my 2 Cents :) -- --Nathaniel Grady /*\ ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN \ / - AGAINST HTML EMAIL X - AGAINST MS ATTACHMENTS / \ ------------------------------------------------ -- --Nathaniel Grady /*\ ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN \ / - AGAINST HTML EMAIL X - AGAINST MS ATTACHMENTS / \ ------------------------------------------------