my upstream's package contains a font.
Help, my upstream package contains a font.
/usr/share/fonts/truetype/maitreya/MaitreyaSymbols6.ttf
this font is highly specialized and unlikely to be used by any other package.
lintian says I must split off a font package.
> I: maitreya: font-in-non-font-package
> usr/share/fonts/truetype/maitreya/MaitreyaSymbols6.ttf N:
> N: This package contains a *.ttf, *.otf, or *.pfb file, file extensions
> N: used by TrueType, OpenType, or Type 1 fonts, but the package does not
> N: appear to be a dedicated font package. Dedicated font package names
> N: should begin with ttf-, otf-, or t1-, depending on the types of fonts
> N: included. (Type 1 fonts are also allowed in packages starting with
> N: xfonts-.) If the font is already packaged, you should depend on that
> N: package instead. Otherwise, normally the font should be packaged
> N: separately, since fonts are usually useful outside of the package
> that N: embeds them.
> N:
> N: Severity: wishlist, Certainty: possible
> N:
debian policy 11.8.5 seems to say the same thing. But I does not say anything
about what the font package must be named. Where is that comming from?
In any case, if I must split out a font package, how do I do it? Are there any
examples out there?
Thank You
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