On Wed, Oct 23, 2019 at 12:13:00PM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote:
> > From d5895ca185fa1d678a098697d9e1c601c84f45dd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> > From: Stephen Kitt <skitt@debian.org>
> > Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2019 21:09:52 +0200
> > Subject: [PATCH] Allow strong dependencies on X font packages
>
> > The X server shipped in Debian no longer supports remote retrieval of
> > fonts from an X font server, so it no longer makes sense to forbid
> > packages from strongly depending on X font packages. On the contrary,
> > since local fonts are now the only way for an X program to obtain its
> > fonts, packages which require specific fonts to operate should depend
> > on the corresponding font package. (This is already common practice
> > for non-X font packages.)
>
> > Closes: #941803
> > Signed-off-by: Stephen Kitt <skitt@debian.org>
> > ---
> > policy/ch-customized-programs.rst | 17 +++++++++--------
> > 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
>
> > diff --git a/policy/ch-customized-programs.rst b/policy/ch-customized-programs.rst
> > index dbba4fc..dfe6ce4 100644
> > --- a/policy/ch-customized-programs.rst
> > +++ b/policy/ch-customized-programs.rst
> > @@ -380,11 +380,10 @@ themselves.
> > 1. Fonts of any type supported by the X Window System must be in a
> > separate binary package from any executables, libraries, or
> > documentation (except that specific to the fonts shipped, such as
> > - their license information). If one or more of the fonts so packaged
> > - are necessary for proper operation of the package with which they
> > - are associated the font package may be Recommended; if the fonts
> > - merely provide an enhancement, a Suggests relationship may be used.
> > - Packages must not Depend on font packages. [#]_
> > + their license information). Packages which require one or more of
> > + the fonts thus packaged should Depend on the font package; if the
> > + fonts merely provide an enhancement, a Recommends or Suggests
> > + relationship may be used. [#]_
> >
> > 2. BDF fonts must be converted to PCF fonts with the ``bdftopcf``
> > utility (available in the ``xfonts-utils`` package, ``gzip``\ ped,
> > @@ -617,9 +616,11 @@ installed in ``/usr/share/man/man6``.
> > Window System, however, must abide by this font policy.
> >
> > .. [#]
> > - This is because the X server may retrieve fonts from the local file
> > - system or over the network from an X font server; the Debian package
> > - system is empowered to deal only with the local file system.
> > + In the past, the X server could retrieve fonts from the local file
> > + system or over the network from an X font server, so packages were
> > + forbidden from declaring a Depends relationship with font
> > + packages. This is no longer the case: the X font server shipped in
> > + Debian no longer supports remote font retrieval.
> >
> > .. [#]
> > Note that this mechanism is not the same as using app-defaults;
seconded, thanks.
--
cheers,
Holger
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