Bug#661764: dangling symlink /usr/share/ghostscript/9.05/Resource/CIDFSubst/DroidSansFallback.ttf
>> $ file
>> /usr/share/ghostscript/9.05/Resource/CIDFSubst/DroidSansFallback.ttf
>> /usr/share/ghostscript/9.05/Resource/CIDFSubst/DroidSansFallback.ttf:
>> broken symbolic link to
>> `../../../../fonts/truetype/droid/DroidSansFallback.ttf'
Jonathan> [...]
>> Versions of packages libgs9-common recommends: pn fonts-droid <none>
Jonathan> That's why. I don't see an obvious bug here. What harm is
Jonathan> the broken symlink causing, and what change would you suggest
Jonathan> to avoid it?
OK, that's a good point. Go ahead and close the bug if you like.
In general, I think useless dangling symlinks are a bug even if they
don't cause tangible harm, just as for example documentation reference
to a feature that no longer exists would be a bug. They impede
administrators' (and developers') understanding of the package.
By the way, why does ghostscript need this font now?
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