reassign 364530 xfonts-utils retitle 364530 xfonts-utils: needless heirarchy change under /etc/X11/fonts thanks On Mon, Apr 24, 2006 at 09:36:17AM +0700, Theppitak Karoonboonyanan wrote: > I think there is a conflict between debhelper and xfonts-utils here. > update-fonts-alias requires package.alias to be in > /etc/X11/fonts/X11R7/$dir, while dh_installxfonts still checks > at the old place. That may be why the recent uploader still kept > the file there (to get update-fonts-alias called, but unfortunately > ineffective). > I've filed Bug #363482 against debhelper for this. > Meanwhile, I've proposed ITA for this orphaned package. > When dh_installxfonts is fixed, it should be solved in next > upload. No, I don't believe this is a debhelper bug. I've discussed it with the XSF, and there is provisional agreement that this is a bug (= unnecessary incompatible change that should be reverted) in xfonts-utils. The basic issue is that, while there is a reason for the paths for the actual font files to have changed, and there is a reason why update-fonts-alias would need additional arguments in order to know how to distinguish between the old and new paths, there is no reason why a separate /etc/X11/fonts/X11R7 heirarchy should be required. I intend to work up a patch for update-fonts-alias so that it can correctly and automatically determine which aliases belong to which physical directory, removing the need for sourceful fixes to each and every xfonts package. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. vorlon@debian.org http://www.debian.org/
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