Re: are unstable xfonts packages still broken?
* Pollywog (croak@shadypond.com) [011126 21:19]:
> On 2001.11.27 00:50 Jeffrey W. Baker wrote:
> >On Mon, 2001-11-26 at 16:45, Marc Wilson wrote:
> >
> >> The font packages in X aren't broken and never have been...
> >
> >Er, what? I've installed several Debian unstable machines and every
> >one of them has ended up with font problems. Usually X won't start,
> >complaining about a missing 'fixed' font.
> >
> >As far as I can tell, the font packages in X are broken and always
> >have been broken.
>
> The font packages in unstable are the ones that seem broken and have
> been for at least two months. If I upgrade them, Gnome starts up but
> instead of seeing alphanumeric characters on the panel (and also on
> some apps), I see boxes that are made up of dots.
Again, they are *not* broken. Use some non-Gnome apps and see what
happens. Try Netscape, for example, or xfontsel to see the same fonts
appear in the 'preview' window that you think are broken.
Hall
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