Bug#214449: xfonts-base: ISO8859 font problems for several programs
Package: xfonts-base
Version: 4.2.1-11
Severity: important
I am using Debian Sarge. After an upgrade 29th september, I have got
font problems with several programs (at least emacs, Adobe acroread, gv,
xpdf).
For Emacs I managed to find a workaround that makes it usable, by
specifying fonts in .Xresources for it. The other programs give error
messages, complaining about beeing unable to load ISO8859 fonts. (As
Emacs also did.)
I am not sure that xfonts-base is the right package to blaim. According
to the aptitude log, these are the packages that were upgraded before
the problems arised:
Aptitude log:
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Aptitude 0.2.11.1: log report
Mon Sep 29 20:36:27 2003
IMPORTANT: this log only lists intended actions; actions which fail due
to
dpkg problems may not be completed.
Will install 53 packages, and remove 3 packages.
6387712 bytes of disk space will be used
===============================================================================
[REMOVE, NOT USED] plib1.5
[REMOVE, NOT USED] xlibmesa3
[INSTALL, DEPENDENCIES] plib1c102
[INSTALL, DEPENDENCIES] tux-aqfh-data
[REMOVE, DEPENDENCIES] plib1
[UPGRADE] balsa 2.0.12-1 -> 2.0.14-1
[UPGRADE] debian-reference-common 1.06-3 -> 1.06-7
[UPGRADE] debian-reference-en 1.06-3 -> 1.06-7
[UPGRADE] dictionaries-common 0.10.3 -> 0.15.3
[UPGRADE] doc-linux-html 2003.07-1 -> 2003.09-1
[UPGRADE] doc-linux-text 2003.07-1 -> 2003.09-1
[UPGRADE] fontconfig 2.2.1-1 -> 2.2.1-3
[UPGRADE] gdm-themes 0.1 -> 0.2
[UPGRADE] lbxproxy 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11
[UPGRADE] libdb4.0 4.0.14-1.2 -> 4.0.14-1.3
[UPGRADE] libdps1 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11
[UPGRADE] libfontconfig1 2.2.1-1 -> 2.2.1-3
[UPGRADE] libgsf-1 1.8.1-4 -> 1.8.2-1
[UPGRADE] libgsf-gnome-1 1.8.1-4 -> 1.8.2-1
[UPGRADE] libhtml-tree-perl 3.17-1 -> 3.18-1
[UPGRADE] libltdl3 1.4.3-10 -> 1.5-2
[UPGRADE] libnet-perl 1:1.16-1 -> 1:1.16-2
[UPGRADE] libxaw6 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11
[UPGRADE] libxaw7 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11
[UPGRADE] procps 1:3.1.9-1 -> 1:3.1.12-1
[UPGRADE] proxymngr 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11
[UPGRADE] quick-reference-en 1.06-3 -> 1.06-7
[UPGRADE] tasksel 1.25 -> 1.34
[UPGRADE] tux-aqfh 1.0.13-6 -> 1.0.14-5
[UPGRADE] tuxkart 0.2.0-2 -> 0.2.0-3
[UPGRADE] tuxkart-data 0.2.0-2 -> 0.2.0-3
[UPGRADE] twm 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11
[UPGRADE] x-window-system 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11
[UPGRADE] x-window-system-core 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11
[UPGRADE] xbase-clients 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11
[UPGRADE] xdm 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11
[UPGRADE] xfonts-100dpi 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11
[UPGRADE] xfonts-75dpi 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11
[UPGRADE] xfonts-base 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11
[UPGRADE] xfonts-scalable 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11
[UPGRADE] xfree86-common 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11
[UPGRADE] xfs 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11
[UPGRADE] xfwp 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11
[UPGRADE] xlibmesa3-gl 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11
[UPGRADE] xlibmesa3-glu 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11
[UPGRADE] xlibs 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11
[UPGRADE] xnest 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11
[UPGRADE] xprt 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11
[UPGRADE] xserver-common 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11
[UPGRADE] xserver-xfree86 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11
[UPGRADE] xspecs 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11
[UPGRADE] xterm 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11
[UPGRADE] xutils 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11
[UPGRADE] xvfb 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11
[UPGRADE] zlib1g 1:1.1.4-14 -> 1:1.1.4-15
[UPGRADE] zlib1g-dev 1:1.1.4-14 -> 1:1.1.4-15
===============================================================================
Log complete.
Error messages:
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bash-2.05b$ acroread
Warning: Cannot convert string
"-adobe-helvetica-bold-r-normal-*-*-120-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1" to type
FontStruct
Warning: Unable to load any usable ISO8859 font
Warning: Cannot convert string
"-adobe-helvetica-bold-r-normal-*-*-120-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1" to type
FontList
Warning: Cannot convert string
"-adobe-helvetica-bold-r-normal-*-*-120-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1" to type
FontList
Warning: Cannot convert string
"-*-helvetica-medium-r-normal-*-10-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1" to type
FontStruct
Warning: Unable to load any usable ISO8859 font
Warning: Cannot convert string
"-*-helvetica-medium-r-normal-*-10-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1" to type FontList
Warning: Cannot convert string
"-*-helvetica-medium-r-normal-*-10-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1" to type FontList
Aborted (core dumped)
bash-2.05b$ gv
Warning: Cannot convert string
"-*-Helvetica-Medium-R-Normal--*-140-*-*-P-*-ISO8859-1" to type
FontStruct
Warning: Unable to load any usable ISO8859 font
Warning: Unable to load any usable ISO8859 font
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
bash-2.05b$ xpdf
Warning: Cannot convert string
"-*-helvetica-medium-r-normal--12-*-*-*-*-*-iso88
59-1" to type FontStruct
Warning: Unable to load any usable ISO8859 font
Warning: Cannot convert string
"-*-helvetica-medium-r-normal--12-*-*-*-*-*-iso88
59-1" to type FontList
Warning: Cannot convert string
"-*-helvetica-medium-r-normal--12-*-*-*-*-*-iso88
59-1" to type FontList
Warning: Cannot convert string
"-*-helvetica-medium-r-normal--12-*-*-*-*-*-iso88
59-1" to type FontList [...]
(But xpdf starts.)
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux undring 2.4.22-1-k7 #1 Sat Sep 6 02:13:04 EST 2003 i686
Locale: LANG=nn_NO, LC_CTYPE=nn_NO
Versions of packages xfonts-base depends on:
ii xutils 4.2.1-11 X Window System utility programs
-- no debconf information
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