Bug 608071

Summary:	fonts.conf doesn't include /usr/share/X11/fonts/misc and applications segfault
Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	Reporter:	Aleš Mareček <amarecek>
Component:	fontconfig	Assignee:	Marek Kašík <mkasik>
Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX	QA Contact:	desktop-bugs <desktop-bugs>
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Version:	6.0	CC:	ddumas, jskarvad, notting
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Description Aleš Mareček 2010-06-25 15:19:51 UTC

Description of problem:
/etc/fonts/fonts.conf doesn't include <dir>/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc</dir> which cause that on installation with Xorg only applications segfault. This is because in config there are:
<dir>/usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1</dir> <dir>/usr/share/X11/fonts/TTF</dir> <dir>/usr/local/share/fonts</dir>
which don't have to be installed (installation without force).

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
fontconfig-2.8.0-1

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. See: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=606671#c0
  
Actual results:
No "<dir>/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc</dir>" in /etc/fonts/fonts.conf
Expected results:
"<dir>/usr/share/X11/fonts/misc</dir>" in /etc/fonts/fonts.conf

Additional info:
See more on TK bug, Firefox and Thunderbird bugs:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=606671
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=590707
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=591481

Comment 1 Bill Nottingham 2010-06-25 16:16:04 UTC

This is intentional, AFAIK, we don't want apps chosing those bitmap fonts.

Comment 2 Bill Nottingham 2010-06-25 16:22:33 UTC

See bug 607057 and https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=582665#c7.

Comment 3 Marek Kašík 2010-07-02 13:39:45 UTC

There do not have to be any font installed with Xorg. Hence, the application should handle the situation with no font installed itself (or the library which needs it).

Marek

Comment 7 Denise Dumas 2010-07-15 20:21:49 UTC

This use case is just not supported - you must have fonts to use X

Comment 10 RHEL Program Management 2010-07-16 04:34:37 UTC

Development Management has reviewed and declined this request.  You may appeal
this decision by reopening this request.