Bug 97171

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Description of problem:
Please follow this link :
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/release-notes/x86/

And see below:
"
1. Create the /usr/share/fonts/local/  directory (if it doesn't already exist):

mkdir /usr/share/fonts/local/

If you had to create /usr/share/fonts/local/, you must then add it to the X font
server (xfs) path:

chkfontpath --add /usr/share/fonts/local/

2. Copy the new font file into /usr/share/fonts/local/
"

We failed on it when we try to add new fonts step by step following this
instruction like this:
1) First we create the directory:
mkdir /usr/share/fonts/local/

2)Follow the instructions to add the path to the X font server (xfs) path.
chkfontpath --add /usr/share/fonts/local/

Then get this error message:
chkfontpath:error opening /usr/share/fonts/local/fonts.dir, unwilling to add path 


At last we fount that we should first create the fonts.dir and fonts.scale
files. after creat these two files, and also copy the new fonts files to that
exatcly directory. then we can add the new fonts succesfully.

So the sequence of that instructions offered by the Red Hat 9.0 release notes is
indeed incorrect. And there should be some steps too to create the fonts.dir and
fonts.scale files to that directory too.







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


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:

    1. Create the /usr/share/fonts/local/  directory (if it doesn't already exist):

mkdir /usr/share/fonts/local/

If you had to create /usr/share/fonts/local/, you must then add it to the X font
server (xfs) path:

chkfontpath --add /usr/share/fonts/local/

2. Copy the new font file into /usr/share/fonts/local/

3. Update the font information by issuing the following command:

ttmkfdir -d /usr/share/fonts/local/ -o /usr/share/fonts/local/fonts.scale

4. Reload the xfs font server using the following command:

service xfs reload

Actual Results:  get error messages:

chkfontpath:error opening /usr/share/fonts/local/fonts.dir, unwilling to add path 

Additional info: