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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

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

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

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

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

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