Bobby de Vos <bobby_de...@sil.org> wrote: > A fix is to not install WOFF files below /usr/share/fonts/, as > fontconfig looks at this directory. I tested this by renaming the WOFF > file, and then xetex ran correctly. However, the Debian > Pkg-fonts-devel list feels that applications such as XeTeX should > filter out fontconfig returning a WOFF file[2] or maybe fontconfig > should not return WOFF files[3], even if they are installed under > /usr/share/fonts/.
For the record (since some of above references posts from me), I
consider it a *bad* *workaround* to make fontconfig skip certain types
of fonts.
In my opinion, Debian should...
* install fonts below /usr/share/fonts no matter their format
* have fontconfig discover all possible formats
* treat as bugs in consumers of fontconfig if they choke on
(properly formatted but) too rich data received from fontconfig
Therefore, in my opinion, the issue reported here should be reassigned
to texlive-xetex and *not* papered over by limiting fontconfig.
I believe the Debian font team in general agree with my view on that.
- Jonas
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