On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:03:53 -0500 Jeremy Olexa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm thinking that a virtual/fonts package would be a good addition to > the tree. We have hit this issue in Gentoo Prefix where any font > package would satisfy a dependency. I also have an open bug where a > package depends on corefonts but the reporter has stated that another > fonts package will work. Frankly, I would rather *not* depend on the > proprietary M$ fonts, myself. So my proposal would be to make every > fonts package satisfy some virtual and then other packages can depend > on that virtual to satisfy the need for *some* fonts. I just don't > have a game plan for the best way to do it. > > Do you people agree that this could be useful? > Does anyone have a suggestion for the best way to get it done? Is it something like currently deps on corefonts but liberation-fonts works? I think there was a bug open somewhere for that at some point. I could see a virtual on a some agreed upon choice of core fonts, but to have every font package in it... There are also lot of packages that depend on ttf-bitstream-vera that might work just as easily with dejavu. -- gcc-porting, by design, by neglect treecleaner, for a fact or just for effect wxwidgets @ gentoo EFFD 380E 047A 4B51 D2BD C64F 8AA8 8346 F9A4 0662
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