From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sun Dec 06 04:19:53 2015 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 6 Dec 2015 09:19:53 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:40329 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1a5VU0-000792-Vn for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 06 Dec 2015 04:19:53 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:48429) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1a5VTh-00078Z-JH for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 06 Dec 2015 04:19:52 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1a5VTg-000676-Mh for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 06 Dec 2015 04:19:33 -0500 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.8 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50,FREEMAIL_FROM, T_DKIM_INVALID autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:55216) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1a5VTg-000672-Jv for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 06 Dec 2015 04:19:32 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:58434) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1a5VTf-0001eR-KD for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 06 Dec 2015 04:19:32 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1a5VTc-00066Y-Gs for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 06 Dec 2015 04:19:31 -0500 Received: from mail-lf0-x22f.google.com ([2a00:1450:4010:c07::22f]:34727) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1a5VTc-00066T-9V for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 06 Dec 2015 04:19:28 -0500 Received: by lffu14 with SMTP id u14so135779141lff.1 for ; Sun, 06 Dec 2015 01:19:27 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:user-agent:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=RqpJI8HWg2BJNiiI8I8lZpkOHZNUkD5DhfWfF2j3ViY=; b=EaQG7jOrCK84yp3Vw+DXrBVhc8GBzbO/QlIHPaf8CNl4o3NOSUtLcar8ISyIwHBfgq pQfADXhxgmnzl8TelitdnxTHDrY54pPTyAQLNbJlDHG7hjqYfbA55xlPIN2W/44nGldp KzNVHkRY3OaESxgT3KTOEIacWlqjWv1oyxNPpF6CTQB6rLehsCQ8K/8CBWxiJybDZyT2 ZZqC+71W/80+BkkWnXgruR7g1H5YHjTwtWHl0hIiLPeKgeTJzcT6LPAx/GI0c34dnUxi 0FNbucCQgC8naB7CvNHd+sr/R1lIhCGmQ/IstrOUK3C4iFwuOSsvplZb3P7CHc7Z87fJ 7agA== X-Received: by 10.25.28.15 with SMTP id c15mr9359181lfc.99.1449393567414; Sun, 06 Dec 2015 01:19:27 -0800 (PST) Received: from leviafan ([217.107.192.146]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id w132sm3835808lfd.11.2015.12.06.01.19.26 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Sun, 06 Dec 2015 01:19:26 -0800 (PST) From: Alex Kost To: bug-guix@gnu.org Subject: 'font-alias' breaks other xorg font packages when installed in a single profile Date: Sun, 06 Dec 2015 12:19:29 +0300 Message-ID: <874mfwexy6.fsf@gmail.com> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.5 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::11 X-Spam-Score: -4.0 (----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit Cc: Eric Bavier X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -4.0 (----) I install several xorg font packages (font-adobe75dpi, font-adobe100dpi, font-misc-misc and font-alias) in one of my profiles, and point my Xorg font path to this directory. Previously it worked fine, but after commit bf9655f=C2=B9, I cannot use this anymore, because the empty "fonts.dir" files from 'font-alias' packages override the proper "fonts.dir" files from the other packages. So since it was a workaround for Xorg server behaviour, I wonder would it be possible to modify 'xorg-server' package instead? So that along with directories with "fonts.dir" files, Xorg server would also handle directories that have "fonts.alias" files. Anyway, I don't insist on reverting this commit, as I'm rather happy using the following package (Guix is great!): (define-public font-alias-pure (package (inherit font-alias) (name "font-alias-pure") (arguments '()) (synopsis (string-append (package-synopsis font-alias) " (upstream package without modifications)")))) =C2=B9 http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/commit/?id=3Dbf9655f57d244= 2d56661594b80f6d0031ca0ae73 --=20 Alex