[Bug 477486] New: Please convert to new font packaging guidelines

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Summary: Please convert to new font packaging guidelines

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Summary: Please convert to new font packaging guidelines
           Product: Fedora
           Version: rawhide
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: medium
          Priority: medium
         Component: xorg-x11-fonts
        AssignedTo: [e-mail]
        ReportedBy: [e-mail]
         QAContact: [e-mail]
                CC: [e-mail],
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    Classification: Fedora

This bug has been filed because we've detected your package includes one or
several font files:

repoquery -C --repoid=rawhide -f '*.ttf' -f '*.otf' -f '*.pfb'
-f '*.pfa' --qf='%{SOURCERPM}\n' |sed -e
's+-[0-9.-]*.fc[123456789](.*)src.rpm++g'|sort|uniq

Unfortunately the script
does not detect symlinks to other packages, so if that's your case, you can
close this bug report now.

Otherwise, you should know that:

- Fedora guidelines
demand the packaging of fonts in a separate package or subpackage:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/Guidelines#Avoid_bundling_of_fonts_i...

- our font packaging guidelines recently changed, and every package that ships
fonts must be adapted to the new templates available in the fontpackages-devel
package.
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/PackagingDrafts/Fonts_packaging_automation_(20...)
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_fonts_policy_package
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Simple_fonts_spec_template
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fonts_spec_template_for_multiple_fonts

Please make
your package conform to the current guidelines in rawhide.

If your package is not
principaly a font package, depending on a separate font package or subpackage
is the prefered solution. If your application does not use fontconfig you can
always package symlinks to the files provided by the font package and installed
in the correct fontconfig directories.

It is preferred to make a font package or
subpackage per font family, though it is not currently a hard guidelines
requirement (it may become before Fedora 11 is released). The definition of a
font family is given on
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fonts_spec_template_notes/font-family

The new
templates should make the creation of font subpackages easy and safe.

The
following packages have already been converted and can serve as examples: -
andika-fonts - apanov-heuristica-fonts - bitstream-vera-fonts - charis-fonts -
dejavu-fonts - ecolier-court-fonts - edrip-fonts - gfs-ambrosia-fonts -
gfs-artemisia-fonts - gfs-baskerville-fonts - gfs-bodoni-classic-fonts -
gfs-bodoni-fonts - gfs-complutum-fonts - gfs-didot-classic-fonts -
gfs-didot-fonts - gfs-eustace-fonts - gfs-fleischman-fonts - gfs-garaldus-fonts
- gfs-gazis-fonts - gfs-jackson-fonts - gfs-neohellenic-fonts -
gfs-nicefore-fonts - gfs-olga-fonts - gfs-porson-fonts - gfs-solomos-fonts -
gfs-theokritos-fonts - stix-fonts - yanone-kaffeesatz-fonts

If you have any remaining
questions about the new guidelines please ask them on fedora-fonts-list at
redhat.com

[Bug 477486] Please convert to new font packaging guidelines

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--- Comment #1 from Nicolas Mailhot   2008-12-20 19:57:50 EDT ---
[Since the bot made a mess of the text here it is again in properly indented
form.]

This bug has been filed because we've detected your package includes one or
several font files:

repoquery -C --repoid=rawhide -f '*.ttf' -f '*.otf' -f '*.pfb' -f '*.pfa'
--qf='%{SOURCERPM}\n' |sed -e
's+-[0-9.-]*.fc[123456789](.*)src.rpm++g'|sort|uniq

Unfortunately this script does not detect symlinks to other packages, so if
that's your case, you can close this bug report now.

Otherwise, you should know that:

— Fedora guidelines demand the packaging of fonts in a separate package (or
subpackage):
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/Guidelines#Avoid_bundling_of_fonts_i...

— our font packaging guidelines recently changed, and every package that ships
fonts must be adapted to the new templates available in the fontpackages-devel
package:
  –
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/PackagingDrafts/Fonts_packaging_automation_(20...)
  – http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_fonts_policy_package
  – http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Simple_fonts_spec_template
  – http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fonts_spec_template_for_multiple_fonts

Please make your package conform to the current guidelines in rawhide (you can
use the fontpackages package in F9 or F10 to test, but only submit changes to
rawhide please).

If your package is not principaly a font package, depending on a separate font
package or subpackage is the prefered solution. If your application does not
use fontconfig you can always package symlinks to the files provided by the
font package and installed in the correct fontconfig directories.

It is preferred to create a font package or subpackage per font family, though
it is not currently a hard guidelines requirement (it may become before Fedora
11 is released). The definition of a font family is given on:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fonts_spec_template_notes/font-family

The new templates should make the creation of font subpackages easy and safe.

The following packages have already been converted by their packager and can
serve as examples:
❄ andika-fonts
❄ apanov-heuristica-fonts
❄ bitstream-vera-fonts
❄ charis-fonts
❄ dejavu-fonts
❄ ecolier-court-fonts
❄ edrip-fonts
❄ gfs-ambrosia-fonts
❄ gfs-artemisia-fonts
❄ gfs-baskerville-fonts
❄ gfs-bodoni-classic-fonts
❄ gfs-bodoni-fonts
❄ gfs-complutum-fonts
❄ gfs-didot-classic-fonts
❄ gfs-didot-fonts
❄ gfs-eustace-fonts
❄ gfs-fleischman-fonts
❄ gfs-garaldus-fonts
❄ gfs-gazis-fonts
❄ gfs-jackson-fonts
❄ gfs-neohellenic-fonts
❄ gfs-nicefore-fonts
❄ gfs-olga-fonts
❄ gfs-porson-fonts
❄ gfs-solomos-fonts
❄ gfs-theokritos-fonts
❄ stix-fonts
❄ yanone-kaffeesatz-fonts

If you have any remaining questions about the new guidelines please ask them
on:
fedora-fonts-list at redhat.com

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--- Comment #2 from Nicolas Mailhot   2009-01-11 10:20:42 EDT ---
To help packagers manage the transition to the new guidelines, we've published
the following FAQ

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Shipping_fonts_in_other_packages_(FAQ)

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--- Comment #3 from Nicolas Mailhot   2009-01-14 13:38:23 EDT ---
FPC approved those two additional guidelines recently, please take them into
account if you need to create or update a fonts package or subpackage:

– 2009-01-14: naming
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/PackagingDrafts/Font_package_naming_%282009-01...

— 2009-01-06: exact splitting rules
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/PackagingDrafts/Font_package_splitting_rules_%...

(packagers that can drop font files and just depend on an existing font package
are not impacted)

[Bug 477486] [xorg-x11-fonts] Please convert to new font packaging guidelines

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[Bug 477486] [xorg-x11-fonts] Please convert to new font packaging guidelines

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--- Comment #4 from Nicolas Mailhot   2009-02-18 14:33:08 EDT ---
This is a reminder for all the packagers that still have bugs open about
adapting to font packaging guidelines there is only one month left before
Fedora 11 beta:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/11/Schedule

A week of this month will see the Fedora 11 mass rebuild, that will load the
build farm:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_11_Mass_Rebuild

As already converted packages showed it is quite possible to make mistakes
during the conversion. Please make releng and QA happy and don't wait till the
last minute to do your changes (avoid pre-beta panic). If possible start before
the mass rebuild so we don't burn cycles on incorrect packages.

The PackageKit enhancements stated for Fedora 11 assume fonts and font-using
packages are sane (basically respect packaging guidelines). It is quite
possible that not-converted packages will interact with the F11 font
autoinstall feature in "interesting" ways.
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/AutomaticFontInstallation

We don't want that

There is extensive documentation on the wiki and most of your questions have
likely already been answered there. Please do read the FAQ before making more
work for the support team by asking questions answered there.
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Shipping_fonts_in_Fedora_%28FAQ%29

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--- Comment #7 from Matej Cepl   2009-11-05 13:21:15 EDT ---
Since this bugzilla report was filed, there have been several major updates in
various components of the Xorg system, which may have resolved this issue.
Users who have experienced this problem are encouraged to upgrade their system
to the latest version of their packages. For packages from updates-testing
repository you can use command

yum upgrade --enablerepo='*-updates-testing'

Alternatively, you can also try to test whether this bug is reproducible with
the upcoming Fedora 12 distribution by downloading LiveMedia of F12 Beta
available at http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/nightly-composes/ . By using
that you get all the latest packages without need to install anything on your
computer. For more information on using LiveMedia take a look at
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraLiveCD .

Please, if you experience this problem on the up-to-date system, let us now in
the comment for this bug, or whether the upgraded system works for you.

If you won't be able to reply in one month, I will have to close this bug as
INSUFFICIENT_DATA. Thank you.

[This is a bulk message for all open Fedora Rawhide Xorg-related bugs. I'm
adding myself to the CC list for each bug, so I'll see any comments you make
after this and do my best to make sure every issue gets proper attention.]

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--- Comment #8 from Nicolas Mailhot   2009-11-05 13:56:13 EDT ---
Clearly not fixed

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--- Comment #9 from Bug Zapper  2010-04-27 08:36:40 EDT ---

This message is a reminder that Fedora 11 is nearing its end of life.
Approximately 30 (thirty) days from now Fedora will stop maintaining
and issuing updates for Fedora 11.  It is Fedora's policy to close all
bug reports from releases that are no longer maintained.  At that time
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The process we are following is described here: 
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--- Comment #10 from Matej Cepl  2010-05-29 02:46:18 EDT ---
*** Bug 597418 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

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--- Comment #11 from Matej Cepl  2010-05-29 02:50:01 EDT ---
You need to consider also proper directories ownership (see bug 569427 comment
0).

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--- Comment #12 from Matej Cepl  2010-05-29 02:51:02 EDT ---
*** Bug 569427 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

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--- Comment #13 from Matej Cepl  2010-05-29 02:55:40 EDT ---
As per bug 499921:
> The description for xorg-x11-fonts-misc-7.2-6.fc9.noarch does not list "Greek".
> Therefore, yum searches for "greek bitmap fonts" fail.

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--- Comment #14 from Matej Cepl  2010-05-29 02:56:37 EDT ---
*** Bug 499921 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

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--- Comment #15 from Matej Cepl  2010-05-29 02:58:52 EDT ---
I have given up on fixing this bug myself ... please, if any kind volunteer
wants to deserve an eternal glory by fixing this (and taking care of bug 538928
as well) feel free to do so.