[Bug 477383] Please convert to new font packaging guidelines

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--- Comment #4 from Nicolas Mailhot <nicolas.mailhot at laposte.net>  2009-01-29 17:40:10 EDT ---
(17:03:02) nphilipp: I'm struggling with making the extremetuxracer Fedora
package compliant with the new font packaging guidelines...
(17:03:48) nphilipp: The package contains two font files, PaperCuts20.ttf and
PaperCuts_outline.ttf
17:05
(17:05:01) nphilipp: I've read through the relevant guidelines in the Wiki, but
they seem to center around pure font packages...
(17:05:43) nphilipp: Would it be correct to make a noarch subpackage
"extremetuxracer-fonts" and leave the files in the same place?
(17:07:38) nphilipp: or would it have to be a "extremetuxracer-papercuts-fonts"
package with files beneath /usr/share/fonts and symlinks in the mainpackage?

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Shipping_fonts_in_Fedora_%28FAQ%29#Can_I_just_put_all_my_fonts_in_a_-fonts_subpackage.3F

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Shipping_fonts_in_Fedora_%28FAQ%29#What_is_a_compliant_font_.28sub.29package.3F

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Shipping_fonts_in_Fedora_%28FAQ%29#If_I_make_my_font_subpackage_noarch_koji_crashes.21

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Shipping_fonts_in_Fedora_%28FAQ%29#But_my_application_crashes_if_I_remove_the_font_file.28s.29.21

Basically our packaging guidelines really want you to locate fonts original
upstreams and package them in separate packages, but if you insist on
subpackaging your subpackages must conform to guidelines (and there are no
templates in that case because there is too much variability)

Also, you should put each separate font family in a separate (sub)package that
can be installed without dragging in another font package or your app.

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