Package: xfs Version: 4.2.1-9 Severity: wishlist Guillem Jover and I worked out the following proposal at DebConf 3.
Should apply to xfs, xfstt, and xfs-xtt. 1) Petition debian-policy for dynamically allocated user id under which to run X font servers. Username possibly "xfntserv"? 2) Modify xfs* init scripts to run as this user. 3) Modify xfs* init scripts to ensure proper ownership of temp directory. 4) Use shared template to store font path elements. E.g., shared/x-font-path-elements which is a list of the HASHes in the following templates: shared/x-font-path-element-HASH Each of these are string templates containing an FPE. Font servers for X provide FPEs like "unix:/7100". Font packages for X provide FPEs like "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi". Should have example registration code in shell for use by package maintainers to ensure that people get this stuff right (don't add duplicates, etc.). 5) dexconf uses these shared templates instead of hardcoding FPEs. 6) dexconf wraps ucf to merge in changes to its Files on demand, can be called by font packages in postinst and prerm to drive updates of the Files section. 7) [JUST A THOUGHT] Font server packages can also use the debconf-stored FPEs themselves to write their own configuration files, just leaving out the FPEs that refer to font servers. -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable Architecture: powerpc Kernel: Linux redwald 2.4.19-powerpc #1 Mon Sep 9 09:01:43 EDT 2002 ppc Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=en_US Versions of packages xfs depends on: ii libc6 2.3.1-17.0.2 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an ii zlib1g 1:1.1.4-14 compression library - runtime -- debconf information excluded -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
