Package: xfonts-base Version: 4.2.1-11 Severity: important I am using Debian Sarge. After an upgrade 29th september, I have got font problems with several programs (at least emacs, Adobe acroread, gv, xpdf).
For Emacs I managed to find a workaround that makes it usable, by specifying fonts in .Xresources for it. The other programs give error messages, complaining about beeing unable to load ISO8859 fonts. (As Emacs also did.) I am not sure that xfonts-base is the right package to blaim. According to the aptitude log, these are the packages that were upgraded before the problems arised: Aptitude log: ------------- Aptitude 0.2.11.1: log report Mon Sep 29 20:36:27 2003 IMPORTANT: this log only lists intended actions; actions which fail due to dpkg problems may not be completed. Will install 53 packages, and remove 3 packages. 6387712 bytes of disk space will be used =============================================================================== [REMOVE, NOT USED] plib1.5 [REMOVE, NOT USED] xlibmesa3 [INSTALL, DEPENDENCIES] plib1c102 [INSTALL, DEPENDENCIES] tux-aqfh-data [REMOVE, DEPENDENCIES] plib1 [UPGRADE] balsa 2.0.12-1 -> 2.0.14-1 [UPGRADE] debian-reference-common 1.06-3 -> 1.06-7 [UPGRADE] debian-reference-en 1.06-3 -> 1.06-7 [UPGRADE] dictionaries-common 0.10.3 -> 0.15.3 [UPGRADE] doc-linux-html 2003.07-1 -> 2003.09-1 [UPGRADE] doc-linux-text 2003.07-1 -> 2003.09-1 [UPGRADE] fontconfig 2.2.1-1 -> 2.2.1-3 [UPGRADE] gdm-themes 0.1 -> 0.2 [UPGRADE] lbxproxy 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11 [UPGRADE] libdb4.0 4.0.14-1.2 -> 4.0.14-1.3 [UPGRADE] libdps1 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11 [UPGRADE] libfontconfig1 2.2.1-1 -> 2.2.1-3 [UPGRADE] libgsf-1 1.8.1-4 -> 1.8.2-1 [UPGRADE] libgsf-gnome-1 1.8.1-4 -> 1.8.2-1 [UPGRADE] libhtml-tree-perl 3.17-1 -> 3.18-1 [UPGRADE] libltdl3 1.4.3-10 -> 1.5-2 [UPGRADE] libnet-perl 1:1.16-1 -> 1:1.16-2 [UPGRADE] libxaw6 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11 [UPGRADE] libxaw7 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11 [UPGRADE] procps 1:3.1.9-1 -> 1:3.1.12-1 [UPGRADE] proxymngr 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11 [UPGRADE] quick-reference-en 1.06-3 -> 1.06-7 [UPGRADE] tasksel 1.25 -> 1.34 [UPGRADE] tux-aqfh 1.0.13-6 -> 1.0.14-5 [UPGRADE] tuxkart 0.2.0-2 -> 0.2.0-3 [UPGRADE] tuxkart-data 0.2.0-2 -> 0.2.0-3 [UPGRADE] twm 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11 [UPGRADE] x-window-system 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11 [UPGRADE] x-window-system-core 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11 [UPGRADE] xbase-clients 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11 [UPGRADE] xdm 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11 [UPGRADE] xfonts-100dpi 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11 [UPGRADE] xfonts-75dpi 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11 [UPGRADE] xfonts-base 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11 [UPGRADE] xfonts-scalable 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11 [UPGRADE] xfree86-common 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11 [UPGRADE] xfs 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11 [UPGRADE] xfwp 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11 [UPGRADE] xlibmesa3-gl 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11 [UPGRADE] xlibmesa3-glu 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11 [UPGRADE] xlibs 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11 [UPGRADE] xnest 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11 [UPGRADE] xprt 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11 [UPGRADE] xserver-common 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11 [UPGRADE] xserver-xfree86 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11 [UPGRADE] xspecs 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11 [UPGRADE] xterm 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11 [UPGRADE] xutils 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11 [UPGRADE] xvfb 4.2.1-6 -> 4.2.1-11 [UPGRADE] zlib1g 1:1.1.4-14 -> 1:1.1.4-15 [UPGRADE] zlib1g-dev 1:1.1.4-14 -> 1:1.1.4-15 =============================================================================== Log complete. Error messages: --------------- bash-2.05b$ acroread Warning: Cannot convert string "-adobe-helvetica-bold-r-normal-*-*-120-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1" to type FontStruct Warning: Unable to load any usable ISO8859 font Warning: Cannot convert string "-adobe-helvetica-bold-r-normal-*-*-120-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1" to type FontList Warning: Cannot convert string "-adobe-helvetica-bold-r-normal-*-*-120-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1" to type FontList Warning: Cannot convert string "-*-helvetica-medium-r-normal-*-10-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1" to type FontStruct Warning: Unable to load any usable ISO8859 font Warning: Cannot convert string "-*-helvetica-medium-r-normal-*-10-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1" to type FontList Warning: Cannot convert string "-*-helvetica-medium-r-normal-*-10-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1" to type FontList Aborted (core dumped) bash-2.05b$ gv Warning: Cannot convert string "-*-Helvetica-Medium-R-Normal--*-140-*-*-P-*-ISO8859-1" to type FontStruct Warning: Unable to load any usable ISO8859 font Warning: Unable to load any usable ISO8859 font Segmentation fault (core dumped) bash-2.05b$ xpdf Warning: Cannot convert string "-*-helvetica-medium-r-normal--12-*-*-*-*-*-iso88 59-1" to type FontStruct Warning: Unable to load any usable ISO8859 font Warning: Cannot convert string "-*-helvetica-medium-r-normal--12-*-*-*-*-*-iso88 59-1" to type FontList Warning: Cannot convert string "-*-helvetica-medium-r-normal--12-*-*-*-*-*-iso88 59-1" to type FontList Warning: Cannot convert string "-*-helvetica-medium-r-normal--12-*-*-*-*-*-iso88 59-1" to type FontList [...] (But xpdf starts.) -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable Architecture: i386 Kernel: Linux undring 2.4.22-1-k7 #1 Sat Sep 6 02:13:04 EST 2003 i686 Locale: LANG=nn_NO, LC_CTYPE=nn_NO Versions of packages xfonts-base depends on: ii xutils 4.2.1-11 X Window System utility programs -- no debconf information
