On Tue, 2004-03-30 at 00:17, Branden Robinson wrote: > tag 240674 + help > retitle 240674 xfonts-scalable: postinst gripes 'fontconfig error: cannot > load default config file' > thanks > > On Sun, Mar 28, 2004 at 06:50:59PM +0200, Frans Pop wrote: > > Package: xfonts-scalable > > Version: 4.3.0-7 > > Severity: normal > > > > During installation the following error was shown: > > Setting up xfonts-scalable (4.3.0-7) ... > > fontconfig error: cannot load default config file > > fontconfig error: cannot load default config file > > > > This was during X Window System and KDE installation after a > > debian-installer test. > > All other xfont files installed without problems. > > > > The error is not shown if I now do 'apt-get install --reinstall > > xfonts-scalable' > > I am guessing that this is an unpacking/configuration order issue. > seems so, fontconfig gets setted up some packages later. I've seen the same issue on a fresh sarge install on a ultra10 today.
> If so, the postinst need to do some sort of test before invoking > fc-cache. > > Can someone recommend one? What about simply predepending on fontconfig? - Christian
