On Fri, Apr 23, 2004 at 12:17:31PM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > tag 213851 + moreinfo unreproducible > thanks > > On Thu, Oct 02, 2003 at 08:28:54PM -0700, Mason Thomas wrote: > > Package: xfree86 > > Version: 4.2.1-11 > > > > After upgrading from xfree86 4.2.1-6 to xfree86 4.2.1-11 (during an > > apt-get upgrade), I have encountered font problems with various X > > packages. For example, running xcalc from a terminal results in the > > following error message: > > > > Warning: Cannot convert string "-adobe-symbol-*-*-*-*-*-120-*-*-*-*-*-*" > > to type FontStruct > > Warning: Unable to load any usable ISO8859 font > > Warning: Unable to load any usable ISO8859 font > > Segmentation fault > > > > I receive a similar error from gv (with a different font listed) and > > xfontsel (no font listed), and other X programs. > > I cannot reproduce this problem with any of these clients. > > XFree86 4.3.0-7 is now in Debian unstable (sid) and testing (sarge). > Are you still experiencing this problem? > I have since removed and re-installed Debian, and am currently using testing. I have not had the problem since.
I did some hunting through mailing lists at the time and found similar reports (e.g., for BSD) from years ago, but without any real resolution. Anyway, since I no longer have the problem and since I have no recipe to reproduce it, you might as well close the bug report. -Mason
