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Old 02-01-2006, 01:03 PM   #1
Alien_Hominid
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Can't startx X due to fontconfig


Ok. I've posted to Slackware forum but nobody replied. My problem is that I've tried to compile fontconfig. It didn't compile due to bug with doc-utils but strangely my original fonts.conf was overwritten. I was using dropline-gnome, so it of course crashed (fontconfig errror: default fonts.conf file cannot be loaded). I can't use normally any programs which uses fontconfig (including graphical browsers). I've tried to modify fonts.conf., reinstall fontconfig. Finally decided to remove all dropline-gnome and then it install from scratch. However, I can't do that because through installing I get same error about that fonts.conf file. Should I reinstall all Slackware or what? Thanks for help.
 
Old 02-01-2006, 01:51 PM   #2
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when you tried to reinstall fontconfig what errors did you get? did you delete fonts.conf(i usually mv files to <same-name>.backup or somthing similar, same name but add the .backup or .old to the filename) before you tried reinstalling?
 
Old 02-01-2006, 02:23 PM   #3
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i did
#rm -r fonts
I get no errors through installation of fontconfig (only got when tried to compile), but programs which should use fontconfig show errors due to fonts.conf file. I posted all info on this thread: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...d.php?t=409524
 
Old 02-02-2006, 08:57 AM   #4
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bump bump bump
 
Old 02-02-2006, 09:09 AM   #5
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If you want to compile fontconfig, use this:
Code:
./configure --disable-docs
to get rid of the "bug with doc-utils "

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Old 02-02-2006, 10:39 AM   #6
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Quote:
./configure --disable-docs
This doesn't work for me as well as some guys from lfs. I have installed fontconfig as slackware package but other programs do not undertand fonts.conf file.

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Old 02-02-2006, 12:06 PM   #7
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OK, following your previous post I've upload here fonts.conf and fonts.dtd from a default Slackware installation. Click the free button to d/l.
Hope that helps.

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Old 02-03-2006, 04:35 AM   #8
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I'm very very very grateful. Huge thanks.
Will post results when try these.
 
  


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