Hans de Goede (j.w.r.degoede(a)hhs.nl) said:
> So, maybe I'm insane, but if all you want is a sans bold,
etc. font - that
> can't be more than about 20 lines of fontconfig code to look for a match
> for the 'sans' pattern and get a filename. That way:
>
> - you don't have to hardcode any files
> - you don't have to hardcode any requirements
>
Erm, yes and our mantra is upstream, and most of these apps are portable
(using SDL + SDL_ttf for example), how am I going to get this upstream,
last I checked there was no fontconfig under windows, let alone on devices
like the gp2x.
Really this is not a problem of the apps, people should stop thinking about
this as being a problem of the apps, there are just too many apps doing
this, this should be fixed centrally.
Let me try to understand:
You would rather:
- add 2000 more file entries to the metadata for everyone to download on every
update
- manually track when files move and update all your packages
than:
- add and carry a ~20 line patch that absolves you from having to fix your
packages when they change?
Bill