From unknown Sun Jun 22 11:42:06 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: [bug#27626] [PATCH] doc: Recommend rebuilding the font cache. Resent-From: Ricardo Wurmus Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: guix-patches@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sat, 08 Jul 2017 19:17:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: report 27626 X-GNU-PR-Package: guix-patches X-GNU-PR-Keywords: patch To: 27626@debbugs.gnu.org Cc: Ricardo Wurmus X-Debbugs-Original-To: guix-patches@gnu.org Received: via spool by submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B.149954141824824 (code B ref -1); Sat, 08 Jul 2017 19:17:02 +0000 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 8 Jul 2017 19:16:58 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:58148 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1dTvDu-0006SK-0K for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 08 Jul 2017 15:16:58 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:60522) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1dTvDr-0006S4-H5 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 08 Jul 2017 15:16:56 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dTvDl-0006pl-D7 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 08 Jul 2017 15:16:50 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.0 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_40 autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:56856) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dTvDl-0006ph-9s for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 08 Jul 2017 15:16:49 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:51493) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dTvDk-0002bh-7v for guix-patches@gnu.org; Sat, 08 Jul 2017 15:16:49 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dTvDg-0006p1-3V for guix-patches@gnu.org; Sat, 08 Jul 2017 15:16:48 -0400 Received: from sender-of-o51.zoho.com ([135.84.80.216]:21088) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dTvDf-0006ov-Rr for guix-patches@gnu.org; Sat, 08 Jul 2017 15:16:44 -0400 Received: from localhost (port-92-200-33-123.dynamic.qsc.de [92.200.33.123]) by mx.zohomail.com with SMTPS id 149954139922141.79443723892621; Sat, 8 Jul 2017 12:16:39 -0700 (PDT) From: Ricardo Wurmus Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2017 21:16:34 +0200 Message-Id: <20170708191634.2687-1-rekado@elephly.net> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.13.2 X-ZohoMailClient: External X-ZohoMail: Z_26063301 SPT_1 Z_26062608 SPT_0 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x [fuzzy] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::11 X-Spam-Score: -4.0 (----) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -4.0 (----) * doc/guix.texi (X11 Fonts): Recommend rebuilding the font cache with fc-cache when fonts are not found. --- doc/guix.texi | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index cd694bbda..6cf20aa09 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -1448,6 +1448,14 @@ xset +fp ~/.guix-profile/share/fonts/truetype After that, you can run @code{xlsfonts} (from @code{xlsfonts} package) to make sure your TrueType fonts are listed there. +@cindex @code{fc-cache} +@cindex font cache +After installing fonts you may have to refresh the font cache to use +them in applications. The same applies when applications installed via +Guix do not seem to find fonts. To force rebuilding of the font cache +run @code{fc-cache -f}. The @code{fc-cache} command is provided by the +@code{fontconfig} package. + @subsection X.509 Certificates @cindex @code{nss-certs} -- 2.13.2 From unknown Sun Jun 22 11:42:06 2025 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.505 (Entity 5.505) X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org From: help-debbugs@gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System) To: Ricardo Wurmus Subject: bug#27626: closed (Re: bug#27626: Acknowledgement ([PATCH] doc: Recommend rebuilding the font cache.)) Message-ID: References: <871sppfxnt.fsf@elephly.net> <20170708191634.2687-1-rekado@elephly.net> X-Gnu-PR-Message: they-closed 27626 X-Gnu-PR-Package: guix-patches X-Gnu-PR-Keywords: patch Reply-To: 27626@debbugs.gnu.org Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2017 15:17:03 +0000 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----------=_1499613423-4286-1" This is a multi-part message in MIME format... ------------=_1499613423-4286-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Your bug report #27626: [PATCH] doc: Recommend rebuilding the font cache. which was filed against the guix-patches package, has been closed. The explanation is attached below, along with your original report. If you require more details, please reply to 27626@debbugs.gnu.org. --=20 27626: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=3D27626 GNU Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems ------------=_1499613423-4286-1 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Received: (at 27626-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 9 Jul 2017 15:16:49 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:59020 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1dUDx2-00016f-H0 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 09 Jul 2017 11:16:49 -0400 Received: from sender-of-o51.zoho.com ([135.84.80.216]:21003) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1dUDwz-00016X-Ph for 27626-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 09 Jul 2017 11:16:46 -0400 Received: from localhost (port-92-200-33-123.dynamic.qsc.de [92.200.33.123]) by mx.zohomail.com with SMTPS id 1499613400964792.5728924786886; Sun, 9 Jul 2017 08:16:40 -0700 (PDT) References: <20170708191634.2687-1-rekado@elephly.net> User-agent: mu4e 0.9.18; emacs 25.2.1 From: Ricardo Wurmus To: 27626-done@debbugs.gnu.org Subject: Re: bug#27626: Acknowledgement ([PATCH] doc: Recommend rebuilding the font cache.) In-reply-to: X-URL: https://elephly.net X-PGP-Key: https://elephly.net/rekado.pubkey X-PGP-Fingerprint: BCA6 89B6 3655 3801 C3C6 2150 197A 5888 235F ACAC Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2017 17:16:38 +0200 Message-ID: <871sppfxnt.fsf@elephly.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-ZohoMailClient: External X-Spam-Score: 1.0 (+) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 27626-done X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: 1.0 (+) Pushed to master with commit e5942cbfa488486ed846dd526e5867556442fbb3. -- Ricardo GPG: BCA6 89B6 3655 3801 C3C6 2150 197A 5888 235F ACAC https://elephly.net ------------=_1499613423-4286-1 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 8 Jul 2017 19:16:58 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:58148 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1dTvDu-0006SK-0K for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 08 Jul 2017 15:16:58 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:60522) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1dTvDr-0006S4-H5 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 08 Jul 2017 15:16:56 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dTvDl-0006pl-D7 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 08 Jul 2017 15:16:50 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.0 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_40 autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:56856) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dTvDl-0006ph-9s for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 08 Jul 2017 15:16:49 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:51493) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dTvDk-0002bh-7v for guix-patches@gnu.org; Sat, 08 Jul 2017 15:16:49 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dTvDg-0006p1-3V for guix-patches@gnu.org; Sat, 08 Jul 2017 15:16:48 -0400 Received: from sender-of-o51.zoho.com ([135.84.80.216]:21088) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dTvDf-0006ov-Rr for guix-patches@gnu.org; Sat, 08 Jul 2017 15:16:44 -0400 Received: from localhost (port-92-200-33-123.dynamic.qsc.de [92.200.33.123]) by mx.zohomail.com with SMTPS id 149954139922141.79443723892621; Sat, 8 Jul 2017 12:16:39 -0700 (PDT) From: Ricardo Wurmus To: guix-patches@gnu.org Subject: [PATCH] doc: Recommend rebuilding the font cache. Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2017 21:16:34 +0200 Message-Id: <20170708191634.2687-1-rekado@elephly.net> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.13.2 X-ZohoMailClient: External X-ZohoMail: Z_26063301 SPT_1 Z_26062608 SPT_0 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x [fuzzy] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::11 X-Spam-Score: -4.0 (----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit Cc: Ricardo Wurmus X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -4.0 (----) * doc/guix.texi (X11 Fonts): Recommend rebuilding the font cache with fc-cache when fonts are not found. --- doc/guix.texi | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index cd694bbda..6cf20aa09 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -1448,6 +1448,14 @@ xset +fp ~/.guix-profile/share/fonts/truetype After that, you can run @code{xlsfonts} (from @code{xlsfonts} package) to make sure your TrueType fonts are listed there. +@cindex @code{fc-cache} +@cindex font cache +After installing fonts you may have to refresh the font cache to use +them in applications. The same applies when applications installed via +Guix do not seem to find fonts. To force rebuilding of the font cache +run @code{fc-cache -f}. The @code{fc-cache} command is provided by the +@code{fontconfig} package. + @subsection X.509 Certificates @cindex @code{nss-certs} -- 2.13.2 ------------=_1499613423-4286-1-- From unknown Sun Jun 22 11:42:06 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: [bug#27626] [PATCH] doc: Recommend rebuilding the font cache. Resent-From: ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic =?UTF-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?=) Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: guix-patches@gnu.org Resent-Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2017 10:33:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 27626 X-GNU-PR-Package: guix-patches X-GNU-PR-Keywords: patch To: Ricardo Wurmus Cc: 27626-done@debbugs.gnu.org Received: via spool by 27626-done@debbugs.gnu.org id=D27626.14996827237514 (code D ref 27626); Mon, 10 Jul 2017 10:33:01 +0000 Received: (at 27626-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 10 Jul 2017 10:32:03 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:59634 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1dUVz1-0001x8-0Q for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 10 Jul 2017 06:32:03 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:44311) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1dUVyz-0001wX-Ll for 27626-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 10 Jul 2017 06:32:01 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dUVyq-0003xN-O1 for 27626-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 10 Jul 2017 06:31:56 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,RP_MATCHES_RCVD autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::e]:39231) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dUVyq-0003xH-KC; Mon, 10 Jul 2017 06:31:52 -0400 Received: from [193.50.110.240] (port=48512 helo=ribbon) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:256) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1dUVyp-0008Mg-Rw; Mon, 10 Jul 2017 06:31:52 -0400 From: ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic =?UTF-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?=) References: <20170708191634.2687-1-rekado@elephly.net> X-URL: http://www.fdn.fr/~lcourtes/ X-Revolutionary-Date: 22 Messidor an 225 de la =?UTF-8?Q?R=C3=A9volution?= X-PGP-Key-ID: 0x090B11993D9AEBB5 X-PGP-Key: http://www.fdn.fr/~lcourtes/ludovic.asc X-PGP-Fingerprint: 3CE4 6455 8A84 FDC6 9DB4 0CFB 090B 1199 3D9A EBB5 X-OS: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2017 12:31:50 +0200 In-Reply-To: <20170708191634.2687-1-rekado@elephly.net> (Ricardo Wurmus's message of "Sat, 8 Jul 2017 21:16:34 +0200") Message-ID: <87efto60rt.fsf@gnu.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.2 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::e X-Spam-Score: -5.0 (-----) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -5.0 (-----) Ricardo Wurmus skribis: > * doc/guix.texi (X11 Fonts): Recommend rebuilding the font cache with fc-= cache > when fonts are not found. This patch was applied and I think it=E2=80=99s a good idea, thanks! Ludo=E2=80=99.