GNU bug report logs - #34663
remove ftx font backend

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2019 05:40:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: patch

Found in version 26.2

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 34663 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
Subject: bug#34663: remove ftx font backend
Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 00:05:36 +0100

>>>>> On Fri, 03 Jan 2020 09:35:27 +0200, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> said:

    >> From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
    >> Cc: rgm <at> gnu.org,  34663 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
    >> Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2020 21:44:41 +0100
    >> 
    >> Now that the emacs-27 branch is cut, perhaps it is time to consider
    >> applying this to master?  I have attached a rebased patch.

    Eli> Yes, but:

    Eli>   . please add a NEWS entry about ftx's removal (in the "Installation
    Eli>     Changes" section)
    Eli>   . please add a NEWS entry on the emacs-27 branch saying that this
    Eli>     font backend is deprecated and will be removed

Can we do something similar for XFT (and flip --with-cairo to
enabled)?

Robert
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