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25.1; Emacs displays Hebrew text incorrectly

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From: Raoul Comninos <revrari <at> mweb.co.za>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 36171 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#36171: 25.1; Emacs displays Hebrew text incorrectly
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2019 10:53:24 +0200

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I have attached a sample document with problematic Hebrew taken from a 
few of the files.

> Am I to understand that if you type the same exact text into Emacs,
> there's no problem with the display?

Yes, that is correct.

>> gir1.2-harfbuzz-0.0. Is that the correct program?

(xft xfthb x)

> Emacs needs HarfBuzz the library, not the program.  What does the
> following produce inside the latest Emacs you built from Git:
>
>    M-: (frame-parameter nil 'font-backend) RET

[sample.org (text/plain, attachment)]

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