[arch-general] gsfonts - package is updated?
Repository : extra Name : gsfonts Version : 1.0.7pre44-1 Installed : 8.11-5 URL : http://sourceforge.net/projects/gs-fonts/ I'm assuming this is a simple mess upstream on non-consecutive version numbers? The linked sourceforge page still lists 8.11 as the stable version, while the one currently in extra is listed as 'pre' (and doesn't seem available in the sourceforge page?
2010/3/25 Ng Oon-Ee <ngoonee@gmail.com>
Repository : extra Name : gsfonts Version : 1.0.7pre44-1 Installed : 8.11-5 URL : http://sourceforge.net/projects/gs-fonts/
I'm assuming this is a simple mess upstream on non-consecutive version numbers? The linked sourceforge page still lists 8.11 as the stable version, while the one currently in extra is listed as 'pre' (and doesn't seem available in the sourceforge page?
I assumed the same, though I cannot confirm its true. Important note for people running it to this, because of the version change pacman will dump out on Syu claiming local version is newer - this needs to be installed manually with a standard -S. Just an FYI.
Il 26/03/2010 00:02, Ng Oon-Ee ha scritto:
Repository : extra Name : gsfonts Version : 1.0.7pre44-1 Installed : 8.11-5 URL : http://sourceforge.net/projects/gs-fonts/
I'm assuming this is a simple mess upstream on non-consecutive version numbers? The linked sourceforge page still lists 8.11 as the stable version, while the one currently in extra is listed as 'pre' (and doesn't seem available in the sourceforge page?
I guess that maintainer forgotten the force option. svn log message says "Use newer version of the fonts as provided by Fedora's package urw-fonts Fixes FS#10593" -- Arch Linux Developer http://www.archlinux.org http://www.archlinux.it
On Fri, 2010-03-26 at 00:07 +0100, Giovanni Scafora wrote:
Il 26/03/2010 00:02, Ng Oon-Ee ha scritto:
Repository : extra Name : gsfonts Version : 1.0.7pre44-1 Installed : 8.11-5 URL : http://sourceforge.net/projects/gs-fonts/
I'm assuming this is a simple mess upstream on non-consecutive version numbers? The linked sourceforge page still lists 8.11 as the stable version, while the one currently in extra is listed as 'pre' (and doesn't seem available in the sourceforge page?
I guess that maintainer forgotten the force option. svn log message says "Use newer version of the fonts as provided by Fedora's package urw-fonts Fixes FS#10593"
Yes, that seems to be what has happened. Should this be handled by updating gsfonts (to pkgrel 2 with appropriate force options) or by announcement? Seems the gsfonts package is 'dead' upstream? And we're now taking from Fedora's package? Or development simply moved there?
On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 12:07 AM, Giovanni Scafora <giovanni@archlinux.org> wrote:
Il 26/03/2010 00:02, Ng Oon-Ee ha scritto:
Repository : extra Name : gsfonts Version : 1.0.7pre44-1 Installed : 8.11-5 URL : http://sourceforge.net/projects/gs-fonts/
I'm assuming this is a simple mess upstream on non-consecutive version numbers? The linked sourceforge page still lists 8.11 as the stable version, while the one currently in extra is listed as 'pre' (and doesn't seem available in the sourceforge page?
I guess that maintainer forgotten the force option. svn log message says "Use newer version of the fonts as provided by Fedora's package urw-fonts Fixes FS#10593"
It's indeed all well explained in the two comments of that bug : http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/10593#comment59554
On Fri, 2010-03-26 at 00:31 +0100, Xavier Chantry wrote:
On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 12:07 AM, Giovanni Scafora <giovanni@archlinux.org> wrote:
Il 26/03/2010 00:02, Ng Oon-Ee ha scritto:
Repository : extra Name : gsfonts Version : 1.0.7pre44-1 Installed : 8.11-5 URL : http://sourceforge.net/projects/gs-fonts/
I'm assuming this is a simple mess upstream on non-consecutive version numbers? The linked sourceforge page still lists 8.11 as the stable version, while the one currently in extra is listed as 'pre' (and doesn't seem available in the sourceforge page?
I guess that maintainer forgotten the force option. svn log message says "Use newer version of the fonts as provided by Fedora's package urw-fonts Fixes FS#10593"
It's indeed all well explained in the two comments of that bug : http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/10593#comment59554
Oh! I thought the bug number was Fedora's bug tracker.... my bad. Explains very well.
On 26/03/2010 00:07, Giovanni Scafora wrote:
Il 26/03/2010 00:02, Ng Oon-Ee ha scritto:
Repository : extra Name : gsfonts Version : 1.0.7pre44-1 Installed : 8.11-5 URL : http://sourceforge.net/projects/gs-fonts/
I'm assuming this is a simple mess upstream on non-consecutive version numbers? The linked sourceforge page still lists 8.11 as the stable version, while the one currently in extra is listed as 'pre' (and doesn't seem available in the sourceforge page?
I guess that maintainer forgotten the force option. svn log message says "Use newer version of the fonts as provided by Fedora's package urw-fonts Fixes FS#10593"
Oops, my fault sorry for that! I indeed forgot to use the "force" option. Will fix that asap. F PS: Yes, the stupid version numbers for those fonts used upstream by the ghostscript project is also part of the mess I was referring to, but far worse it the fact that the fonts have not been released as a standalone tarball for so long. The fonts themselves (outlines and metrics) are of a very high quality, so there is no problem in that respect. It's just that the ghostscript project does not seem to care releasing them. The tarball was generated by Fedora from the ghostscript svn repo. The new version not only fixes the bug mentioned above, but also adds glyphs for Cyrillic.
participants (5)
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Burlynn Corlew Jr (velcroshooz)
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Firmicus
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Giovanni Scafora
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Ng Oon-Ee
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Xavier Chantry