[arch-dev-public] [RFC] New virtual provide (ttf-font) for TrueType fonts

[Allan McRae]

On 12/01/13 08:16, Evangelos Foutras wrote:
> At least three bugs on our bug tracker can be solved by making relevant
> truetype font packages provide 'ttf-font':
> 
> FS#33367: [chromium] should not depends on ttf-dejavu [1]
> FS#26012: [kdebase-workspace] Missing dependency on a ttf- package [2]
> FS#32870: [enlightenment17] needs dependency on a ttf font [3]
> 
> Based on the Gentoo ttf-fonts package [4], I am proposing to add
> provides=('ttf-font') to the following font packages:
> 
> ttf-dejavu
> ttf-bitstream-vera
> ttf-liberation
> ttf-droid
> ttf-freefont
> 
> Any yays or nays? (Or maybe suggestions for slightly different naming?)
> 
> [1] https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/33367
> [2] https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/26012
> [3] https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/32870
> [4]
> http://sources.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi/gentoo-x86/virtual/ttf-fonts/ttf-fonts-1.ebuild
> 

Makes sense to me.

Allan