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

[Jan Steffens]

On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 11:35 PM, Allan McRae <allan at archlinux.org> wrote:
> 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
>
>

On another note, the Chrome OS core fonts (Arimo, Cousine and Timos)
are extended versions of the Liberation fonts (like DejaVu is an
extended Bitstream Vera). Maybe we should package these as well and
add them to 29-replace-bitmap-fonts.conf? They are available here:
http://gsdview.appspot.com/chromeos-localmirror/distfiles/