Re: @CONFIGDIR@ (usually /etc/fonts/conf.d) could be recorded in fontconfig.pc?
Akira TAGOH <[email protected]>
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Thank you. that would be appreciated. will look forward to see further report from you :) On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 1:09 PM, suzuki toshiya <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Tagoh-san, > > Thank you very much for prompt reply! > > Akira TAGOH wrote: >>> Current fontconfig.pc records @BASECONFIGDIR@ value with the variable "confdir", >>> but @CONFIGDIR@ is not recorded. >> >> You're right. hmm, I just wonder who needs to use BASECONFIGDIR itself >> outside fontconfig. no one needs to put anything there. more important >> thing should be TEMPLATEDIR and CONFIGDIR. > > Indeed. > >>> So I want to suggest to record the value... but what is the best name for the >>> variable? >>> I want to hear your comments to draft a small patch. >> >> templatedir and confddir? > > confddir would be very easier to understand, rather than confdir, I think. > >> well, honestly I want to replace/fix confdir >> with CONFIGDIR though, that may breaks apps relying on it so far >> perhaps. dunno. > > Yes, it looks slightly strange. Digging the git commit record, > when confdir variable was introduced, confdir was @confdir@ (2010). > https://cgit.freedesktop.org/fontconfig/commit/fontconfig.pc.in?id=81b542b50f82f8a0ad9f38f7d913fe5433631166 > > Daniel Macks reported this confdir was a bug, and corrected to @baseconfdir@ (2012). > https://cgit.freedesktop.org/fontconfig/commit/fontconfig.pc.in?id=ebd5096abc495550596861b6af2aae067e861553 > > According to Daniel's post, > https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/fontconfig/2012-July/004200.html > > he had just pointed out the unsubstituted values and he was also wondering why > this value was needed. > > Yet I've not figured whole of the historic changes around this part (maybe there > were similar but different options; --with-confdir and --with-configdir, I'm > afraid it is not straight-forward story), please let me spend more time to dig > the history. > > Regards, > mpsuzuki > >>> Regards, >>> mpsuzuki >>> >>> P.S. >>> BTW, I'm afraid that @XMLDIR@ is no longer used..? >> >> That is only used for dtd. no other purpose. >> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Fontconfig mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/fontconfig >> >> >> > -- Akira TAGOH _______________________________________________ Fontconfig mailing list [email protected] https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/fontconfig