[blfs] branch trunk updated: Add a patch to fontconfig to prevent app crashes

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     new febb482987 Add a patch to fontconfig to prevent app crashes
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commit febb482987a2c0275584ac69523b2b8cd1999a40
Author: Joe Locash <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Fri May 22 18:45:00 2026 -0400

    Add a patch to fontconfig to prevent app crashes
---
 general/graphlib/fontconfig.xml    | 13 ++++++++++---
 introduction/welcome/changelog.xml |  4 ++++
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/general/graphlib/fontconfig.xml b/general/graphlib/fontconfig.xml
index 200890019a..bab0680b56 100644
--- a/general/graphlib/fontconfig.xml
+++ b/general/graphlib/fontconfig.xml
@@ -67,17 +67,17 @@
         </para>
       </listitem>
     </itemizedlist>
-<!--
+
     <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
     <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
       <listitem>
         <para>
           Required patch:
-          <ulink url="&patch-root;/fontconfig-&fontconfig-version;-gperf-3.1-1.patch"/>
+          <ulink url="&patch-root;/fontconfig-&fontconfig-version;-upstream_fix-1.patch"/>
         </para>
       </listitem>
     </itemizedlist>
--->
+
     <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Fontconfig Dependencies</bridgehead>
 
     <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
@@ -113,6 +113,13 @@
   <sect2 role="installation">
     <title>Installation of Fontconfig</title>
 
+    <para>
+      First, apply a patch that fixes an issue identified upstream that can
+      cause an application to crash:
+    </para>
+
+<screen><userinput remap="pre">patch -Np1 -i ../fontconfig-&fontconfig-version;-upstream_fix-1.patch</userinput></screen>
+
     <para>
       Install <application>Fontconfig</application> by running the following
       commands:
diff --git a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
index 7db11cbe28..a125f0697b 100644
--- a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
+++ b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@
     <listitem>
       <para>May 22nd, 2026</para>
       <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[jlocash] - Add a patch fontconfig-2.18.0. Addresses
+          <ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;23338">#23338</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>[bdubbs] - Update to numpy-2.4.5 (Python module). Fixes
           <ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;23310">#23310</ulink>.</para>

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