Re: x11/kitty redundant dependency on x11-fonts/nerd-fonts
Robert Clausecker <[email protected]>
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Hi, Please file a bug report against x11/kitty for this issue. The correct solution is to unbundle nerd fonts and make the file installed with kitty a symbolic link to the actual nerdfont location. Yours, Robert Clausecker Am Wed, Sep 24, 2025 at 09:09:03PM -0500 schrieb [email protected]: > A recent update (0.42.2) to x11/kitty port has included a new dependency on the x11-fonts/nerd-fonts port, which is massive in used disk space. However nerd font symbols are already bundled with Kitty and the new dependency seems redundant. > > >From https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/faq/#kitty-is-not-able-to-use-my-favorite-font > > If you are trying to use a font patched with Nerd Fonts symbols, don't do that as patching destroys fonts. There is no need, kitty has a builtin NERD font and will use it for symbols not found in any other font on your system. > > > $ pkg query %Fp kitty | grep -i nerd > > /usr/local/share/kitty/fonts/SymbolsNerdFontMono-Regular.ttf > -- () ascii ribbon campaign - for an encoding-agnostic world /\ - against html email - against proprietary attachments