Re: x11/kitty redundant dependency on x11-fonts/nerd-fonts

Robert Clausecker <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.os.freebsd.devel.ports
Message-ID <[email protected]>
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
> 

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