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

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On Thu, Sep 25, 2025, at 4:08 AM, Robert Clausecker wrote:
> 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

Hi,

My bugzilla account request has been left unanswered for days.

I find it counterproductive to replace a 2MB bundled font with a 6GB package. The nerd-fonts port packages much more than just the symbol fonts, as it carries plenty of patched fonts that I don't use. Perhaps if there were separate nerd-fonts and nerd-fonts-patched packages, the former could be a proper dependency.
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