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bug#49021: [PATCH 2/2] gnu: font-terminus: Build Open Type Bitmap.


From: Efraim Flashner
Subject: bug#49021: [PATCH 2/2] gnu: font-terminus: Build Open Type Bitmap.
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2021 15:20:39 +0300

On Wed, Jun 16, 2021 at 05:48:33PM +1200, Boris A. Dekshteyn wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il> writes:
> 
> > What do the Open Type Bitmap bits do? Is it actually worth putting it in
> > a separate output or would it make more sense to install it by default?
> 
> As of version 1.44, pango no longer supports bitmap fonts other than
> in Opentype format. So, without the OTB format, you cannot use terminus in 
> pango
> enabled apps (most x apps).
> 
> The package already has a separate output for pcf-8bit, so I decided to
> make a separate output for the OTB format. Which might make sense for users
> without x/wayland environments.
> 

Makes sense to me. (Other) Patch pushed!

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