[Bug 308539] Re: /usr/bin/defoma-hints broken due to deleted dependency

[Adolfo Jayme]

** Changed in: defoma (Ubuntu)
       Status: Triaged => Won't Fix

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Title:
  /usr/bin/defoma-hints broken due to deleted dependency

Status in “defoma” package in Ubuntu:
  Won't Fix
Status in “defoma” package in Debian:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: defoma

  % lsb_release -rd
  Description:    Ubuntu 8.10
  Release:        8.10
  % apt-cache policy defoma
  defoma:
    Installed: 0.11.10-0.2ubuntu1
    Candidate: 0.11.10-0.2ubuntu1
    Version table:
   *** 0.11.10-0.2ubuntu1 0
          500 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
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  The /usr/bin/defoma-hints perl executable is used to create hints files for new fonts (/etc/defoma/hints/*). Due to the deletion of the libft-perl dependency (build issues since perl-5.10), defoma-hints is also broken.

  To reproduce this error:
   % defoma-hints truetype /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-dejavu/*.ttf 
  Wait for second...
  defoma-hints Can't locate FreeType.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/perl/5.10.0 /usr/local/share/perl/5.10.0 /usr/lib/perl5 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.10 /usr/share/perl/5.10 /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at (eval 4) line 2.

  AFAICT this breaks users and maintainers ability to easily add new
  defoma-managed fonts under Intrepid and Jaunty.

  Related notes/changelogs:
    https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/intrepid/+source/defoma/0.11.10-0.2ubuntu1 (libft-perl is uninstallable)
    https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/perlftlib/+publishinghistory#
    
  - cliff

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