[RFC] Better font filetype and metadata file detection for xfs initscript

[Thomas Dodd]

Mike A. Harris wrote:
> On Fri, 10 Oct 2003, Thomas Dodd wrote:
> 
> 
>>>xfs is "deprecated" in the sense that all new applications will 
>>>be using the new Xft/fontconfig infrastructure, and I had this 
>>
>>I'm curious about that. With out xfs, how do I share fonts between 
>>machines?
> 
> 
> Use xfs if you need it.  Or, use NFS or SMB.

As a user I can 'xset +fp <blah>; xset fp rehash'.
I cannot export/mount filesystems.

>>External package is needed. Be it a script or a C program.
>>When you make the decision to create it, make version fro the systems 
>>you plan to continue supporting. So there's the RHL8, RHL9, and FC-x 
>>versions, that understand the differences in each setup. Using 
>>nonstandard X,GNOME, and such on those systems are unsupportable any 
>>way, so If I update my RHL8 system to act like FC1, it's up to me to fix 
>>the font installation program. Since the support of older systems is 
>>based on your kindness, you set the rules of such support.
> 
> 
> We simply don't drop new development of that type into older 
> distribution releases.  Security fixes and major bugfixes only.  
> Anything "new" goes into rawhide.

I said you set the rules:)

	-Thomas