freefont question

[Orion Poplawski]

I maintain plplot for Fedora Extras.  By default, it expects to use the 
following fonts:

with_freetype_sans_font=FreeSans.ttf
with_freetype_sans_bold_font=FreeSansBold.ttf
with_freetype_sans_oblique_font=FreeSansOblique.ttf
with_freetype_sans_italic_font=FreeSansOblique.ttf
with_freetype_sans_bold_oblique_font=FreeSansBoldOblique.ttf
with_freetype_sans_bold_italic_font=FreeSansBoldOblique.ttf
with_freetype_serif_font=FreeSerif.ttf
with_freetype_serif_bold_font=FreeSerifBold.ttf
with_freetype_serif_italic_font=FreeSerifItalic.ttf
with_freetype_serif_oblique_font=FreeSerifItalic.ttf
with_freetype_serif_bold_italic_font=FreeSerifBoldItalic.ttf
with_freetype_serif_bold_oblique_font=FreeSerifBoldItalic.ttf
with_freetype_mono_font=FreeMono.ttf
with_freetype_mono_bold_font=FreeMonoBold.ttf
with_freetype_mono_oblique_font=FreeMonoOblique.ttf
with_freetype_mono_italic_font=FreeMonoOblique.ttf
with_freetype_mono_bold_oblique_font=FreeMonoBoldOblique.ttf
with_freetype_mono_bold_italic_font=FreeMonoBoldOblique.ttf
with_freetype_script_font=FreeSerif.ttf
with_freetype_script_bold_font=FreeSerifBold.ttf
with_freetype_script_oblique_font=FreeSerifItalic.ttf
with_freetype_script_italic_font=FreeSerifItalic.ttf
with_freetype_script_bold_oblique_font=FreeSerifBoldItalic.ttf
with_freetype_script_bold_italic_font=FreeSerifBoldItalic.ttf
with_freetype_symbol_font=FreeSerif.ttf
with_freetype_symbol_bold_font=FreeSerifBold.ttf
with_freetype_symbol_oblique_font=FreeSerifItalic.ttf
with_freetype_symbol_italic_font=FreeSerifItalic.ttf
with_freetype_symbol_bold_oblique_font=FreeSerifBoldItalic.ttf
with_freetype_symbol_bold_italic_font=FreeSerifBoldItalic.ttf


On debian these are in the ttf-freefont package.  These fonts don't 
appear to be packaged separately for Fedora:

tvtime.i386                              1.0.1-3.2              core
Matched from:
/usr/share/tvtime/FreeMonoBold.ttf


vlc.i386                                 0.8.4-9.a.lvn5         livna
Matched from:
/usr/share/vlc/skins2/fonts/FreeSans.ttf

amaya.i386                               9.5-1.fc5              extras
Matched from:
/usr/lib/Amaya-8.8.5/fonts/FreeMonoBold.ttf
/usr/lib/Amaya-8.8.5/fonts/FreeSerifBoldItalic.ttf
/usr/lib/Amaya-8.8.5/fonts/FreeMono.ttf
/usr/lib/Amaya-8.8.5/fonts/FreeSerifBold.ttf
/usr/lib/Amaya-8.8.5/fonts/FreeMonoBoldOblique.ttf
/usr/lib/Amaya-8.8.5/fonts/FreeSansBoldOblique.ttf
/usr/lib/Amaya-8.8.5/fonts/FreeSerif.ttf
/usr/lib/Amaya-8.8.5/fonts/FreeMonoOblique.ttf
/usr/lib/Amaya-8.8.5/fonts/FreeSansBold.ttf
/usr/lib/Amaya-8.8.5/fonts/FreeSansOblique.ttf
/usr/lib/Amaya-8.8.5/fonts/FreeSerifItalic.ttf
/usr/lib/Amaya-8.8.5/fonts/FreeSans.ttf


pygame.i386                              1.7.1-7.fc5            extras
Matched from:
/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/pygame/freesansbold.ttf


ppracer.i386                             0.3.1-6                extras
Matched from:
/usr/share/ppracer/fonts/FreeSansBoldOblique.ttf

tuxpaint.i386                            1:0.9.15b-1.fc5        extras
Matched from:
/usr/share/tuxpaint/fonts/FreeMonoOblique.ttf
/usr/share/tuxpaint/fonts/FreeSerifItalic.ttf
/usr/share/tuxpaint/fonts/FreeMonoBoldOblique.ttf
/usr/share/tuxpaint/fonts/FreeSerifBold.ttf
/usr/share/tuxpaint/fonts/FreeSansBold.ttf
/usr/share/tuxpaint/fonts/FreeMonoBold.ttf
/usr/share/tuxpaint/fonts/FreeSans.ttf
/usr/share/tuxpaint/fonts/FreeSansBoldOblique.ttf
/usr/share/tuxpaint/fonts/FreeSansOblique.ttf
/usr/share/tuxpaint/fonts/FreeMono.ttf
/usr/share/tuxpaint/fonts/FreeSerifBoldItalic.ttf
/usr/share/tuxpaint/fonts/FreeSerif.ttf

xpilot-ng-server.i386                    4.7.2-10.fc5           extras
Matched from:
/usr/share/xpilot-ng/fonts/FreeSansBoldOblique.ttf


xpilot-ng.i386                           4.7.2-10.fc5           extras
Matched from:
/usr/share/xpilot-ng/fonts/FreeSansBoldOblique.ttf

xplanet.i386                             1.2.0-2.fc5            extras
Matched from:
/usr/share/xplanet/fonts/FreeMonoBold.ttf

So:

- Should I package up the freefont package from 
http://www.nongnu.org/freefont/ for FE?  Seems easy enough.  And perhaps 
could reduce redundancy.  I've CC'ed Rex Dieter who seems to have 
packaged these at some point.

- Should I point plplot to a different set of fonts in Fedora?  Suggestions?

Thanks!

- Orion

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